Adjusting The Front-To-Rear Blade Slope - Toro 71246 Operator's Manual

2. Disengage the PTO and set the parking brake.
3. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
4. Move the height-of-cut lever into the C notch.
5. Carefully rotate the blades side to side (Fig. 48).
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Figure 48
1. Blades side to side
2. Outside cutting edges
6. Measure between the outside cutting edges and the flat
surface (Fig. 48). If both measurements are not within
3/16 in. (5 mm), adjust them; refer to steps 7
through 10.
7. Remove the hairpin cotter and washer from the leveling
bracket (Fig. 49).
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Figure 49
1. Hairpin cotter and washer
2. Long rod
8. Position the leveling bracket in a different hole and
install the washer and hairpin cotter (Fig. 49).
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.
9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 on the opposite side of the mower.
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3. Measure here
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3. Leveling bracket
4. Mower mount
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10. Check the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to Adjusting
the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope on page 34.
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 on page 27. If the front of the mower is not
within a range of 1/8 to 3/8 in. (3 to 10 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 PTO and set the parking brake.
3. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
4. 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 on page 33.
5. Move the height-of-cut lever into the "C" notch.
6. Measure the length of the rod extending out of the front
of the adjusting block on the sides of the chassis
(Fig. 50). If the rod length is not 5/8 in. (16 mm),
remove the hairpin cotter and washer from the end of
the rod (Fig. 50) and turn the rod until it extends out
5/8 in. (16 mm).
(16 mm)
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Figure 50
1. Adjusting block
2. Long rod
7. Install the end of the rod into the hole in the mower
mount and secure it with the washer and hairpin cotter.
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 on the opposite side of the mower.
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3. Hairpin cotter and washer
4. Mower mount