Toro 74310 User Manual

Adjustingthe
Speed-ControlLinkage
WARNING
Theenginemustberunningandthedrive
wheelsmustbeturningtoadjustthemotion
controls.Contactwithmovingpartsorhot
surfacesmaycausepersonalinjury.
Keepyourngers,hands,andclothingclear
ofrotatingcomponentsandhotsurfaces.
CAUTION
Raisingthemowerdeckforserviceor
maintenancerelyingsolelyonmechanical
orhydraulicjackscouldbedangerous.The
mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmaynotbe
enoughsupportormaymalfunctionallowing
theunittofall,whichcouldcauseinjury.
Donotrelysolelyonmechanicalorhydraulic
jacksforsupport.Useadequatejackstands
orequivalentsupport.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,movethe
speed-controllevertotheNEUTRALposition,
disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),and
engagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removetheelectricalconnectionfromtheseat
safetyswitch,locateddirectlyinfrontofthe
seat-switchassembly.
4.Raisetheframeandplaceonjackstandsso
thatdrivewheelscanrotatefreely.
Note:Youmustmaketheneutraladjustment
withthedrivewheelsturning.
5.Temporarilyinstallajumperwireacrossthe
terminalsintheseatsafetyswitchconnectorof
thewireharness.
6.Starttheengine.
7.Runthemachineatleast5minuteswiththe
speed-controlleveratfullforwardspeedto
bringthehydraulicsystemuiduptooperating
temperature.
8.Returnthespeed-controllevertotheNEUTRAL
position.
9.ToobtaintheNEUTRALposition,adjusttheleft
andrightpump-control-rodlinkagesthatconnect
thesteeringcontroltothepump-controlarms
untilthewheelsstoporcreepslightlyinreverse
(Figure66).
10.Adjusttheleftpumplinkagebyrotatingthe
tracking-adjustmentknob.
11.Adjusttherightpumplinkagebyusingawrench
toturnthedoublenutsontheassembly(Figure
66).
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Figure66
1.Rotatethetrackingknob
onleftside.
2.Rotatethedoublenutson
rightside.
12.Movethesteeringleverstothereverseposition.
Whileapplyingslightpressuretothelevers,
allowthesteeringleverstoreturntoNEUTRAL.
Note:Thewheelsmuststopturningorslightly
creepinreverse.
13.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
14.Removethejumperwirefromthewire-harness
connectorandplugtheconnectorintotheseat
switch.
15.Lowerthemachinefromthejackstands.
AligningthePTO-Drive
Pulley
AlignthePTO-drivepulleyforanyofthefollowing
conditions:
•Theblowerhasbeenremovedorreplaced.
•Theenginemountingboltshavebeenloosenedor
theenginehasbeenmovedorreplaced.
•Thejackshaftmountingboltshavebeenloosened
orthejackshafthasbeenmovedorreplaced.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,movethe
speed-controllevertotheNEUTRALposition,
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Toro 74310 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	74310
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English