Separating Cutting Unit From The Traction Unit; Pto Shaft Removal - Toro 30555 Operator's Manual

SEPARATING THE CUTTING UNIT FROM
THE TRACTION UNIT
1. Position the machine on a level surface, raise the cutting unit,
engage the parking brake, be sure the traction pedal is in neu-
tral position, PTO lever in OFF position, shut engine OFF and
remove the key from the switch.
Counterbalance springs are in dension when the deck is in its
lowered position. Always raise the deck before adjusting or
removing the springs.
2. Disconnect the counterbalance from the traction unit, remove
the lockpins from the brackets, separate the spring tension
assemblies from the brackets and lay them down on the deck.
Loosely secure the lockpins to the brackets to prevent losing
them (Fig. 6).
3. Lower the cutting unit, remove (4) pins from the height-of-cut
brackets (Fig. 6).
4. Start the engine and raise the cutting unit frame.
5. Stop engine and slide the cutting unit away from the traction
unit and carrier frame, separating male and female sections of
the PTO shaft (Fig. 7).
Do not start the engine and engage the PTO lever when the
PTO shaft is not connected to the gear box on the cutting
unit. If the engine is started and the PTO shaft is allowed to
rotate, serious injury could result.
6. The deck carrier frame must be removed if the traction unit
will be used with any other accessory.

PTO SHAFT REMOVAL

1. Jack the left wheel off the floor. Support the axle with a jack
stand to prevent the machine from falling accidentally.
2. Remove (5) wheel nuts and slide the wheel off the axle to
expose the access hole in the side of the chassis (Fig. 8).
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CAUTION
CAUTION
Figure 6
1. Lockpin
2. Bracket
3. Spring tension assembly
4. Height-of-cut clevis pin
Figure 7
1. Male PTO shaft
2. Female PTO shaft
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Figure 8
1. PTO plug
2. Output shaft