Toro Groundsmaster 4000-D - Side Cutting Unit Height-of-Cut Adjustment

Note:Whenusing1inch(25mm),1-1/2inch(38
mm),oroccasionally2inch(51mm)height-of-cut,
movetheskidsandgagewheelstothehighest
position.
SideCuttingUnits
Toadjusttheheight-of-cutonthesidecuttingunits,add
orremoveanequalnumberofspacersfromthecastor
forks,positionthecastorwheelaxlesinthehighorlow
height-of-cutholesinthecastorforks,andsecurethe
pivotarmstotheselectedheight-of-cutbracketholes.
1.Positionthecastorwheelaxlesinthesameholes
inallofthecastorforks(Figure18andFigure20).
Refertothefollowingcharttodeterminethe
correctholeforthesetting.
2.Removethetensioningcapfromthespindleshaft
(Figure18)andslidethespindleoutofcastorarm.
Putthetwoshims(1/8inch[3mm])ontospindle
shaftastheywereoriginallyinstalled.Theseshims
arerequiredtoachievealevelacrosstheentire
widthofthecuttingunits.Slidetheappropriate
numberof1/2inchspacersontothespindleshaft
togetthedesiredheight-of-cut;thenslidethe
washerontotheshaft.
Figure18
1.Castorwheel4.Shims
2.Tensioningcap5.Axlemountingholes
3.Spacers
Refertothefollowingcharttodeterminethe
combinationsofspacersforthesetting.
Figure19
3.Pushthecastorspindlethroughthecastorarm.
Installtheshims(asoriginallyinstalled)andthe
remainingspacersontothespindleshaft.Installthe
tensioningcaptosecuretheassembly.
4.Removethehairpincotterandclevispinsfromthe
castorpivotarms(Figure20).
5.Rotatetensionrodtoraiseorlowerpivotarm
untilholesarealignedwithselectedheight-of-cut
bracketholesinthecuttingunitframe(Figure20
andFigure21).
6.Inserttheclevispinsandinstallthehairpincotters.
7.Rotatetensionrodcounterclockwise(ngertight)
toputtensiononadjustment.
Figure20
1.Castorpivotarm3.Clevispinandhairpin
cotter
2.Axlemountingholes4.Tensionrod
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