Toro Z Master 8000 Series Setup Instructions page 4

that the crate opening under the mower deck is
fully covered.
10. Place a plywood sheet (58.4 cm x 81.3 cm or 23
inches x 32 inches), or similar support, over the
opening to provide support for the deck when
you drive the machine off the crate
1. Drive tire
2. Discharge tube
11. Carefully remove the jack stands and lower the
machine.
12. While supporting the mower deck, remove and
discard the 2 side struts, mounting brackets,
and their hardware on both sides of the seat
(Figure 5).
13. Remove and discard the strut located between
the front deck-support pins
1. Deck-support pin
2. Strut between
deck-support pins
(Figure
Figure 4
3. Plywood sheet under the
rear deck rollers
(Figure 5).
Figure 5
3. Side strut hardware
14. With the deck-locking pins pulled out in the
unlock position, carefully lower the deck
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1. Deck lift handle
2. Rotate the deck-locking
pin toward the rear and
pull outward to unlock
15. Push the deck-locking pins inward and rotate
them forward to securely lock the deck in the
lowered position.
16. Raise the mower deck to the highest
height-of-cut position.
17. Install pieces of wood, to form a ramp, in front of
the rear tire
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1. Rear tire
18. To form a ramp, place 2 long pieces of wood in
front of each front-caster tire
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Figure 6
3. Push the deck-locking pin
in and rotate toward the
front to lock
(Figure 7).
Figure 7
2. Wood ramp
(Figure
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