Mower Deck Maintenance; Leveling The Mower Deck - Toro 74909TE Operator's Manual

Mower Deck
Maintenance

Leveling the Mower Deck

Setting Up the Machine
Note: Ensure that the mower deck is level before matching
the height of cut (HOC).
1. Position the mower on a flat surface.
2. Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move the
motion-control levers to the N
and set the parking brake.
3. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
4. Check the pressure of the drive tires.
Note: Proper inflation pressure for the tires is 90 kPa
(13 psi).
5. Position the mower deck to the 76 mm (3 inch)
height-of-cut position.
Leveling the Deck
1. Position the mower on a flat surface.
2. Shut off the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop,
remove the key, and engage the parking brake.
3. Check the tire pressure in the drive tires.
Note: Proper inflation pressure for the tires is 90 kPa
(13 psi).
4. Position the transport lock in the latching position.
5. Push the deck-lift pedal all the way forward so that
the deck latches at the 14 cm (5-1/2 inches) transport
position (Figure 97).
- position,
EUTRAL LOCK
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Figure 97
1. Deck-lift pedal
2. Height-of-cut pin
6. Insert the height adjustment pin into the 7.6 cm (3
inches) cutting height location.
7. Release the transport lock and allow the deck to lower
to the cutting height.
8. Raise the discharge chute.
9. On both sides of the deck, measure from the level
surface to the front tip of the blade (Postion A) as
shown in Figure 98.
Note: The measurement should read 7.6 mm (3
inches)
Figure 98
1. 7.6 cm (3 inches) at
position A is correct
2. 8.3 cm (3-1/4 inches) at
position B is correct
10. Fine-tune the adjustment nut on the front deck-lift
assembly by turning it
3. Transport lock
3. Measure here from the
blade tip to the hard
surface
4. Measure at position A and
B on both sides
(Figure 99).