Toro 30534 - Mower Deck Maintenance; Servicing the Cutting Blades

MowerDeck
Maintenance
WARNING
Ifyouraisethemachineusingonlyajacktosupport
itwhileyouworkunderthemowerdeck,thejack
couldtip,causingthemowerdecktofall,crushing
youorbystanders.
Alwayssecurethemachinewithatleast2jack
standswhenyouhavethemowerdeckraised.
CAUTION
Onthetopofthemowerdeckaretwolinksthat
connectthemtotheframe.Connectedtotheselinks
aretorsionspringthatareundertension(Figure
64
).Ifyoudisconnectthelinkthestoredenergyin
thetorsionspringwillbereleasedandcouldcause
thelinkstomove,damagingyourhandsorngers.
Becarefulwhenremovingthemowerdeckfrom
theframeandsecurethelinksbeforedisconnecting
themfromtheframe.
Figure64
1.Link2.T orsionspring
ServicingtheCuttingBlades
Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseasonbecause
sharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthegrass
blades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownattheedges,
whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceofdisease.
Checkthebladesdailyforsharpness,andforanywear
ordamage.Sharpenthebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeis
damagedorworn,replaceitimmediatelywithagenuineToro
replacementblade.
DANGER
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapiece
ofthebladecouldbethrownintotheoperator's
orbystander'sarea,resultinginseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
Inspectandcheckthebladesevery8hours.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
1.DisengagethePTO,releasethetractionpedalandset
theparkingbrake.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure65).Iftheedges
arenotsharporhavenicks,removeandsharpenthe
blades.RefertoSharpeningtheBlades.
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythesailarea(
Figure65).
Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslotformingin
thisarea(Figure65),immediatelyinstallanewblade.
DANGER
Ifyouallowthebladetowear,aslotwillform
betweenthesailandatpartoftheblade.
Eventuallyapieceoftheblademaybreak
offandbethrownfromunderthehousing,
possiblyresultinginseriousinjurytoyouor
bystanders.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Nevertrytostraightenabladethatisbent
orweldabrokenorcrackedblade.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
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