Toro GROUNDSMASTER 455-D Operator's Manual page 16

HEIGHT OF CUT
—REAR DECK STRAPS
1.0
2.0
2.5
3.5 2.5
4.0
3.0
4.5
1. Start the engine and raise the cutting unit so the
height-of-cut can be changed. Stop the engine after
the cutting unit is raised.
2. Position all castor wheel axles in the same holes in
the castor forks or pivots.
Front Castor Wheels
1. Remove the height-of-cut cap from the spindle
shaft and slide the spindle out of the front castor
arm. Slide spacers onto the spindle shaft to get
desired height of cut.
2. Push the castor spindle through the front castor
arm. Install remaining spacers onto spindle and
install height-of-cut cap to secure the assembly.
Note: On the center deck only, make sure the
washer remains on the bottom of the spindle shaft.
1. Front castor wheel
2. Height-of-cut cap
3. Spacers
4. Washer (center deck only)
1.5
3.0
3.5
5.0
Figure 12
Rear Castor Wheels
1. Remove the hairpin cotter and height-of-cut pin
securing the rear castor pivot arm to the deck
bracket.
1. Rear castor pivot
2. Align the pivot arm holes with selected height-of-
cut bracket holes in the deck frame, install the
height-of-cut pin and secure with the hairpin cotter.
Rear Deck Straps
1. Lower the center and wing cutting units to the
ground: then raise the center cutting unit slightly,
until the rear deck straps hang freely on the lift arm
brackets. Stop the engine after the cutting unit is
raised.
1. Rear deck straps
2. Lift arm Brackets
2. Remove the hairpin cotter and height-of-cut pin
securing the rear deck strap to the height-of-cut
bracket on the deck.
3. Slide the deck strap forward or backward until the
holes in strap are aligned with selected height-of-cut
bracket holes in the deck frame, install the height-
of-cut pin and secure it with the hairpin cotter.
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Figure 13
Figure 14