Hour Meter; Setting The Height Of Cut; Discharge Baffle; Adjusting The Mower Gauge Wheels - Toro 74590 Operator's Manual

Hour Meter

The hour meter is located on the instrument panel (Fig. 2).
It shows the total number of hours the machine has been
operated.

Setting the Height of Cut

The height-of-cut lever (deck lift) is used to raise and lower
the mower to the desired cutting height.
The cutting height may be set in one of seven positions
from approximately 25 to 102 mm (1 to 4 inches). Pull or
push the height-of-cut lever (deck lift) and move it to the
desired position (Fig. 6).
Important
The height-of-cut lever must be in the
highest position (7) when you are in transport mode (off of
the lawn) to prevent damage to the cutting blades.
Figure 6
1. Height-of-cut lever (deck lift)

Discharge Baffle

The discharge baffle changes the size of the discharge
opening to aid the bag fill indicator operation.
1. Remove the grass collector; refer to Removing the
Grass Collector, page 32.
2. Loosen the 2 nuts on the mowing conditions plate and
slide the plate up if you are mowing short, dry grass or
down if you are mowing long, wet grass (Fig. 7).
Tighten the nuts.
3. Install the grass collector; refer to Installing the Grass
Collector, page 32.
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1. Plate
Adjusting the Mower Gauge
Wheels
The mower front gauge wheels are used to guide the mower
over uneven ground. The mower wheels must always be in
the bottom (lowest) hole in the wheel bracket (Fig. 8).
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1
1. Wheel
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting
1. Open the fuel shut-off valve (Fig. 9) located between
the fuel tank and the engine. The handle should align
with the fuel hose.
1. Fuel shut-off valve
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Figure 7
2. Nuts
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Figure 8
2. Bottom hole
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Figure 9
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