Toro 30446 - Inspecting and Sharpening the Cutter Blade(S)

Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademust
bepointingtowardtheinsideofthecuttingunit
toensurepropercutting.
Note:Afterstrikingaforeignobject,torqueallthe
spindlepulleynutsto130to150ft-lb(176to203
N⋅m).
Figure87
1.Bladebolt2.Anti-scalpcup
InspectingandSharpeningthe
CutterBlade(s)
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,and
apieceofthebladecouldbethrowninto
theoperator’sorbystander’sarea,resulting
inseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Trying
torepairadamagedblademayresultin
discontinuedsafetycerticationoftheproduct.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Nevertrytostraightenabladethatisbent
orweldabrokenorcrackedblade.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
Twoareasmustbeconsideredwhencheckingand
servicingthecutterblade-thesailandthecuttingedge.
Bothcuttingedgesandthesail,whichistheturned
upportionoppositethecuttingedge,contributetoa
goodquality-of-cut.Thesailisimportantbecauseit
liftsthegrassupstraight,therebyproducinganeven
cut.However,thesailwillgraduallyweardownduring
operation,andthisconditionisnormal.Asthesail
wearsdown,thequality-of-cutwilldegradesomewhat,
althoughthecuttingedgesaresharp.Thecuttingedge
oftheblademustbesharpsothatthegrassiscutrather
thantorn.Adullcuttingedgeisevidentwhenthetips
ofthegrassappearbrownandshredded.Sharpenthe
cuttingedgestocorrectthiscondition.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.Raisethe
cuttingunit,engagetheparkingbrake,putthe
tractionpedalinneutral,putthePTOleverin
theOffposition,stoptheengine,andremovethe
ignitionkey.
2.Examinethecuttingendsofthebladecarefully,
especiallywheretheatandcurvedpartsofthe
blademeet(Figure88).Sincesandandabrasive
materialcanwearawaythemetalthatconnects
theatandcurvedpartsoftheblade,checkthe
bladebeforeusingthemower.Ifwearisnoticed
(Figure88),replacetheblade.
Figure88
1.CuttingEdge3.Wear/slotForming
2.CurvedArea4.Crack
3.Examinethecuttingedgesofalloftheblades.
Sharpenthecuttingedgesiftheyaredullornicked.
Sharpenonlythetopofthecuttingedgeand
maintaintheoriginalcuttingangletomakesure
ofsharpness(Figure89).Thebladewillremain
balancedifthesameamountofmetalisremoved
frombothcuttingedges.
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