Removing The Mower - Toro Wheel Horse 16-38HXL Operator's Manual

Removing the Mower

1. Park the tractor on a level surface.
2. Disengage the blades (PTO).
3. Set the parking brake.
4. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
5. Remove the ignition key.
6. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
7. Move the height-of-cut lever into the D notch.
8. Remove the height-of-cut lift assist spring from the
retaining bolt (Fig. 37), using the spring tool provided
with the tractor. The spring is between the frame and
the right rear wheel.
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Figure 37
1. Spring
2. Bolt
Caution
When the mower is being removed, the
spring-tensioned height-of-cut lever could
suddenly release and injure you or someone else.
Move the height-of-cut lever to the D position and
remove the height-of-cut assist spring to release the
spring tension.
9. Move the height-of-cut lever into the A notch.
10. Unhook the blade control (PTO) cable ring end from the
idler spring (Fig. 38).
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m-1851
3. Spring tool
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5
Figure 38
1. Blade control (PTO) cable
2. Ring end
3. Idler spring
11. Remove the rubber wiper and jam nut from the blade
control (PTO) cable at the mounting bracket. Slide the
cable from the bracket (Fig. 38).
12. Move the cable out of the way and lay it inside the
frame rail so that it cannot get caught in the drive belts
or pulleys.
13. Remove the bolts and locknuts and pull the 2 mower
pivot mount brackets down from the front axle
(Fig. 39).
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Figure 39
1. Pivot mount bracket
2. Bolt, 5/16 x 2-1/2 in.
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m-2384
4. Jam nut
5. Mounting bracket
6. Rubber wiper
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m-4630
3. Locknut