Removing The Mower - Toro 74388 Operator's Manual

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Figure 53
1. Blade front to rear
2. Measure from the tip of the blade to the flat surface here
5. Measure from the tip of the front blade to the flat
surface and the tip of the rear blade to the flat surface
(Figure 53 ). If the front blade tip is not 1/16-5/16 inch
(1.6-7.9 mm) lower than the rear blade tip, adjust the
front locknut.
6. To adjust the front-to-rear blade slope, rotate the
adjustment nut in the front of the mower (Figure 54).
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Figure 54
1. Adjusting rod
2. Adjusting block
7. To raise the front of the mower, tighten the adjustment
nut. To lower the front of the mower, loosen the
adjustment nut.
8. After adjustment, check the front-to-rear slope again.
Continue adjusting the nut until the front blade tip is
1/16-5/16 inch (1.6-7.9 mm) lower than the rear blade
tip (Figure 53).
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3. Lock nut
9. When the front-to-rear blade slope is correct check the
side-to-side level of the mower again; refer to Leveling
the Mower from Side-to-Side.

Removing the Mower

1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage the
blade control switch.
2. Move the motion control levers outward to the park
position, stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for
all moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
3. Lower the height-of-cut lever to the lowest position.
4. Remove the hairpin cotter from the front support rod
and remove the rod from the deck bracket (Figure 55).
Carefully lower the front of the mower deck to the
ground.
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1. Front support rod
2. Locking nut
5. Lift the mower deck and hanger brackets clear of
the rear lift rod and lower the mower carefully to the
ground (Figure 56).
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Figure 55
3. Deck bracket