Mounting The Cutting Unit To The Traction Unit - Toro 30553 Operator's Manual

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Figure 24
1. Lock pin
2. Bracket
3. Position the machine on a level surface, lower the
cutting unit to the floor, move the lift lever to the float
position, shut the engine off, and engage the parking
brake.
4. Remove the capscrews and locknuts securing the ball
joint mounts to the castor arms on the cutting unit
(Fig. 25).
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Figure 25
1. Castor arm
5. Roll the cutting unit away from the traction unit,
separating the male and female sections of the PTO
shaft (Fig. 26).
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3. Spring tension assembly
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2. Ball joint mount
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Figure 26
1. PTO shaft
Danger
If the engine is started and the PTO shaft is
allowed to rotate, serious injury could result.
Do not start the engine and engage the PTO lever
when the PTO shaft is not connected to the gear
box on the cutting unit.
Mounting the Cutting Unit to
the Traction Unit
1. Position the machine on a level surface and shut the
engine off.
2. Move the cutting unit into position in front of the
traction unit.
3. Slide the male PTO shaft into the female PTO shaft.
(Fig. 26)
4. Move the lift lever to the Float position. Push the lift
arms down until the holes in the ball joint mounts line
up with the holes in the castor arms (Fig. 25).
5. Secure the ball joint mounts to the castor arms with the
capscrews and flange nuts.
6. Raise the cutting unit and place blocks under it to
prevent it from falling during assembly.
7. Connect the counterbalance to the traction unit brackets
with lock pins (Fig. 24).
8. Remove the blocks from under the cutting unit. Make
the final counterbalance adjustments under actual
cutting conditions; refer to Adjusting the Tension
Spring, page 16.
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