Toro 30607A - Blade Maintenance; Checking for a Bent Blade; Removing and Installing the Cutter Blade(S)

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Figure108
1.Castorwheel
3.Bearing
2.Castorpivotarm
4.Bearingspacer
2.Removethebearingfromthewheelhuband
allowthebearingspacertofallout(Figure107
andFigure108).Removethebearingfromthe
oppositesideofthewheelhub.
3.Checkthebearings,spacer,andinsideofthe
wheelhubforwear.Replaceanydamaged
parts.
4.Toassemblethecastorwheel,pushthebearing
intothewheelhub.Wheninstallingthebearings,
pressontheouterraceofthebearing.
5.Slidethebearingspacerintothewheelhub.
Pushtheotherbearingintotheopenendofthe
wheelhubtocaptivatethebearingspacerinside
thewheelhub.
6.Installthecastorwheelassemblybetweenthe
castorforkandsecureitinplacewiththebolt
andlocknut.
BladeMaintenance
CheckingforaBentBlade
Afterstrikingaforeignobject,inspectthemachine
fordamageandmakerepairsbeforerestartingand
operatingtheequipment.T orqueallthespindlepulley
nutsto176to203N-m(130to150ft-lb).
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.Raise
thecuttingunit,engagetheparkingbrake,put
thetractionpedalinneutral,putthePTOlever
intheOffposition,stoptheengine,andremove
theignitionkey.Blockthecuttingunittoprevent
itfromaccidentallyfalling.
2.Rotatethebladeuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward(Figure109).Measurefromtheinside
ofthecuttingunittothecuttingedgeatthefront
oftheblade.Rememberthisdimension.
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Figure109
3.Rotatetheoppositeendofthebladeforward.
Measurebetweenthecuttingunitandcutting
edgeofthebladeatthesamepositionasin
step2.Thedifferencebetweenthedimensions
obtainedinsteps2and3mustnotexceed
3mm(1/8inch).Ifthedimensionexceeds3
mm(1/8inch),thebladeisbentandmustbe
replaced;refertoRemovingandInstallingthe
CutterBlade.
RemovingandInstalling
theCutterBlade(s)
Theblademustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,
thebladeisoutofbalance,orifthebladeisbent.
AlwaysusegenuineT ororeplacementbladestobe
sureofsafetyandoptimumperformance.Neveruse
replacementbladesmadebyothermanufacturers
becausetheycouldbedangerous.
1.Raisethecuttingunittothehighestposition,
engagetheparkingbrake,stoptheengine,and
removetheignitionkey.Blockthecuttingunitto
preventitfromaccidentallyfalling.
2.Grasptheendofthebladeusingaragorthickly
paddedglove.Removethebladebolt,anti-scalp
cup,andbladefromthespindleshaft(Figure
110).
3.Installtheblade,anti-scalpcup,andbladebolt.
Tightenthebladeboltto115to149N-m(85to
110ft-lb).
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