Toro Groundsmaster 5900 User Manual

WARNING
Failuretomaintainthepropertorqueofthe
wheelnutscouldresultinfailureorlossofa
wheel,andmayresultinpersonalinjury.
Torquethefrontandrear-wheelnutsto135
to150N·m(100to110ft-lb)accordingtothe
maintenanceschedule.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Youcanadjusttheheightofcutfrom25to153mm(1
to6inches)in13mm(1/2inch)increments.Toadjust
theheightofcut,positionthecaster-wheelaxlesin
theupperorlowerholesofthecasterforks,addor
removeanequalnumberofspacersfromthecaster
forks,andadjusttherearchain(frontdeckonly)tothe
desiredholes.
AdjustingtheFrontCuttingUnit
1.Starttheengineandraisethecuttingunitsso
youcanchangetheheightofcut.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekeyafterthe
cuttingunitisraised.
3.Positionthecaster-wheelaxlesinthesame
holesinallofthecasterforks;refertothechart
(Figure18)todeterminethecorrectholesfor
thesetting.
Note:T opreventgrassbuildupbetweenthe
wheelandthefork,operatethemachineatthe
76mm(3inches)heightofcutorhigherand
installtheaxleboltinthebottomcaster-fork
hole.Whenoperatingthemachineataheight
ofcutlowerthan76mm(3inches)andwhen
youdetectgrassbuildup,reversethedirection
ofthemachinetopullanyclippingsawayfrom
thewheelandfork.
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Figure18
1.Casterwheelheight-of-cut
mountingholes
2.Casterforkheight-of-cut
spacers
4.Usingthesuppliedcaster-capwrench,loosen
thetensioningcapandremoveitfromthe
caster-spindleshaftandslidethecastershaft
outofthecasterarm(Figure19).
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Figure19
1.Tensioningcap4.Topaxle-mountinghole
2.Spacers(6)5.Casterwheel
3.Shims(2topand2bottom)
5.Slidetheappropriatenumberofspacersonto
theshafttogetthedesiredheightofcut.
Note:Refertothecharttodeterminethe
combinationsofspacersforthesetting(Figure
18).
Note:Youmayusetheshimsinany
combinationaboveorbelowthecaster-armhub
(asrequired)toachievethedesiredheightof
cutordecklevel.
6.Pushthecastershaftthroughthefrontcaster
arm.
7.Installtheshims(asoriginallyinstalled)andthe
remainingspacersontotheshaft(Figure19).
8.Installthetensioningcapandtightenitwith
thesuppliedcaster-capwrenchtosecurethe
assembly(Figure19).
9.Removethehairpincotterandclevispin
securingtheheight-of-cutchainstotherearof
thecuttingunit(Figure20).
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Toro Groundsmaster 5900 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	Groundsmaster 5900
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English