Checking The Mower Deck Front-To-Rear Pitch; Changing The Mower Deck Front-To-Rear Pitch - Toro 30071 Operator's Manual

Checking the Carrier Frame
Side-to-Side Height
The carrier frame needs to be parallel side-to-side from the
ground.
1. Disengage the PTO and set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving
parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3. Adjust the tire pressure in the rear tires to specifications;
refer to Drive System Maintenance (page 26) .
4. Measure carrier frame height at location A (Figure 57).
5. Measure carrier frame height at location B (Figure 57).
6. If the carrier frame height is not the same move spacers
from top or bottom of caster wheel, to make it level.
The tire pressure may also be adjusted slightly to make
it level.
Figure 57
1. Caster wheel
2. Carrier frame
3. Front height-of-cut pins
Checking the Mower Deck
Front-to-Rear Pitch
1. Adjust the tire pressure in the rear tires to specifications;
refer to Drive System Maintenance (page 26).
2. Position 1 blade front-to-rear. Measure at A and B
locations from a level surface to the cutting edge of
the blade tips (Figure 58).
3. The mower blade should be a 6 mm (1/4 inch) lower
in front at A than in the rear at B.
4. Rotate blades and repeat for other blades. If it is
not correct, proceed to Changing the Mower Deck
Front-to-Rear Pitch (page 40).
4. Same height at locations
A and B
5. Caster spacers
Changing the Mower Deck
Front-to-Rear Pitch
Changing the front-to-rear pitch is done by adjusting the
front height-of-cut posts.
To change the front-to-rear pitch, the front height-of-cut
posts can be adjusted (Figure 59).
1. Caster wheel
2. Carrier frame
3. Front height-of-cut pins
To raise the front of the deck, loosen jam nut and rotate the
front pin clockwise (Figure 59).
To lower the front of the deck, loosen jam nut and rotate the
front pin counter clockwise (Figure 59).
1. Position the blades front-to-rear.
2. Measure at C and D locations (Figure 59) from a level
surface to the cutting edge of the blades.
3. Check the side-to-side leveling of the cutting unit.
4. Tighten the jam nuts (Figure 59).
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Figure 58
Figure 59
4. Jam nut
5. Ball joint