Toro 04530 - Cutting Unit Maintenance; Blade Safety; Installing and Removing the Cutting Units

CuttingUnitMaintenance
BladeSafety
RefertoandcompletetheprocedureinMaintenance
Safety(page32).Awornordamagedbladeor
bedknifecanbreak,andapiececouldbethrown
towardyouorbystanders,resultinginserious
personalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesandbedknivesperiodicallyfor
excessivewearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Weargloves
andusecautionwhenservicingthem.Only
replaceorbacklapthebladesandbedknives;
neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmachineswithmultiplecuttingunits,takecare
whenrotatingareel;itcancausethereelsinthe
othercuttingunitstorotate.
InstallingandRemoving
theCuttingUnits
Note:Whensharpening,settingtheheight-of-cut,
orperformingothermaintenanceproceduresonthe
cuttingunits,storethecuttingunitreelmotorsinthe
storagelocationonthefrontofthesuspensionarms
topreventdamagetothem.
Important:Donotraisethesuspensiontothe
transportpositionwhenthereelmotorsarein
theholdersinthemachineframe.Damagetothe
motorsorhosescouldresult.
Important:Wheneveryouneedtotipthecutting
unit,propuprearofcuttingunittoensurethat
thenutsonthebedbaradjustingscrewsarenot
restingonworksurface(Figure50).
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Figure50
1.Prop(notprovided)
2.Bedbar-adjusting-screw
nut
InstallingtheElectrical
Counterweights
Securetheelectricalcounterweighttotheexisting
counterweightwith2capscrewsasshowninFigure
51.
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Figure51
1.Capscrew
3.Existingcounterweight
2.Electricalcounterweight
InstallingtheCuttingUnits
1.Disconnectthecuttingunitpowerdisconnect
couplers;refertoCuttingUnitPowerDisconnect
Connectors(page22).
CAUTION
Ifyoudonotdisconnectthepower
tothecuttingunits,someonecould
accidentallystartthecuttingunit,
causingseriousinjurytohandsandfeet.
Alwaysseparatethecuttingunitpower
disconnectcouplersbeforeworkingon
thecuttingunits.
2.Liftuponthefootrestandswingitopen,allowing
accesstothecentercuttingunitposition(Figure
52).
CAUTION
Thefootrestcanpinchngersifitfalls
intotheclosedposition.
Keepyourngersclearoftheareawhere
thefootrestseatswhileitisopen.
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