Adjusting The Cutting Unit; Installing The Grass Basket - Toro 04038 Operator's Manual

1. Locking clip
3. Rotate the wheel back and forth until it slides
completely onto the axle and the locking clip is secured
in the groove on the axle shaft.
4. Repeat the procedure on the opposite side of the
machine.
5. Inflate the tires to 574 to 718 Pa (12 to 15 psi.).
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Adjusting the Cutting Unit

No Parts Required
Procedure
Before operating the machine, complete the following
adjustments:
•
Leveling the Rear Drum to the Reel (page 30).
•
Adjusting the Bedknife to the Reel (page 31).
•
Adjusting the Height-of-Cut (page 32).
•
Adjusting the Grass Shield Height (page 33).
•
Adjusting the Cut-off Bar (page 33).
Refer to the Cutting Unit Maintenance section in Maintenance
for instructions on performing these procedures.
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Figure 8
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Installing the Grass Basket

Parts needed for this procedure:
1 Grass basket
Procedure
Grasp the basket by the top lip and slide it onto the basket
mounting rods (Figure 9).
1. Grass basket
Note: Model 04039 only—When cutting in higher
heights-of-cut, the basket may be lowered by removing each
basket mounting rod and installing each on the opposite side
of the machine.
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Figure 9
2. Basket mounting rod