Toro 74143 Operator's Manual page 44

7. Slide the seat and seat plate forward to allow the front
nuts to go through the key hole (Figure 62).
Figure 62
1. Seat
8. Remove the seat and seat plate from the machine.
9. Unplug the harness connector from the seat switch
located under the seat (Figure 63).
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Figure 63
1. Harness connector
10. Loosen the bolts holding the seat to the machine and
slide the seat forward in the slots to remove the seat.
11. Remove the electrical connection from the seat safety
switch, located under the bottom cushion of the seat.
The switch is a part of the seat assembly.
12. Temporarily install a jumper wire across the terminals
in the connector of the main wiring harness.
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2. Front nuts with key hole
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13. Start engine. Brake must be engaged and motion
control levers out to start engine. Operator does
not have to be in the seat because of the jumper
wire being used. Run engine at full throttle and
release brake.
14. Run the unit at least 5 minutes with the drive levers at
full forward speed to bring hydraulic oil up to operating
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temperature.
Note: The motion control lever needs to be in neutral
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while making any necessary adjustments.
15. Bring the motion control levers into the neutral
position. Adjust the pump control rods by loosening
the two jam nuts and rotating the adjustment nut in the
appropriate direction until the wheels slightly creep in
reverse (Figure 64). Move the motion control levers to
the reverse position and while applying slight pressure
to the lever allow the reverse indicator springs to bring
the levers back to neutral. The wheels must stop
turning or slightly creep in reverse.
16. Tighten the two jam nuts against the adjustment nut
(Figure 64).
1. Jam nut
17. Shut off unit. Remove jumper wire from wire harness
and plug connector into seat switch.
18. Install the seat.
19. Remove the jack stands.
20. Raise the deck and install the height of cut pin.
21. Check that the machine does not creep in neutral with
the park brakes disengaged.
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Figure 64
2. Adjustment nut
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