Toro TimeCutter ZX480 - Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope

refer to Chec king the Tire Pressure in
Dri v e System Maintenance , pag e 29 .
4. Set the height-of-cut lev er to position 4
[4 inc h (108 mm)].
5. Carefully rotate the blade(s) side to side
( Figure 41 ). Measure betw een the outside
cutting edg es and the flat surface ( Figure 41 ).
If both measurements are not within 3/16 inc h
(5 mm), an adjustment is required; contin ue
with this procedure .
Figure 41
1. Blades side to side 3. Measure here
2. Outside cutting edges
6. R emo v e the hair pin cotter and w asher from
the lev eling brac k et ( Figure 42 ). T o lev el the
blade(s), re position the lev eling brac k et(s) in
a different hole and install the w asher and
hair pin cotter . ( Figure 42 ). A front hole lo w ers
the blade height and a rear hole raises its
height. Adjust both sides as required.
Figure 42
1. Hairpin cotter and washer 3. Front hole
2. Leveling bracket 4. Rear hole
7. Chec k the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to
Adjusting the F ront-to-R ear Blade Slope .
Adjusting the Front-to-Rear
Blade Slope
Chec k the front-to-rear blade lev el any time y ou
install the mo w er . If the front of the mo w er is
more than 5/16 inc h (7.9 mm) lo w er than the
rear of the mo w er , adjust the blade lev el using the
follo wing instr uctions:
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and
diseng ag e the blade control (PTO).
2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers to the brak e
position, stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and
w ait for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving
the operating position.
3. Chec k the air pressure of all four tires . If
needed, adjust to the recommended inflation;
refer to Chec king the Tire Pressure in
Dri v e System Maintenance , pag e 29 .
4. Chec k and adjust the side-to-side blade lev el
if y ou ha v e not c hec k ed the setting; refer to
Lev eling the Mo w er from Side-to-Side .
5. Measure the length of the rear tr union rod
( Figure 43 ). If the rod length is not 11-1/2 inc h
(29.2 cm), remo v e the clevis pin and cotter
pin from the end of the rod ( Figure 43 ),
loosen the jam n ut, and tur n the y ok e until the
11-1/2 inc h (29.3 cm) dimension is obtained.
Figure 43
1. Rear trunion rod
3. Jam nut
2. Clevis pin and cotter pin 4. Yoke
6. T hen secure the y ok e with the clevis pin and
cotter pin. R e peat this procedure on the
opposite side of the mo w er .
7. Install the end of the rod into the hole in the
mo w er mount and secure it with the w asher
and hair pin cotter .
8. R e peat ste ps 5 through 7 for the opposite side
of the mo w er .
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