Side-To-Side Mower Leveling - Toro 71226 Operator's Manual

Maintenance

Side-to-Side Mower Leveling

The mower blades must be level from side to side.
Check the side-to-side level any time you install the
mower or when you see an uneven cut on your lawn.
Before you level the mower, set the air pressure in the
front and rear tires to the recommended inflation.
Refer to "Tire Pressure" (page 21) in the Maintenance
Section.
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade control (PTO), shift into neutral, set
the parking brake, and turn the ignition key to
"OFF" to stop the engine.
2. Remove the key from the ignition switch and
pull the wire off the spark plug.
3. Carefully rotate blade(s) side to side (Fig. 48).
Measure between the outside cutting edges and
the flat surface (Fig. 48). If both measurements
are not within 3/16" (5 mm), an adjustment is
required; refer to steps 4 and 5.
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3
Figure 48
1. Blades side to side
2. Outside cutting edges
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2
m–1891
3
3. Measure here
4. Remove the hair pin cotter and washer from the
leveling bracket (Fig. 49). To level the blade(s),
reposition the leveling bracket in a different hole
and install the washer and hair pin cotter.
(Fig. 49). A front hole lowers the blade height
and a rear hole raises its height. Repeat this
procedure on the opposite side.
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Figure 49
1. Hair pin cotter and washer
2. Leveling bracket
5. Now check the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to
Front-to-Rear Blade Slope, page 43.
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4
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3. Front hole
4. Rear hole