Adjusting The Front-To-Rear Blade Slope - Toro 71257 Operator's Manual

2. Disengage the blade (PTO).
3. Shift the ground speed lever into Neutral.
4. Set the parking brake.
5. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
6. Remove the ignition key.
7. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
8. Move the height-of-cut lever into the "C" notch.
9. Carefully rotate the blade side to side (Figure 44).
1. Blade side to side
2. Outside cutting edges
10. Measure between the outside cutting edges and the
flat surface (Figure 44). If both measurements are
not within 3/16 inch (5 mm), adjust it; refer to steps
11 through 14.
11. Remove the hairpin cotter and washer from the
leveling bracket (Figure 45).
1. Hairpin cotter and washer
2. Leveling bracket
12. Position the leveling bracket in a different hole and
install the washer and hairpin cotter (Figure 45).
Figure 44
3. Measure here
Figure 45
3. Front hole
4. Rear hole
Note: Positioning the leveling bracket toward the
front hole lowers the blade height; positioning the
leveling bracket toward the rear hole raises the blade
height.
13. Repeat steps 11 and 12 on the opposite side of the
mower.
14. Check the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to

Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope.

Adjusting the Front-to-Rear
Blade Slope
Check the front-to-rear blade slope whenever you install
the mower. Before you check the slope, set the air
pressure in the tires to the recommended level; refer to
Checking the Tire Pressure. If the front of the mower is
more than 5/8 inch (16 mm) lower than the rear of the
mower, adjust the blade slope as follows:
1. Park the tractor on a level surface.
2. Disengage the blade (PTO).
3. Shift the ground speed lever into Neutral.
4. Set the parking brake.
5. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
6. Remove the ignition key.
7. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
8. Check and adjust the side-to-side blade level if you
have not checked the setting; refer to Leveling the
Mower from Side-to-Side.
9. Move the height-of-cut lever into the "C" notch.
10. Check the front-to-rear blade slope by measuring
between the bottom of the mower (front center and
rear center) and the flat surface (Figure 46). If the
front of the mower is more than 5/8 inch (16 mm)
lower than the rear of the mower, adjust it; refer to
steps 11 through 17.
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