Toro Groundsmaster 4000-D - Height-of-Cut Adjustment Procedure

castorforks,addorremoveanequalnumberofspacers
fromthecastorforks,andsecuretherearchaintothe
desiredhole.
1.Starttheengineandraisethecuttingunitssothat
theheight-of-cutcanbechanged.Stoptheengine
andremovethekeyafterthecuttingunitisraised.
2.Positionthecastorwheelaxlesinthesameholes
inallcastorforks.Refertothefollowingchartto
determinethecorrectholesforthesetting.
Figure14
1.Castorwheel4.Shims
2.Tensioningcap5.Axlemountingholes
3.Spacers
Note:Whenoperatingin2-1/2inch(64mm)
heightofcutorhigher,theaxleboltmustbe
installedinthelowercastorforkholetoprevent
grassbuildupbetweenthewheelandthefork.
Whenoperatinginheightofcutslowerthan2-1/2
inches(64mm)andgrassbuildupisdetected,
reversethemachinesdirectiontopullanyclippings
awayfromthewheel/forkarea.
3.Removethetensioningcapfromthespindleshaft
(Figure14)andslidethespindleoutofthecastor
arm.Putthe2shims(1/8inch[3mm])ontothe
spindleshaftastheywereoriginallyinstalled.These
shimsarerequiredtoachievealevelacrosstheentire
widthofthecuttingunits.Slidetheappropriate
numberof1/2inchspacers(refertothechart
below)ontothespindleshafttogetthedesired
height-of-cut;thenslidethewasherontotheshaft.
Refertothefollowingcharttodeterminethe
combinationsofspacersforthesetting:
Figure15
4.Pushthecastorspindlethroughthefrontcastor
arm.Installtheshims(astheywereoriginally
installed)andtheremainingspacersontothe
spindleshaft.Installthetensioningcaptosecure
theassembly.
5.Removethehairpincotterandclevispinsecuring
theheight-of-cutchainstotherearofthecutting
unit(Figure16).
Figure16
1.Height-of-cutchain
2.U-bolt
6.Mounttheheight-of-cutchainstothedesired
height-of-cuthole(Figure17)withtheclevispin
andhairpincotter.
Figure17
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