Frame Set Up - Toro 38494 Operator's Manual

5. Set the height-of-cut to the 4 inch (101.6 mm)
position. Refer to Adjusting the Height-Of-Cut in ,
page .
6. Perform the steps in the following sections Frame
Set Up, Checking Front-to-Rear Pitch, and Checking
Side-to-Side Leveling.

Frame Set Up

Checking the Carrier Frame and Engine
Deck Alignment
Note: Misalignment can cause excess wear on the PTO
drive belt.
1. Disengage the PTO and set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
3. Place a long straight edge on top of the engine deck
as shown in Figure 59.
4. At the carrier frame cross channel, measure the
height at location A (Figure 59). This measurement
must be 1-5/16 inch (33 mm), plus or minus a 1/4
inch (6 mm).
5. If the height at location A is not correct, adjustment
is needed.
6. Loosen the carrier frame mounting bolts on both
sides of the machine (Figure 59).
7. Align the carrier frame and engine deck to match
1-5/16 inch (33 mm), plus or minus a 1/4 inch (6
mm) at location A (Figure 59).
8. Tighten the carrier frame mounting bolts on both
sides of the machine.
1. Carrier Frame
2. Top of engine deck
3. Carrier frame mounting
bolts
Checking the Engine Deck Height
1. Disengage the PTO and set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
3. Adjust the tire pressure in the rear tires to
specifications; refer to , page .
4. Measure engine deck height at location A (Figure 60).
5. Measure engine deck height at location B (Figure 60).
6. If the height at location A and B are not the same,
change tire pressure slightly to make them the same.
1. Back view of machine
2. Top of engine deck
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Figure 59
4. Location A, 1-5/16 inch
(33 mm) ±1/4 inch (6 mm)
5. Straight edge
6. Carrier frame cross
channel
Figure 60
3. Tires
4. Same height at locations
A and B