Connecting The Pto Shaft To The Cutting Unit Gear Box; Mounting The Counterbalance Manifold - Toro Groundsmaster 200 Series Operator's Manual

5. Tighten the large jam nut securing the ball joint to the
lift arm (Fig. 5). When tightening the jam nut, hold the
ball joint straight to permit proper oscillation during
raising and lowering of the cutting unit.
Connecting the PTO Shaft to
the Cutting Unit Gear Box
1. Remove the 2 capscrews and lock washers securing the
PTO guard mounting brackets to the gearbox (Fig. 6).
Retain the fasteners for future installation.
2. Slide the PTO shaft guard onto the PTO shaft,
positioning the guard as shown in Figure 6.
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Figure 6
1. PTO guard
3. Slide the male PTO shaft into the female PTO shaft.
Align the mounting holes in the gear case input shaft
with the holes in the PTO shaft and slide them together.
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Figure 7
1. PTO shaft
2. Bolts and locknuts
4. Secure them with a roll pin.
5. Tighten the capscrews and nuts.
6. Attach the PTO shaft guard to the gearbox with the 2
capscrews and lock washers previously removed.
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2. Gear box
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3. Gearcase input shaft
4. Roll pin
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Mounting the Counterbalance
Manifold
1. Place a drain pan under the lift valve on the right side of
the machine.
2. Move the lift lever to the Float position. Make sure that
the cutting unit is lowered all of the way to the floor.
3. Remove the hose clamps securing the hoses to the
three-way fitting at the rear of the lift valve. Remove
the hoses.
4. Loosen the 2 capscrews securing the lift valve to the
frame channel (Fig. 8).
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Figure 8
1. Lift valve
2. Straight fitting
3. Elbow fitting
5. Remove the three-way fitting and o-ring from the rear
of the lift valve.
Important Before instaling any hydraulic fittings,
make sure that the o-rings are lubricated with hydraulic oil
and positioned correctly.
6. Install a new straight fitting and o-ring into the rear of
the lift valve (Fig. 8).
7. For the Groundsmaster 200 series only, disconnect the
return line from the bottom of the lift valve (the line
that goes to the radiator). Remove the elbow fitting
from the lift valve.
8. For the Groundsmaster 1000L only, disconnect the
return line from the bottom of the lift valve (the line
that goes to the oil cooler). Remove the barb fitting
from the lift valve.
9. Install a new elbow fitting and o-ring into the bottom of
the lift valve (Fig. 8).
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4. Short hydraulic tube
5. Long hydraulic tube