Adjusting The Front-To-Rear Blade Slope - Toro 71209 Operator's Manual

Figure 45
1. Hairpin cotter and washer
2. Leveling bracket
12. Position the leveling bracket in a different
hole and install the washer and hairpin cotter
(Figure 45).
Note: Positioning the leveling bracket
toward the front hole lowers the blade height;
positioning the leveling bracket toward the rear
hole raises the blade height.
13. Repeat steps 11 and 12 on the opposite side
of the mower.
14. Check the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to

Adjusting the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope.

Adjusting the Front-to-Rear
Blade Slope
Check the front-to-rear blade slope whenever you
install the mower. Before you check the slope, set
the air pressure in the tires to the recommended
level; refer to Checking the Tire Pressure. If the
front of the mower is more than 5/8 inch (16 mm)
lower than the rear of the mower, adjust the blade
slope as follows:
1. Park the tractor on a level surface.
2. Disengage the blade (PTO).
3. Shift the ground speed lever into Neutral.
4. Set the parking brake.
5. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts
to stop.
6. Remove the ignition key.
7. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
8. Check and adjust the side-to-side blade level
if you have not checked the setting; refer to
Leveling the Mower from Side-to-Side.
3. Front hole
4. Rear hole
9. Move the height-of-cut lever into the "C"
notch.
10. Check the front-to-rear blade slope by
measuring between the bottom of the mower
(front center and rear center) and the flat
surface (Figure 46). If the front of the mower
is more than 5/8 inch (16 mm) lower than the
rear of the mower, adjust it; refer to steps 11
through 17.
Figure 46
1. Measure front center
11. Measure the length of the rod extending out of
the front of the adjusting block on the sides of
the chassis (Figure 47). If the rod length is not
3/4 inch (19 mm), remove the hairpin cotter
and washer from the end of the rod (Figure 47)
and turn the rod until it extends out 3/4 inch
(19 mm).
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2. Measure rear center