Before Operating; Checking The Lubricant In The Gear Box; Adjusting The Height-Of-Cut - Toro Groundsmaster 200 Series Operator's Manual

Before Operating

Checking the Lubricant in the
Gear Box
The gear box in designed to operate on SAE 80–90 wt. gear
lube. Although the gear box is shipped with lubricant from
the factory, check the level before operating the cutting
unit.
1. Position the machine and cutting unit on a level surface.
2. Remove the dipstick/fill plug from the top of the gear
box (Fig. 17) and make sure that the lubricant is
between the marks on the dipstick. If the lubricant level
is low, add enough lubricant until the level is between
the marks.
Figure 17
1. Dipstick/fill plug

Adjusting the Height-of-Cut

The height-of-cut is adjustable from 1-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches
(38 to 114 mm) in 1/2 inch (13 mm) increments, by adding
or removing an equal number of spacers on the front and
rear castor forks. The following height-of-cut chart gives
the combinations of spacers to use for all height-of-cut
settings.
Height-of-Cut
Setting Setting
(inches)
1-1/2 (38 mm)
2 (51 mm)
2-1/2 (64 mm)
3 (76 mm)
3-1/2 (89 mm)
4 (102 mm)
4-1/2 (114 mm)
Start the engine and raise the cutting unit so that the
height-of-cut can be changed. Stop the engine after the
cutting unit is raised.
Note: 1 in. (25 mm) height-of-cut can be attained by
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modifying the castor forks as follows:
1. Remove the front and rear castor forks from the cutting
deck and remove the wheels from the forks.
2. Drill out the 7/16 in. diameter holes (Fig. 18 and 19) in
each side of the castor forks to 1/2 in. or 33/64 in.
diameter.
3. Using the new holes, install the castor wheels on the
forks and install the forks to the deck.
Note: The height-of-cut decal will now be off by 1/2 in.
(13 mm) for spacer placement and the height-of-cut will be
1 to 4 in. (25 to 102 mm).
Front Castor Wheels
1. Remove the tensioning cap from the spindle shaft and
slide the spindle out of the front castor arm (Fig. 18).
Remove the washer from the spindle shaft. Slide the
spacers onto the spindle shaft to get the desired
height-of-cut, then slide the washer onto the shaft.
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Spacers Below Castor Arm
Front Rear
0 0
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6