Toro 03731 - Removing the Verticutter Blades from the Shaft; Installing the Verticutter Blades

RemovingtheVerticutter
BladesfromtheShaft
1.Securetheendoftheverticuttershaft,which
hasonlyonewasherandnut,inavise.
2.Onotherendofshaft,rotatethenut
counter-clockwiseandremovethenut.
CAUTION
Thebladesareextremelysharpandmay
haveburrsthatwillcutyourhands.
Usecautionwhenremovingtheblades
fromtheshaft.
3.Removethesmallspacer,thewasher,the
bladesandthelargespacers.Cleanand
lubricatethesquareshaftwithalightcoatingof
greasetosimplifytheassembly(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.Shaft4.Smallspacer
2.Nut
5.Blade(19)
3.Washer
6.Largespacer(18)
Important:Donotinverttheverticutter
reelblades.Theorderofdisassemblyis
extremelyimportant.Donotinvertthe
verticutterreelbladeswhendisassembling
orreversetheorderwhenassemblingthem.
Notetheverticutterbladesindexhole.The
indexholeisprovidedforassemblyinorder
toobtaintheproperhelixfortheverticutter
reel.
InstallingtheVerticutter
Blades
1.Assembleareelblade(Figure18).
2.Assemblealargespacer.
3.Donotinvertthereelbladeswhenassembling
themontothereelshaft.
Note:Ifthebladesareinverted,thebladesthat
areinuse(rounded)willmixwiththesharpends
ofthepreviouslyunusedblades;thiswillcause
unsatisfactoryverticutterperformance.
4.Installthenextbladeclockwisesothattheindex
referencehole(Figure18)isnotalignedwiththe
rstbladeholebyoneatoftheshaft.
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Figure18
1.Indexreferencehole
5.Continuetoinstallspacersandbladesinthis
manneruntilthefullcomplementofbladeshas
beeninstalled.
Note:Whenproperlyassembled,theblades
willbestaggeredinsuchamannerastoappear
likeahelix.
6.Installthesmallspacertotheshaft.
7.ApplyBlueLoctite242tothenut.Installthenut
ontotheshaft(machinedsideofthenuttoward
thespacer)andtightenitto109to135N∙m(80
to100ft-lb).
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