Toro 71429 Operator's Manual page 34

4. Install the mower pivot mount brackets onto the front
axle with the bolts and locknuts (Fig. 43).
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Figure 43
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. 44).
Note: Use the spring tool provided with the machine.
1
3
Figure 44
1. Spring
2. Bolt
7. Move the height-of-cut lever into the A notch.
8. Ensure that both rods extend 5/8 in. (16 mm) beyond
the adjustment block (Fig. 45).
2
1
1785
3. Locknut
2
1851
3. Spring tool
(16 mm)
2
5/8 in.
5
3
1805
Figure 45
1. Rod
2. Adjusting block
3. Hairpin cotter and thick
washer
9. Slide the end of the long rod through the hole in the
mower mount (Fig. 45).
10. Install the thin washer and hairpin cotter to secure the
rod in place (Fig. 45).
11. Mount the slotted mower leveling bracket onto the pin
on the mower mount (Fig. 45).
12. Install the thick washer and hairpin cotter to secure the
mower (Fig. 45).
13. Repeat steps 9 through 12 on the opposite side of the
mower.
14. Hook the spring from the idler pulley arm to the bracket
on the mower (Fig. 46).
Figure 46
Viewed from the left side.
1. Spring
2. Idler pulley arm
15. 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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1
6
4
4. Leveling bracket
5. Mower mount
6. Hairpin cotter and thin
washer
3
1
2
3. Bracket