Installing The Safety Chain - Toro MM E-S Series Operator's Manual

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Installing the Tow Pole
Parts needed for this procedure:
1 Tow pole kit (sold separately)
Installing the Tow Pole to the Machine
Note: The tow pole is purchased separately and includes the
nut and bolt needed for installation. See a Toro authorized
dealer for the tow pole for your machine.
The machine has the following tow pole options:
Hitch Type
50 mm (2 inch) ball—stamped
50 mm (2 inch) ball—forged
Pintle
1. Remove the bolt and nut from the tow pole (Figure 4).
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1. Tow pole
2. Front post
3. Bolt
2. Slide the tow pole forward and align the hole in the
pole with the hole in the frame fitting (Figure 4).
3. Insert the bolt through the holes in the fitting and the
pole (Figure 4).
4. Thread the nut onto the bolt and tighten them until
they are tight against the frame fitting (Figure 4).
Note: If the self-locking nylon insert in the locknut
wears with use, replace the nut with a new Grade 5 or
Grade 8 locknut.
Length
79 cm (31 inches)
79 cm (31 inches)
79 cm (31 inches)
Figure 4
4. Bolt hole
5. Frame fitting
6. Nut
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Installing the Safety Chain

Parts needed for this procedure:
1 Safety chain
2 Connecting link
Installing the Safety Chain
1. Form a hook on the end of a bendable piece of rod
or stiff wire (not included), and insert it through both
keyholes in the front post of the machine (Figure 5A).
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C
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1. Keyhole
2. Rod or wire (not included)
2. Attach the safety chain to the length of rod or wire
(Figure 5A).
3. Pull the rod, or wire, and the safety chain through both
keyholes (Figure 5B).
Note: Ensure that approximately equal lengths of
safety chain extend from either side of the front post.
Installing the Connecting Links
1. Align the connecting link to the last link in one end of
the safety chain (Figure 5D).
2. Insert the connecting link through the chain link until
the connecting link snaps closed.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to install the other connecting link
in the other end of the safety chain.
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D
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Figure 5
3. Safety chain
4. Connecting link
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