Toro 74785 - Leveling the Mower Deck

RemovingtheBlades
Replacethebladesiftheyhitasolidobject,areout
ofbalance,orarebent.Forbestperformanceand
continuedsafetyconformanceofthemachine,use
genuineTororeplacementblades.Replacement
bladesmadebyothermanufacturersmayresultin
non-conformancewithsafetystandards.
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthicklypadded
glove.
2.Removethebladebolt,curvedwasher,and
bladefromthespindleshaft(Figure48).
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Figure48
1.Sailareaoftheblade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.Bladebolt
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatboth
endsoftheblade(Figure49).
Note:Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Note:Thebladeretainsitsbalanceifthesame
amountofmaterialisremovedfrombothcutting
edges.
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Figure49
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle.
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure50).
Note:Ifthebladestaysinahorizontalposition,
thebladeisbalancedandcanbeused.
Note:Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesome
metalofftheendofthesailareaonly(Figure49).
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Figure50
1.Blade2.Balancer
3.Repeatthisprocedureuntilthebladeis
balanced.
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure
48).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustpointupwardtowardtheinsideofthe
mowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthecurvedwasher(cuppedsidetoward
theblade)andthebladebolt(Figure48).
3.T orquethebladeboltto47to88N∙m(35to65
ft-lb).
LevelingtheMowerDeck
Checktoensurethatthemowerdeckislevelanytime
youinstallthemowerorwhenyouseeanunevencut
onyourlawn.
Checkthemowerdeckforbentbladespriorto
leveling;removeandreplaceanybentblades;refer
totheCheckingforBentBlades(page36)before
continuing.
Levelthemowerdeckside-to-siderst,thenadjust
thefronttorearslope.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•Allthetiresmustbeproperlyinated;referto
CheckingtheTirePressure(page35).
LevelingfromSidetoSide
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceand
disengagetheblade-controlswitch.
2.Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisengaged,shut
offtheengine,removethekeyfromthekey
switch,andwaitforallmovingpartstostop
beforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertomiddleposition.
4.Carefullyrotatethebladessothattheyareall
sidetoside(Figure51).
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