Toro 74978 - Changing the Seat Suspension; Using the Drive Wheel Release Valves; Using the Side Discharge

ChangingtheSeatSuspension
Theseatisadjustabletoprovideasmoothandcomfortable
ride.Positiontheseatwhereyouaremostcomfortable.
Toadjustit,turntheknobinfronteitherdirectiontoprovide
thebestcomfort(
Figure35).
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Figure35
1.Seatsuspensionknob
UsingtheDriveWheelRelease
Valves
WARNING
Handsmaybecomeentangledintherotatingdrive
componentsbelowtheenginedeck,whichcould
resultinseriousinjury.
Stoptheengine,removethekey,andallowall
movingpartstostopbeforeaccessingthedrive
wheelreleasevalves.
WARNING
Theengineandhydraulicdriveunitscanbecome
veryhot.Touchingahotengineorhydraulicdrive
unitscancausesevereburns.
Allowtheengineandhydraulicdriveunitstocool
completelybeforeaccessingthedrivewheelrelease
valves.
Thedrivewheelreleasevalvesarelocatedinthebackofeach
hydraulicdriveunit,undertheseat.
Note:Makesurethereleasevalvesareinthefullyhorizontal
positionwhenoperatingthemachineorseveredamagetothe
hydraulicsystemcanoccur.
1.DisengagethePTO(bladecontrolswitch)andturnthe
ignitionkeytooff.Movetheleverstoneutrallocked
positionandapplyparkingbrake.Removethekey.
2.Rotatethereleasevalveleversverticallytopushthe
machine.Thisallowshydraulicoiltoby-passthepump
enablingthewheelstoturn(Figure36).
3.Disengageparkingbrakebeforepushing.
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Figure36
1.Verticaltopushthe
machine
2.Horizontaltorunthe
machine
4.Rotatethereleasevalvelevershorizontallytorunthe
machine(Figure36).
UsingtheSideDischarge
Themowerhasahingedgrassdeectorthatdisperses
clippingstothesideanddowntowardtheturf.
DANGER
Withoutagrassdeector,dischargecover,or
completegrasscatcherassemblymountedin
place,youandothersareexposedtobladecontact
andthrowndebris.Contactwithrotatingmower
blade(s)andthrowndebriswillcauseinjuryor
death.
•Neverremovethegrassdeectorfromthemower
becausethegrassdeectorroutesmaterialdown
towardtheturf.Ifthegrassdeectorisever
damaged,replaceitimmediately.
•Neverputyourhandsorfeetunderthemower.
•Nevertrytoclearthedischargeareaormower
bladesunlessyoumovethepowertakeoff(blade
controlswitch(PTO)totheoffposition,rotate
theignitionkeytooffandremovethekey.
•Makesurethegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
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