Toro 74953 - Adjusting the Flow Baffle Cam Locks; Positioning the Flow Baffle

AdjustingtheFlowBafeCam
Locks
Thisprocedureisapplicableonlytomachineswiththeow
bafelocks.Certainmodelswillhavenutsandboltsin-place
oftheowbafelocksandcanbeadjustedthesame.
Themowerdischargeowcanbeadjustedfordifferenttypes
ofmowingconditions.Positionthecamlocksandbafeto
givethebestqualityofcut.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheneutral-lockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Toadjustthecamlocks,swingtheleveruptoloosen
thecamlock(Figure30).
4.Adjustthebafeandcamlocksintheslotstothe
desireddischargeow.
5.Swingtheleverbackovertotightenthebafeandcam
locks(Figure30).
6.Ifthecamlocksdonotlockthebafeintoplaceorit
istootight,loosentheleverandthenrotatethecam
lock.Adjustthecamlockuntilthedesiredlocking
pressureisachieved.
Figure30
PositioningtheFlowBafe
Thefollowingguresareonlyrecommendationsforuse.
Adjustmentswillvarybygrasstype,moisturecontent,and
heightofgrass.
Note:Iftheenginepowerdrawsdownandthemower
groundspeedisthesame,openupthebafe.
PositionA
Thisisthefullrearposition.Thesuggesteduseforthis
positionisasfollows:
•Useforshort,lightgrassmowingconditions.
•Useindryconditions.
•Useforsmallergrassclippings.
•Usetopropelgrassclippingsfartherawayfromthe
mower.
Figure31
PositionB
Usethispositionwhenbagging.Alwaysalignitwiththe
bloweropening.
Figure32
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