Operator's Manual

4.Installthespringontothestraightendoftherod.
5.PositionthespringontherodasshowninFigure
69sothattheshorterspringendcomesfrom
undertherodbeforethebendandgoingover
therodasitreturnsfromthebend.
6.Lifttheloopendofthespringandplaceitinto
thenotchonthedeectorbracket(Figure69).
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Figure69
1.Rodandspringassembly
installed
3.Rod,shortend,moved
behindthemowerbracket
2.Loopendofthespring
installedintothenotchin
thedeectorbracket
4.Shortend,retainedby
mowerbracket.
7.Securetherodandspringassemblybytwisting
itsothattheshortendoftherodisbehindthe
frontbracketweldedtothedeck(Figure69).
Important:Thegrassdeectormustbe
springloadedinthedownposition.Liftthe
deectoruptotestthatitsnapstothefull
downposition.
MowerBeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checkthebelts
forwearorcracks.
Replacethebeltifitisworn.Thesignsofawornbelt
includesquealingwhilethebeltisrotating;theblades
slippingwhilecuttinggrass;andfrayededges,burn
marks,andcracksonthebelt.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Thesignsofawornbeltincludesquealingwhilethe
beltisrotating,bladesslippingwhilecuttinggrass,
andfrayededges,burnmarks,andcracksonthebelt.
Replacethemowerbeltifanyoftheseconditionsare
evident.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Lowerthemowertothe76mm(3inches)
height-of-cutposition.
4.Foreachofthebeltcovers,loosenthe2bolts,
butdonotremovethem.
5.Slidethecoveruntilitisclearoftheboltsandlift
itupandouttoremoveit.
6.Removetheoorpantoaccesstheidlerpulley.
7.Usingaspringremovaltool,(ToroPartNo.
92-5771),removetheidlerspringfromthe
deckposttoremovetensionontheidlerpulley
(Figure70).
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