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Printed in the USA
2001 by The Toro Company
8111 Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55420-1196
Adapter Kit
2001 and Earlier Snow/Dozer Blade to a 2002 and Later GT
Classic Garden Tractor
Part No. 105–1502
Form No. 3327–136
Installation Instructions
Loose Parts
Note: Use the chart below to identify parts for assembly .
DESCRIPTION QTY. USE
Lever 1
Installing the Lever onto a 2000 and 2001
Snow/Dozer Blade
Lever
R–clamp
Bolt, 1/4 x 1 in.
Locknut, 1/4 in.
Cotter pin
Cable bracket
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Installing the Lever onto a 1999 and Earlier
Snow/Dozer Blade
Cable 1 Installing the New Cable
Installing the Lever onto a 2000
and 2001 Snow/Dozer Blade
Note: The following instructions are for the 2000 and
2001 models only.
Installing the New Lever
1. Disengage the power take off (PTO), set the parking
brake and turn the ignition key to of f. Remove the key.
2. Remove the existing cable from the lever (Fig. 1).
3. Remove the index lever (Fig. 1). Save all the
hardware.
4. Remove the control rod from the lever (Fig. 1).
5. Remove the existing lever from the snow/dozer blade.
Save all the hardware.
6. Install the index lever to the new lever .
7. Attach the new lever to the pivot support using the
pivot bolt (1/2 x 1 in.). Screw the bolt into the pivot
support until the handle is snug and then back it of f
slightly to let the handle pivot freely (Fig. 1).
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8. Secure the bolt with a jam nut (Fig. 1).
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Figure 1
1. Lever
2. Control rod
3. Large hairpin cotter
4. Index lever
5. Z-fitting
6. Bolt, 1/4 x 1 in.
7. Cable clip
8. Locknut, 1/4 in.
9. Bolt, 1/2 x 1 in.
10. Jam nut, 1/2 in.
Installing the Lever onto a 1999
and Earlier Snow/Dozer Blade
Note: The following instructions are for 1999 and earlier
models only.
Installing the New Lever
1. Disengage the power take off (PTO), set the parking
brake and turn the ignition key to of f. Remove the key.
2. Remove the existing cable from the lever and
index plate (Fig. 2).
3. Remove the control rod from the lever (Fig. 2).
4. Remove the index lever (Fig. 2). Save all the
hardware.
5. Remove the existing lever from the snow/dozer blade.
Save all the hardware (Fig. 2).
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Figure 2
1. Lever
2. Index plate
3. Cable
4. Control rod
5. Hair pin cotter
6. Nut
7. Bolt
8. Index lever
6. Remove the index plate from the machine (Fig. 3).
7. Remove the lower index rod from the machine
(Fig. 3).
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Figure 3
1. Index plate
2. Lower index rod
3. Pin
4. Nut
5. Bolt
6. Washer
8. Find and mark the center of the front cross support.
Mark it vertically on the cross support (Fig. 4).
Note: Determine the left and right sides of the machine
from the normal operating position.
9. From the center point, measure 5/8 in., to the right of
the center mark. (Fig. 4).
10.Drill a 21/64 in. hole at the center location (Fig. 4).
11. Drill a 5/8 in. hole as shown in figure 4.
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12.Remove the excess material between the two holes
(Fig. 4).
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Figure 4
1. Cross support
2. Center of cross support
3. 21/64 in. hole
4. 5/8 in. hole
5. Key hole
6. Right side of frame
7. 5/8 in.
13.Install cable bracket onto pin with a cotter pin (Fig. 5).
14.Attach the new lever to the pivot support using the
pivot bolt (1/2 x 1 in.). Screw the bolt into the pivot
support until the handle is snug and then back it of f
slightly to let the handle pivot freely (Fig. 5).
15.Secure the bolt with a jam nut (Fig. 5).
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Figure 5
1. Lever
2. Control rod
3. Large hairpin cotter
4. Index lever
5. Z-fitting
6. Bolt, 1/4 x 1 in.
7. Cable clip
8. Locknut, 1/4 in.
9. Bolt, 1/2 x 1 in.
10. Jam nut, 1/2 in.
Installing the New Cable
1. Rotate the control handle to align the hole at the
bottom of the handle with the control rod.
2. Rotate the control handle to align the hole at the
bottom of the handle with the control rod.
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3. Insert the control rod through the handle end and
secure it with a large hairpin cotter (Fig. 6).
4. Connect the Z-fitting on the end of the cable to the
release lever (Fig. 6).
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Figure 6
1. Lever, 2001 model shown
2. Control rod
3. Large hairpin cotter
4. Index lever
5. Z-fitting
6. Bolt, 1/4 x 1 in.
7. Cable clip
8. Locknut, 1/4 in.
9. Bolt, 1/2 x 1 in.
10. Jam nut, 1/2 in.
5. Thread the balled end of the cable through the keyhole
slot in the frame up to the fitting on the cable jacket.
6. Slide the fitting through the slot and push it to the
right, ensuring there is a jam nut on each side of the
frame (Fig. 7).
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Figure 7
1. Rear view
2. Front view
3. Cable jacket
4. Cable
5. Fitting
6. Keyhole slot
7. Jam nuts
7. Tighten the jam nuts (Fig. 7).
8. Insert the balled end of the cable into the cable bracket
(Fig. 8).
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Figure 8
1. Cable bracket
2. Cable
3. Angle pin
4. Cotter pin, 1-1/4 in.
9. Attach the cable bracket to the angle pin at the blade
assembly (Fig. 8) with a 1-1/4 in. (32 mm) cotter pin.
Note: Put the cotter pin through the hole that removes the
most slack from the cable.
10.Pull down on the cable jacket to remove slack and
secure the cable to the handle using three cable clips,
three 1/4 x 1 in. (25 mm) bolts and three 1/4-20 in.
locknuts (Fig. 6).
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