Adjusting The Front-To-Rear Blade Slope - Toro Wheel Horse 13-32XLE Operator's Manual

5. Remove the hairpin cotter and washer from the leveling
bracket (Fig. 48). To level the blade(s), reposition the
leveling bracket in a different hole and install the
washer and hairpin cotter (Fig. 48). A front hole lowers
the blade height and a rear hole raises its height. Repeat
this procedure on the opposite side of the mower.
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Figure 48
1. Hairpin cotter and washer
2. Leveling bracket
6. Check the front-to-rear blade slope; refer to Adjusting
the Front-to-Rear Blade Slope, page 33.
Adjusting the Front-to-Rear
Blade Slope
Check the front-to-rear blade slope any time you install the
mower. Before you check the slope, set the air pressure in
the front and rear tires to the recommended inflation; refer
to Checking the Tire Pressure, page 26. If the front of the
mower is more than 5/8 in. (16 mm) lower than the rear of
the mower, adjust the blade slope using the following
instructions:
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the PTO,
shift into neutral, set the parking brake, stop the engine,
and remove the ignition key.
2. Pull the wire off of the spark plug.
3. 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, page 32.
4. Move the height-of-cut lever into the "C" notch.
5. Check the front-to-rear blade slope by measuring
between the bottom of the mower
(front center and rear center) and the flat surface
(Fig. 49). If the front of the mower is more than 5/8 in.
(16 mm) lower than the rear of the mower, an
adjustment is required; refer to steps 6–10.
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4
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m–1805
3. Front hole
4. Rear hole
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1
Figure 49
1. Measure front center
6. Measure the length of the rod extending out of the front
of the adjusting block on the sides of the chassis
(Fig. 50). If the rod length is not 5/8 in. (16 mm),
remove the hairpin cotter and washer from the end of
the rod (Fig. 50) and turn the rod until the 5/8 in.
(16 mm) dimension is obtained. Then install the end of
the rod into the hole in the mower mount and secure it
in place with the washer and hairpin cotter. Repeat this
procedure on the opposite side of the mower.
(16 mm)
5/8 in.
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3
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Figure 50
1. Adjusting block
2. Long rod
7. Check the front-to-rear slope again. If the front of the
mower is more than 5/8 in. (16 mm) lower than the rear
of the mower, proceed to step 8 for the adjusting
instructions. Otherwise, recheck the side-to-side level to
ensure it did not change.
8. Adjust the front-to-rear slope by rotating the special
slope adjusting nuts on both sides of the mower pivot
mount (Fig. 51).
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2
m–1801
2. Measure rear center
m–1805
3. Hairpin cotter and washer
4. Mower mount