Toro TimeCutter MX 5000 - Adjusting Deck Slope and Removal; Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope; Removing the Mower Deck

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Figure62
8.Installthewasherandhairpincotter(Figure62).
9.Repeatsteps6through8fortheothersideof
themachine.
10.Checktheside-to-sidelevelagain;repeatthis
procedureuntilthemeasurementsarecorrect.
11.Continuelevelingthemowerdeckbychecking
thefront-to-rearbladeslope;refertoAdjusting
theFront-to-RearBladeSlope(page48).
AdjustingtheFront-to-RearBlade
Slope
1.Rotatetheadjustmentnutinthefrontofthe
mower(Figure63).
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Figure63
1.Adjustingrod3.Adjustmentnut
2.Adjustingblock
2.T oraisethefrontofthemower,tightenthe
adjustmentnut.
3.T olowerthefrontofthemower,loosenthe
adjustmentnut.
4.Afteradjustment,checkthefront-to-rearslope
again,continueadjustingthenutuntilthefront
bladetipis1.6to7.9mm(1/16to5/16inch)
lowerthantherearbladetip(Figure59).
5.Whenthefront-to-rearbladeslopeiscorrect,
checktheside-to-sidelevelofthemoweragain;
refertoCheckingtheSide-to-SideLevel(page
46).
RemovingtheMowerDeck
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andmovethe
motion-controlleversoutwardtothePARK
position.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowertheheight-of-cutlevertothelowest
position.
4.Removethehairpincotterfromthefrontsupport
rod,andremovetherodfromthedeckbracket
(Figure64).
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