Inch Fabricated Deck Adjusting The Front-To-Rear Blade Slope - Toro TimeCutter SW4200 Service Manual

MOWER DECK
6� Move to the left side of the machine� Loosen, but
do not remove, the rear locking nut on the hanger
bracket (Fig� 140)�
C
F
A� Hanger bracket
6
B� Rear locking nut
C� Side locking nut
7� Loosen the side locking nut on the hanger bracket
just enough to allow the eccentric plate to be
adjusted (Fig� 140)� Use a 3/8" drive extension on
a socket wrench to manipulate the eccentric plate�
Use the wrench to reposition the height of the mower
deck and adjust it so that the measurements taken in
step 5 are within 3/16" (5mm)�
8� When at the desired position, tighten the side locking
nut on the hanger bracket (Fig� 140)� Tighten the
rear locking nut on the hanger bracket�
9� Continue leveling the deck by checking the front-
to-rear blade slope; refer to "Adjusting the Front-to-
Rear Blade Slope" in this chapter�
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D
A
B
E
Fig. 140
fig. 52 G005074
D� Eccentric adjustment plate
E� Socket wrench hole
F� Socket wrench with 3/8"
extension
50 Inch Fabricated Deck Adjusting the
Front-to-Rear Blade Slope
Check the front-to-rear blade level any time you install
the mower� If the front of the mower is more than 5/16"
(7�9mm) lower than the rear of the mower, adjust the
blade level using the following instructions:
1� Park the machine on a level surface and disengage
the blade control switch�
2� Move the motion control levers outward to the park
position, stop the engine, remove the key, and
wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position�
3� Set the height-of-cut lever to middle position�
Note: Check and adjust the side-to-side blade level.
If you have not checked the setting; refer to
"Side-to-Side Leveling" in this chapter.
4� Carefully rotate the blades so they are facing front to
rear (Fig� 141)�
C
B
Fig. 141
Mower decks with 3 blades
A� Blades front-to-rear
B� Outside cutting edges
5� Measure from the tip of the front blade to the level
surface and the tip of the rear blade to the level
surface (Fig� 141)� If the front blade tip is not 1/16-
5/16" (1�6-7�9mm) lower than the rear blade tip,
adjust the front locknut�
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B
A
C
fig. 57 G009659
C� Measure from blade tip
to level surface