Toro Groundsmaster 360 Service Manual page 412

Removing the Operator Seat
Chassis: Service and Repairs
1. Park the machine on a level surface, lower the cutting deck, shut off the
engine, set the parking brake, and remove the key from the key switch.
2. Unlatch the operator seat and raise it.
To prevent injury, do not attempt to reach the seat switch through
the openings in the seat plate.
If seat switch service is necessary, remove the seat from the seat
plate to access the switch.
3. Disconnect the machine wire harness electrical connector from the seat
switch harness connector
harness for assembly purposes.
The weight of the seat assembly is approximately 55 N∙m (121 lb).
Support the seat assembly when removing it to prevent it from falling
and causing personal injury.
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1. Seat wire harness
2. Seat harness connector
4. Remove entire seat assembly from the machine as follows:
A. Remove the hairpin and flat washer that secure the prop strap to the
seat plate.
B. Disconnect the prop strap from the seat plate and then lower the seat
assembly.
C. Remove the hairpins and clevis pins that secure the seat plate to the
machine.
D. Lift entire seat assembly from the machine and place it on a suitable
work surface.
CAUTION
(Figure 298). Note the routing of the seat wire
CAUTION
Figure 298
3. Seat latch
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