Toro Greensmaster 1018, Installation Instructions Manual

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Preparing the Machine
No Parts Required
Procedure
1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Engage the parking brake.
3. Shut off the engine.
4. Remove the spark-plug wire from the spark plug;
refer to your
Operator’s Manual .
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Preparing the Cutting Unit
No Parts Required
Procedure
1. On the cutting unit, loosen the mounting screws
that secure each end of the front roller to the
height-of-cut arms (
Figure 2 ).
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Figure 2
1. Plow bolt 5. Washer
2. Roller 6. Flange nut
3. Height-of-cut arm 7. Roller-mounting screw
4. Adjusting screw 8. Cutting-unit assembly
2. Remove the plow bolts, washers, and locknuts
securing the height-of-cut arms to each end of
cutting unit (
Figure 2 ). Remove the height-of-cut
arms and roller.
Note:
Save the removed hardware to install the
new height-of-cut arms.
3. Remove the height-of-cut adjusting screws and
roller-mounting screws from the height-of-cut
arms (
Figure 3 ).
Note:
Save the roller mounting screws and the
roller for later installation.
4. Remove the 2 bolts (5/16 x 2-1/4 inches) from
the 2 nuts (held captive by the side plate)
securing the counterweight on the side plate
of the cutting unit. Remove the counterweight
(
Figure 3 ).
Note:
You may discard the cutting unit
counterweight and the mounting bolts.
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Figure 3
1. Weight 3. Bearing nut
2. Bolt 4. Cap
5. Restrain the reel to remove the bearing nut; refer
to
Restraining the Reel for Removing Threaded
Inserts (page 15) .
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