Setting The Height Of Cut; Discharge Baffle; Adjusting The Mower Gauge Wheels; Starting And Stopping The Engine - Toro 74570 Operator's Manual

Setting the Height of Cut

The height-of-cut lever (deck lift) is used to raise and lower
the mower to the desired cutting height.
The cutting height may be set in one of seven positions
from approximately 25 to 102 mm (1 to 4 inches). Pull or
push the height-of-cut lever (deck lift) and move it to the
desired position (Fig. 6).
Important
The height-of-cut lever must be in the
highest position (7) when you are in transport mode (off of
the lawn) to prevent damage to the cutting blades.
Figure 6
1. Height-of-cut lever (deck lift)

Discharge Baffle

The discharge baffle changes the size of the discharge
opening to aid the bag fill indicator operation.
1. Remove the grass collector; refer to Removing the
Grass Collector, page 32.
2. Loosen the 2 nuts on the mowing conditions plate and
slide the plate up if you are mowing short, dry grass or
down if you are mowing long, wet grass (Fig. 7).
Tighten the nuts.
3. Install the grass collector; refer to Installing the Grass
Collector, page 32.
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Figure 7
1. Plate
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m–4934
2. Nuts
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Adjusting the Mower Gauge
Wheels
The mower front gauge wheels are used to guide the mower
over uneven ground. The mower wheels must always be in
the bottom (lowest) hole in the wheel bracket (Fig. 8).
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Figure 8
1. Wheel
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting
1. Open the fuel shut-off valve (Fig. 9) located between
the fuel tank and the engine. The handle should align
with the fuel hose.
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Figure 9
1. Fuel shut-off valve
2. Sit down on the seat.
3. Set the parking brake; refer to Setting the Parking
Brake, page 12.
Note: The engine will not start unless you set the parking
brake or fully depress the brake pedal.
4. Disengage the PTO (Fig. 10).
Note: The engine will not start if the PTO is engaged.
5. When starting a cold engine, move the throttle lever to
the Choke position (Fig. 11).
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2. Bottom hole