Toro 20351 Quality Guide - Page 34

Service Dealer°s Guide to Great Quality of Cut, IMPORTANT,

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Checking and Adjusting the Blade Level Adjusting Side-to-Side Level with Mower Suspended The distance from the outside blade tips to the ground should be equal within 3/16 inch (4.6mm) (Figure 56). If not, an adjustment is in order. Figure 56 XL3bS2S.TIF 1. Blades side to side 2. Outside cutting edges 3. Measure here 1. Loosen adjustment bolt on one side and rotate hangar bracket to raise or lower mower. 2. After adjusting, tighten bolt and check side-to-side level. IMPORTANT: If hangar is rotated to the end of adjustment on one side and mower is not level, adjust the opposite side. Front-to-Rear Pitch All mowers for the 260 series tractor use the same pitch measurement. The blade should be 0-3/8 inch (0-9.4mm) lower in front than in the rear. If it is not within this specification an adjustment is necessary. 1. To adjust the front-to-rear pitch, loosen jam nut on front adjustable link. Note: The 42-inch (106.6cm) mower comes with one adjustable link standard, although someone could have installed a second one. The 48-inch and 52-inch (121.9cm and 132.0cm) models have two adjustable links (Figure 57). 1. Adjustable link 2. Jam nut Figure 57 3. Bolt 260XXF2R.TIF 2. Rotate the bolt on front adjustable link(s) to change the blade pitch. To raise the front of the mower, shorten the adjustable link by turning bolt clockwise. To lower front of mower, turn bolt counterclockwise. 3. When front-to-rear pitch is correct, tighten jam nut. Recheck side-to-side mower level (see "Adjusting Side-to-Side Level with Mower Suspended"). Blade Tracking-All 260 Series On mowers with multiple blades, not only do the blades need to be a minimum of 1/8 inch up from the bottom edge of the housing, but they must also line up where the tips come together. Take the two blade tips and point them towards each other. They must be within 1/8-3/16 inch of level with each other, or both must be the same distance from the blade to the ground (Figure 58). 1. Measure here Figure 58 trclevel.TIF 4 - 18 Service Dealer's Guide to Great Quality of Cut

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Service Dealer°s Guide to Great Quality of Cut
Checking and Adjusting the Blade Level
Adjusting Side-to-Side Level with Mower Suspended
The distance from the outside blade tips to the ground
should be equal within 3/16
inch (4.6mm) (Figure 56). If
not, an adjustment is in order.
Figure 56
XL3bS2S.TIF
1.
Loosen adjustment bolt on one side and rotate
hangar bracket to raise or lower mower.
2.
After adjusting, tighten bolt and check side-to-side
level.
IMPORTANT:
If hangar is rotated to the end of
adjustment on one side and mower is not level,
adjust the opposite side.
Front-to-Rear Pitch
All mowers for the 260 series tractor use the same
pitch measurement. The blade should be 0-3/8 inch
(0-9.4mm) lower in front than in the rear. If it is not
within this specification an adjustment is necessary.
1.
To adjust the front-to-rear pitch, loosen jam nut on
front adjustable link.
Note:
The 42-inch (106.6cm)
mower comes with one adjustable link standard,
although someone could have installed a second
one. The 48-inch and 52-inch (121.9cm and
132.0cm) models have two adjustable links
(Figure 57).
Figure 57
260XXF2R.TIF
2.
Rotate the bolt on front adjustable link(s) to
change the blade pitch. To raise the front of the
mower, shorten the adjustable link by turning bolt
clockwise. To lower front of mower, turn bolt
counterclockwise.
3.
When front-to-rear pitch is correct, tighten jam nut.
Recheck side-to-side mower level (see ±Adjusting
Side-to-Side Level with Mower Suspended²).
Blade Tracking±All 260 Series
On mowers with multiple blades, not only do the blades
need to be a minimum of 1/8 inch up from the bottom
edge of the housing, but they must also line up where
the tips come together. Take the two blade tips and
point them towards each other. They must be within
1/8-3/16 inch of level with each other, or both must be
the same distance from the blade to the ground
(Figure 58).
Figure 58
trclevel.TIF
1.
Blades side to side
2.
Outside cutting edges
3.
Measure here
1.
Adjustable link
2.
Jam nut
3.
Bolt
1.
Measure here