Toro 74960 - Removing the Mower Deck

3.Repeatthisprocedureuntilthebladeis
balanced.
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure
100).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustbepointingupwardtowardtheinside
ofthemowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthespringdiskandbladebolt(Figure
100).
Note:Thespring-diskconemustbeinstalled
towardthebolthead(Figure100).
3.Torquethebladeboltto115to150N∙m(85to
110ft-lb).
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Figure100
1.Sailareaoftheblade3.Springdisk
2.Blade4.Bladebolt
RemovingtheMowerDeck
Beforeservicingorremovingthemowerdeck,lock
outthespring-loadeddeckarms.
WARNING
Deck-lift-armassemblieshavestoredenergy.
Removingthedeckwithoutreleasingthe
storedenergycancauseseriousinjuryor
death.
Donotattempttodisassemblethedeckfrom
thefrontframewithoutlockingoutthestored
energy.
1.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,removethekey,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Removetheheight-adjustmentpinandlower
thedecktotheground.
3.Placetheheight-adjustmentpininthe7.6cm(3
inch)cutting-heightlocation.
Note:Thislocksthedeck-liftarmsinthelowest
positionwhenthedeckisremovedandthe
storedenergyinthedeckspringisreleased.
4.Removethebeltcovers.
5.Liftuptheoorpanandinsertaratchetintothe
squareholeinthedeckidler(Figure101).
6.Rotatethedeckidlerclockwiseandremovethe
mowerbelt(Figure101).
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