ServicingtheBlades
Toensureasuperiorqualityofcut,keeptheblades
sharp.Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,
youmaywanttokeepextrabladesonhand.
Replacethebladesiftheyhitasolidobject,theyare
outofbalance,oratheyarebent.Toensurebest
performanceandcontinuedsafetyconformanceof
themachine,usegenuineTororeplacementblades.
Replacementbladesmadebyothermanufacturers
maynotmeetthesafetystandards.
BladeSafety
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wrapthe
bladesorweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingtheblades.Onlyreplaceorsharpenthe
blades;neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmulti-bladedmachines,takecareasrotating1
bladecancauseotherbladestorotate.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
Preparethemowerdeckformaintenance;refer
toRotatingtheMowerDeckintotheMaintenance
Position(page71).
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure103).
2.Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblade;refertoSharpeningand
BalancingtheBlades(page73).
3.Inspecttheblades,especiallyinthesailarea.
4.Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,oraslotforming
inthisarea,immediatelyinstallanewblade
(Figure103).
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Figure103
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Sailarea4.Crack
RemovingtheBlades
RemovingtheCenterBlade
1.Holdthebladeendusingaclothorathickly
paddedglove.
2.Removethebladebolt,bladeretainer,spring
lockwasher,curvedwasher,andbladefromthe
spindleshaft(Figure104).
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