Installing The Upper Handle; Installing The Traction Control Linkage - Toro Power Max 726 OE Operator's Manual

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Installing the Upper Handle

Parts needed for this procedure:
2 Handle bolts
2 Curved washers
2 Locknuts
Procedure
1. Lift and rotate the upper handle and position it over
the lower handle.
2. Secure the upper handle with 2 handle bolts, 2 curved
washers, and 2 locknuts from the loose parts bag
(Figure 3).
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Installing the Traction Control
Linkage
No Parts Required
Procedure
1. Remove the hairpin cotter and washer from the lower
end of the speed control rod and insert the lower end
of the rod into the lower link arm so that the bent end
of the speed control rod faces rearward (Figure 4).
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Figure 3
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2. Secure the lower end of the speed control rod with the
washer and hairpin cotter that you previously removed.
3. Remove the hairpin cotter and the outer washer from
the trunnion on the upper end of the speed control
rod (Figure 5).
1. Speed selector lever
2. Trunnion
Note: To make installation easier, leave the flat washer
on the trunnion (Figure 5).
4. Shift the speed selector lever into Position R2.
5. Rotate the lower link arm fully upward
(counterclockwise) (Figure 6).
6. Lift up on the speed control rod and insert the trunnion
into the hole in the speed selector lever (Figure 5).
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Figure 4
Figure 5
3. Inner washer
4. Outer washer
Figure 6