Toro XLS 380 - Leveling the Mower from Side-to-Side; Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope

LevelingtheMowerfrom
Side-to-Side
Themowerbladesmustbelevelfromsidetoside.Checkthe
side-to-sidelevelwheneveryouinstallthemowerorlookfor
anunevencutonyourlawn.Beforeyoulevelthemower,set
theairpressureinthetirestotherecommendedlevel;refer
toCheckingtheTirePressure(page30).
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagethebladecontrol(PTO).
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
4.Movetheheight-of-cutleverintooneofthemiddle
notches.
5.Carefullyrotatethebladessidetoside(
Figure39).
Figure39
1.Bladessidetoside3.Measurehere
2.Outsidecuttingedges
6.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesandthe
atsurface(Figure39).Ifbothmeasurementsarenot
within5mm(3/16inch),adjustthem;continuethis
procedure.
7.Movetheleftsideofthemachine.Loosen,butdonot
remove,therearlockingnutonthehangerbracket
(
Figure40).
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Figure40
1.Hangerbracket4.Eccentricadjustmentplate
2.Rear-lockingnut
5.3/8–inchsquarehole
3.Side-lockingnut6.Socketwrenchwith
3/8–inchdriveextension
8.Loosentheside-lockingnutonthehangerbracketjust
enoughsothatyoucanadjusttheeccentricadjustment
plate(Figure40).
Note:Usea3/8–inchdriveextensiononasocket
wrenchtomanipulatetheeccentricadjustmentplate.
Usethewrenchtopositiontheheightofthemower
deckandadjustittothedesiredheight.
9.Stopthedeckattheadjustedpositionandtightenthe
side-lockingnutonthehangerbrackettoholdthenew
position(Figure40).
10.Continuelevelingthedeckbychecking
thefront-to-rearslope;referto
AdjustingtheFront-to-RearBladeSlope(page29).
AdjustingtheFront-to-Rear
BladeSlope
Checkthefront-to-rearbladeslopewheneveryouinstall
themower.Beforeyouchecktheslope,settheair
pressureinthetirestotherecommendedlevel;referto
CheckingtheTirePressure(page30).Ifthefrontofthe
mowerisnotwithinarangeof0to6mm(0to1/4inch)
lowerthantherearofthemower,adjustthebladeslopeas
follows:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagethebladecontrol(PTO).
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