Toro Groundsmaster 4100 - Cutting Unit Maintenance; Pivoting (Tilting) the Center Mower Deck to the Upright Position; Pivoting the Center Mower Deck down

CuttingUnitMaintenance
Pivoting(Tilting)theCenter
MowerDecktotheUpright
Position
Note:Althoughnotneeded,youcanpivot(tilt)the
centermowerdeck.
1.Raisethecentermowerdeckslightlyoffthe
oor,settheparkingbrake,andshutoffthe
engine,andremovethekey.
2.Removethehairpincottersecuringthedampers
toliftarms(Figure120).
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Figure120
1.Damper2.Hairpincotter
3.Pivotthedampertowardthedeckhousing.
4.Removethehairpincotterandclevispin
securingtheheight-of-cutchainstotherearof
themowerdeck(Figure121).
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Figure121
1.U-bolt
2.Height-of-cutchain
5.Starttheengineandslowlyraisethecenter
mowerdeck.
6.Slowlyraiseeachsidecuttinguntilthecenterof
gravityshiftsandthedeckstartstorotateinto
theuprightposition.
7.Shutofftheengineandremovetheignitionkey.
PivotingtheCenterMower
DeckDown
1.Slowlylowerthewingmowerdecksuntilthe
centerofgravityshiftsandthecentermower
deckrotatesdownward.
2.Sitontheseat,starttheengine,andlowerthe
centermowerdeckuntilitisslightlyofftheoor.
3.Shutofftheengine,waitforallpartstostop
moving,andremovethekey.
4.Securetheheight-of-cutchainstotherearof
themowerdeck.
5.Pivotthedampersupwardintopositionand
securewithaclevispinandcotterpin.
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