Toro 74790 - Adjusting Front-to-Rear Blade Slope

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Figure50
MowerDeckswith2Blades
1.Bladessidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaofblade4.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here.
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Figure51
Mowerdeckswith3Blades
1.Bladessidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaofblade4.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here.
5.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesand
theatsurface(Figure50andFigure51).
Note:Ifbothmeasurementsarenotwithin
5mm(3/16inch),anadjustmentisrequired;
continuewiththisprocedure.
6.Movetotheleftsideofthemachine.
7.Loosentheside-lockingnut.
8.Raiseorlowertheleftsideofthemowerdeck
byrotatingtherearnut(Figure52).
Note:Rotatetherearnutclockwiseto
raisethemowerdeck;rotatetherearnut
counter-clockwisetolowerthemowerdeck.
(Figure52).
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Figure52
1.Hangerbracket3.Rearnut
2.Side-lockingnut
9.Checktheside-to-sideadjustmentsagain.
Repeatthisprocedureuntilthemeasurements
arecorrect.
10.Continuelevelingthemowerdeckbychecking
thefront-to-rearbladeslope;refertoAdjusting
theFront-to-RearBladeSlope(page43).
AdjustingtheFront-to-RearBlade
Slope
Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevelanytimeyouinstall
themower.Ifthefrontofthemowerismorethan
7.9mm(5/16inch)lowerthantherearofthemower,
adjustthebladelevelusingthefollowinginstructions:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceand
disengagetheblade-controlswitch.
2.Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisengaged,
shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertothemiddleposition.
Note:Checkandadjusttheside-to-sideblade
levelifyouhavenotcheckedthesetting;referto
Side-to-SideLeveling(page42).
4.Carefullyrotatethebladessothattheyare
facingfronttorear(Figure53andFigure54).
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