Toro 03678 - Cutting Unit System Maintenance; Blade Safety; Checking the Reel-To-Bedknife Contact; Backlapping the Cutting Units

lledthereservoirwithanalternativeuid,
changethehydraulicuid.
Iftheuidbecomescontaminated,contactyourToro
Distributorbecausethesystemmustbeushed.
Contaminateduidlooksmilkyorblackwhen
comparedtocleanuid.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page40).
2.Placealargedrainpanunderthestraighttting
(Figure105)ofthehydraulictank.
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Figure105
1.Straighttting(hydraulic
tank)
3.Returnlter
2.Hose(casedrain)
3.Disconnectthecase-drainhosefromthestraight
tting,andallowthetanktodrain.
4.Whenhydraulicuidstopsdrainingfromthe
tank,installthedrainhose.
5.Fillthetankwiththespeciedhydraulicuid;
refertoHydraulicFluidSpecications(page58)
andHydraulicFluidCapacity(page60).
Important:Useonlythehydraulicuids
specied.Otheruidscouldcausesystem
damage.
6.Installthetankcap.
7.Starttheengine,anduseallthehydraulic
controlstodistributehydraulicuidthroughout
thesystem.
8.Checkforhydraulic-uidleaks;refertoChecking
forLeaks(page60).
9.Checkthelevel;refertoCheckingthe
Hydraulic-FluidLevel(page58)
CuttingUnitSystem
Maintenance
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladeorbedknifecanbreak,and
apiececouldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesandbedknivesperiodicallyfor
excessivewearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Weargloves
andusecautionwhenservicingthem.Only
replaceorbacklapthebladesandbedknives;
neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmachineswithmultiplecuttingunits,takecare
whenrotatingacuttingunit;itcancausethereels
intheothercuttingunitstorotate.
Checkingthe
Reel-to-BedknifeContact
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthereel-to-bedknifecontact,regardlessof
whetherthequalityofcuthadpreviouslybeen
acceptable.Theremustbelightcontactacrossthefull
lengthofthereelandthebedknife(refertoAdjusting
theReeltoBedknifeinthecuttingunitOperator's
Manual).
BacklappingtheCutting
Units
WARNING
Contactwiththecuttingunitsorothermoving
partscanresultinpersonalinjury.
•Keepyourngers,hands,andclothing
awayfromthecuttingunitsandother
movingparts.
•Neverattempttoturnthecuttingunitsby
handorfootwhiletheengineisrunning.
Note:Additionalinstructionsandprocedureson
backlappingareavailableintheT oroReelMower
Basics(withsharpeningguidelines),Form09168SL.
PreparingtheMachine
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page40).
2.PresstheEnable/DisableswitchtoDISABLE
position.
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