MowerMaintenance
ServicingtheCuttingBlades
Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseason
becausesharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassblades.Tearingandshreddingturns
grassbrownattheedges,whichslowsgrowthand
increasesthechanceofdisease.
Checkthecutterbladesdailyforsharpness,andforany
wearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpenthe
bladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,
replaceitimmediatelywithagenuineTororeplacement
blade.Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,you
maywanttokeepextrabladesonhand.
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,anda
pieceofthebladecouldbethrownintothe
operator’sorbystander’sarea,resultingin
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagetheblade
controlswitch,andmovethemotioncontrollevers
outwardtotheparkposition.Stoptheengineand
removethekey.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
cuttingblades.
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure38).Iftheedges
arenotsharporhavenicks,removeandsharpenthe
blades;refertoSharpeningtheBlades.
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(Figure38).Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,or
aslotforminginthisarea(item3inFigure38),
immediatelyinstallanewblade.
Figure38
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea
CheckingforBentBlades
1.Raisetheheight-of-cutlevertothetransport
position,cuttingheightpositionG(alsothe
4-1/2inch[115mm]).
2.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward(Figure39).Measurefromalevelsurface
tothecuttingedge,positionA,oftheblades
(Figure39).Notethisdimension.
Figure39
3.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeof
thebladesatthesamepositionasinstep2.The
differencebetweenthedimensionsobtainedinsteps
2and3mustnotexceed1/8inch(3mm).Ifthis
dimensionexceeds1/8inch(3mm),thebladeis
bentandmustbereplaced.RefertoRemovingthe
BladesandInstallingtheBlades.
Note:Ifabentbladeisreplacedwithanewoneand
thedimensionobtainedcontinuetoexceed1/8inch
(3mm),thebladespindlecouldbebent.Contactan
AuthorizedToroDealerforservice.
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