Removing The Mower - Toro TimeCutter Z5000 Operator's Manual

6. Measure from the tip of the front blade to the flat
surface and the tip of the rear blade to the flat
surface (Figure 43). If the front blade tip is not
1/16-5/16 inch (1.6-7.9 mm) lower than the rear
blade tip, adjust the front locknut.
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1. Blades front to rear
2. Outside cutting edges
7. To adjust the front-to-rear blade slope, rotate the
adjustment nut in the front of the mower (Figure 44).
1. Adjusting rod
2. Adjusting block
8. To raise the front of the mower, tighten the
adjustment nut. To lower the front of the mower,
loosen the adjustment nut.
9. After adjustment, check the front-to-rear slope again.
Continue adjusting the nut until the front blade tip
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Figure 43
3. Measure here
Figure 44
3. Lock nut
is 1/16-5/16 inch (1.6-7.9 mm) lower than the rear
blade tip (Figure 43).
10. When the front-to-rear blade slope is correct check
the side-to-side level of the mower again; refer to
Leveling the Mower from Side-to-Side.

Removing the Mower

1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control switch.
2. Move the motion control levers outward to the
park position, stop the engine, remove the key, and
wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Lower the height-of-cut lever to the lowest position.
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4. Remove the hairpin cotter and clevis pin from the
front support rod (Figure 45). Carefully lower the
front of the mower deck to the ground.
1. Front support rod
2. Locking nut
5. Lift the mower deck and hanger brackets clear of
the rear lift rod and lower the mower carefully to
the ground (Figure 46).
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Figure 45
3. Hairpin cotter and clevis
pin