Toro 74922 - Removing the Mower Deck

Note:Ifthebladestaysinahorizontalposition,the
bladeisbalancedandcanbeused.
Figure97
1.Blade2.Balancer
3.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetalofftheend
ofthesailareaonly(Figure95).
4.Repeatthisprocedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure98).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademustbe
pointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthemowerto
ensurepropercutting.
2.Installthespringdiskandbladebolt(Figure98).
Note:Thespring-diskconemustbeinstalledtoward
thebolthead(Figure98).
3.Torquethebladeboltto115to150N-m(85to
110ft-lb).
Figure98
1.Sailareaoftheblade3.Springdisk
2.Blade4.Bladebolt
RemovingtheMowerDeck
Beforeservicingorremovingthemowerdeck,the
spring-loadeddeckarmsmustbelockedout.
WARNING
Deck-lift-armassemblieshavestoredenergy.
Removingthedeckwithoutreleasingthestored
energycancauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Donotattempttodisassemblethedeckfromthe
frontframewithoutlockingoutthestoredenergy.
1.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
removethekey,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Removetheheight-adjustmentpinandlowerthedeck
totheground.
3.Placetheheight-adjustmentpininthe7.6cm(3inch)
cutting-heightlocation.
Note:Thislocksthedeck-liftarmsinthelowest
positionwhenthedeckisremovedandthestored
energyinthedeckspringisreleased.
4.Removethebeltcovers.
5.Liftuptheoorpanandinsertaratchetintothesquare
holeinthedeckidler(Figure99).
6.Rotatethedeckidlerclockwiseandremovethemower
belt(Figure99).
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