Toro 71427 Operator's Manual page 30

4. Install the mower pivot mount brackets onto the front
axle with the bolts and locknuts (Fig. 40).
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Figure 40
1. Pivot mount bracket
2. Bolt, 5/16 x 2-1/2 in.
5. Move the height-of-cut lever into the D notch.
6. Remove the lift assist spring between the mower right
side lift bracket and the retaining bolt (Fig. 41).
Note: Use the spring tool provided with the machine.
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Figure 41
1. Spring
2. Bolt
7. Move the height-of-cut lever into the A notch.
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3. Locknut
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3. Spring tool
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Figure 42
1. Hairpin cotter and thick
washer
2. Long rod
3. Leveling bracket
8. Slide the end of the long rod through the hole in the
mower mount (Fig. 42).
9. Install the thin washer and hairpin cotter to secure the
rod in place (Fig. 42).
10. Mount the slotted mower leveling bracket onto the pin
on the mower mount (Fig. 42).
11. Install the thick washer and hairpin cotter to secure the
mower (Fig. 42).
12. Repeat steps 8 through 11 on the opposite side of the
mower.
13. Hook the idler spring from the idler pulley arm to the
eye–bolt on the mower (Fig. 43).
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Figure 43
1. Idler spring
2. Eye–bolt
14. Move the height-of-cut lever into the D notch to make it
easier to install the height-of-cut lift assist spring.
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4. Mower mount
5. Hairpin cotter and thin
washer
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3. Idler arm
4. Idler pulley