Setting Up The Tractor; Installing The Snowthrower On The Tractor - Toro 79366 Operator's Manual

Setting Up the Tractor

Install Rear Wheel Weights and Chains
Install the rear wheel weights and chains. Refer to
Attachment Installation Instructions supplied with the
attachment.
Note: Rear wheel weights may not provide
adequate traction under some
conditions or on inclines. If these
conditions exist, a rear weight box is
recommended.
Install the Rear Attach-A-Matic
Install the rear Attach-A-Matic
refer to the Installation Instructions that come with
the Attach-A-Matic hitch.
Prepare the Tractor's Attachment Lift
1. Start the engine.
2. Raise the attachment lift.
3. Set the parking brake and turn the ignition key to
"STOP" to stop the engine. Remove the ignition
key.
4. The two lift arms are attached to the tractor
frame, just ahead of the rear wheels. Secure the
lift arms to the tractor frame with 3/8" x 1"
(25 mm) clevis pins and small hairpin cotters
(Fig. 9).
Hitch
1. Lift arm
2. Clevis pin 3/8" x 1"
hitch to the tractor;
These pins must be installed when operating with a
blade, snowthrower, or the tiller attachment.
Installing the Snowthrower on
the Tractor
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Figure 9
Right side of tractor shown
(25 mm)
Note: Remove the pins when attaching a
mower.
Position the snowthrower frame assembly and its
attachment parts on a level surface with enough
space behind them to accommodate the tractor.
Park the tractor behind the snowthrower with the
front wheels lined up to straddle the snowtrower
frame and lift rod (Fig. 10). Lower the
attachment lift and turn the ignition key to
"STOP" to stop the engine. Remove the ignition
key.
Installation
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3. Hairpin cotter–small
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