Removing The Mower - Toro 74406 Operator's Manual

the flat surface. 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 trunion rods.
Figure 48
1. Blade front to rear
2. Measure front blade tip
10. To adjust the front-to-rear blade slope, remove
the hairpin cotter from the front trunion yokes
and loosen the jam nuts (Figure 49).
Figure 49
1. Front trunion rod yoke
2. Hairpin cotter
11. Rotate the yokes on the rods to change the
adjustment (Figure 49). To raise the front
of the mower, tighten the yokes (shorten the
rods). To lower the front of the mower, loosen
the yokes (lengthen the rods).
12. After adjusting both trunion rod yokes evenly,
secure the yokes with the hairpin cotters.
Check the front-to-rear level again. Continue
adjusting the yokes until the front blade tip is
1/16-5/16 inch (1.6-7.9 mm) lower than the
rear blade tip (Figure 48).
3. Measure rear blade tip
4. Measure here
3. Jam nut
13. When the front-to-rear blade slope is correct,
tighten the jam nuts (Figure 47 and Figure 49).
14. Recheck the side-to-side level of the mower;
refer to Leveling the Mower from Side-to-Side.
15. Check the height of the anti-scalp rollers; refer
to Adjusting the Anti-Scalp Rollers.

Removing the Mower

1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Disengage the blade control switch and move
the control levers to the neutral locked position
and apply the parking brake.
3. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for
all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
4. Lower the height-of-cut lever to the lowest
position.
5. Remove the hairpin cotter and clevis pin from
the front trunion yokes (Figure 50).
Figure 50
1. Hairpin cotter and clevis
pin
6. Remove the hairpin cotter and clevis pin from
the rear trunion rod (Figure 51) on each side
of the mower.
7. Remove the hairpin cotter and washer at
the mower leveling brackets (Figure 51) on
each side of the mower. Note which hole
the leveling bracket is mounted in for future
installation. Slide the brackets off of the
mounting pin.
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2. Front trunion