Mower Deck Leveling - Toro TITAN ZX 5400 Operator's Manual

Mower Deck Leveling

Check to ensure the mower deck is level any time you install
the mower or when you see an uneven cut on your lawn.
The mower deck must be checked for bent blades prior to
leveling; any bent blades must be removed and replaced. Refer
to the Checking for Bent Blades procedure before continuing.
The mower deck must be leveled side-to-side first then the
front to rear slope can be adjusted.
Requirements:
•
The machine must be on a level surface.
•
All four tire must be properly inflated. Refer to Checking
the Tire Pressure in the Drive System Maintenance
section.
Checking Side-to-Side Level
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.
1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage the
blade control switch.
2. Move the motion control levers outward to the neutral
lock position, stop the engine, remove the key, set the
parking brake and wait for all moving parts to stop
before leaving the operating position.
3. Carefully rotate the blades side to side.
4. Measure between the outside cutting edges and the
flat surface (Figure
within 5 mm (3/16 inch), an adjustment is required;
continue to the Leveling procedure.
1. Blades side to side
2. Outside cutting edges
Checking the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope
Check the front-to-rear blade level any time you install the
mower. If the front of the mower is more than 7.9 mm
70). If both measurements are not
Figure 70
3. Measure from the tip of the
blade to the flat surface
here
(5/16 inch) lower than the rear of the mower, adjust the blade
level using the following instructions:
1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage the
blade control switch.
2. Move the motion control levers outward to the neutral
position, engage the parking brake, stop the engine,
remove the key, and wait for all moving parts to stop
before leaving the operating position.
3. Carefully rotate the blades so they are facing front to
rear (Figure 71).
4. Measure from the tip of the front blade to the flat
surface and the tip of the rear blade to the flat surface
(Figure 71). If the front blade tip is not 1.6-7.9 mm
(1/16-5/16 inch) lower than the rear blade tip, continue
to the Leveling the Mower Deck procedure.
1. Blades front to rear
2. Outside cutting edges
Leveling the Mower Deck
1. Set anti-scalp rollers to top holes or remove completely
for this procedure; refer to
Rollers (page 22).
2. Set the height-of-cut lever to the 76 mm (3 inch)
position; refer to
21).
3. Place two 6.66 cm (2-5/8 inch) blocks under each
side of the front edge of the deck, but not under the
anti-scalp roller brackets
4. Place two 7.30 cm (2-7/8 inch) thick blocks under the
rear edge of the cutting deck skirt; one on each side of
the cutting deck
45
Figure 71
3. Measure from the tip of the
blade to the flat surface
here
Adjusting the Anti-Scalp
Adjusting the Height-of-Cut (page
(Figure 72).
(Figure 72).