Cutting Unit Maintenance; Separating The Cutting Unit From The Traction Unit; Adjusting The Rear Roller - Toro 04018 Greensmaster Flex 18 Operator's Manual

Cutting Unit Maintenance

Separating the Cutting Unit
from the Traction Unit
1. Place the mower on its drums on a level surface.
2. Lower kick stand. Insert a 1/4" dia. pin or equivalent
into frame hole above kick stand mounting bolt
(Figure 46).
Figure 46
1. 1/4" Pin
2. Handle
3. Remove grass basket.
4. Remove (2) bolts securing cutting unit pivot arms to
traction unit frame tube (Figure 47).
Figure 47
1. Cutting unit pivot arms
2. Traction unit frame tube
5. Rotate pivot arms forward (Figure 47) and rest
traction unit on restrained kickstand.
6. Pull cutting unit forward about 2 inch (51 mm)
and then to the right to disengage the transmission
coupling (Figure 48).
3. Kick stand
3. Bolts
1. Transmission coupling
7. Reverse procedure to install cutting unit.
Note: When tightening the pivot arm mounting
fasteners, use an adjustable (crescent) wrench to hold
the pivot arm parallel to the side plate (Figure 49).

Adjusting the Rear Roller

1. Adjust the rear roller brackets to the low or high
position depending on desired height of cut range
(Figure 50and Figure 51).
• Position the spacer above the sideplate mounting
flange (factory setting) when height of cut
settings range from 1/16 to 1/4" (Fig. 10).
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Figure 48
Figure 49