Toro 74765 - Adjusting the Anti-Scalp Rollers; Transporting the Machine; Loading the Machine

AdjustingtheAnti-Scalp
Rollers
For107cm(42-inch)MowerDecks
Wheneveryouchangetheheightofcut,adjusttheheight
oftheanti-scalprollers.
Note:Adjusttheanti-scalprollerssotherollersdonottouch
thegroundinnormal,atmowingareas.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekeyfromtheignition
switch,andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Adjusttheanti-scalprollersto1ofthefollowing
positions:
•Upperhole—usethispositionwiththemower
deckinthe63mm(2-1/2inches)andbelowthe
height-of-cutpositions(Figure22).
•Lowerhole—usethispositionwiththemower
deckinthe76mm(3inches)andabovethe
height-of-cutpositions(Figure22).
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Figure22
1.Anti-scalproller4.Upperhole—themower
deckinthe63mm(2-1/2
inches)andbelowthe
height-of-cutpositions
2.Lowerhole—themower
deckinthe76mm(3
inches)andabovethe
height-of-cutpositions
5.Bolt
3.Flangenut
TransportingtheMachine
Useaheavy-dutytrailerortrucktotransportthemachine.
Ensurethatthetrailerortruckhasallnecessarybrakes,
lighting,andmarkingasrequiredbylaw.Pleasecarefullyread
allthesafetyinstructions.Knowingthisinformationcould
helpyou,yourfamily,pets,orbystandersavoidinjury.
WARNING
Drivingonthestreetorroadwaywithout
turnsignals,lights,reectivemarkings,ora
slow-moving-vehicleemblemisdangerousandcan
leadtoaccidents,causingpersonalinjury.
Donotdrivethemachineonapublicstreetor
roadway.
1.Ifyouareusingatrailer,connectittothetowing
vehicleandconnectthesafetychains.
2.Ifapplicable,connectthetrailerbrakes.
3.Loadthemachineontothetrailerortruck.
4.Shutofftheengine,removethekeyfromtheignition
switch,setthebrake,andclosethefuelvalve.
5.Tiedownthemachinenearthefrontcasterwheelsand
therearbumper(Figure23).
Figure23
LoadingtheMachine
Useextremecautionwhenloadingorunloadingmachines
ontoatraileroratruck.Useafull-widthrampthatiswider
thanthemachineforthisprocedure.Backuptherampand
driveforwarddowntheramp(Figure24).
Figure24
1.Backthemachineupthe
ramp.
2.Drivethemachineforward
downtheramp.
Important:Donotusenarrowindividualrampsfor
eachsideofthemachine.
Ensuretherampislongenoughsothattheanglewiththe
grounddoesnotexceed15degrees(Figure25).Onat
ground,thisrequiresaramptobeatleast4timesaslongas
theheightofthetrailerortruckbedtotheground.Asteeper
anglemaycausemowercomponentstogetcaughtastheunit
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