Toro DH 140 - Installing the Mower; Adjusting the Front-To-Rear Blade Slope

3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
7.Movetheheight-of-cutlevertothelowestposition.
8.Ifthemulchplugisinstalled,removeit;referto
RemovingtheMulchPlug.
9.Removethebeltfromtheclutchpulley(
Figure42).
Figure42
1.Links3.Belt—indicatedatthe
pointaroundclutchpulley
(notshown)
2.Frontlinkage
10.Removethe2boltsandnutsfromthefrontlinkage,
andpullapartthefrontlinkagetoremoveitfromthe
machine.
11.Removethepinsfromthe4rearlinksandremovethe
linksfromthetractor(Figure42).
Note:Youcanleavethelinksattachedtothemower
asshownin(
Figure42).
12.Liftuponthemowerendofthedischargechutetofree
themowerfromthenotchesinthedischargechute.
13.Pullthemowerdeckoutfromundertheleftsideof
themachine.
InstallingtheMower
ReversetheprocedureforRemovingtheMower.
AdjustingtheFront-to-Rear
BladeSlope
Checkthefront-to-rearbladeslopewheneveryouinstallthe
mower.
1.Measurethedistancebetweenthefronttipoftheleft
bladeandtheatsurface(
Figure43).Repeatforthe
reartipoftheleftblade.
Figure43
Topandsideviewsofmowerhousing
1.Bladesfronttorear
3.Measurehere
2.Fronttipofleftblade4.Reartipofleftblade
Note:Thedistancefromthefronttipoftheleftblade
totheatsurfaceshouldbeapproximately6mm(1/4
inch)lowerthanthedistancefromthereartipofthe
leftbladeandtheatsurface.Ifso,gotoLevelingthe
MowerfromSide-to-Side.Otherwise,gotothenext
step.
2.Toobtaintheproperheightdistancebetweenthefront
andreartipsoftheleftblade,adjustthelengthofthe
linkingrod(locatedontheleftsideofthemachine)
(Figure44).
Figure44
Viewfromleftsideofmachine
1.Linkingrod2.Nuts
Note:Shortenthelinkingrodtodecreasetheblade
slope;extendthelinkingrodtoincreasethebladeslope.
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