Toro 30834 - Inspecting and Sharpening the Blade

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Figure14
1.Bladebolt2.Anti-scalpcup
3.Installtheblade,sailfacingtowardthecuttingdeck,
withtheanti-scalpcupandbladebolt(Figure14).
Tightenbladeboltto85–110ft-lb(115–149N-m).
DANGER
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapiece
ofthebladecouldbethrownintotheoperator’s
orbystander’sarea,resultinginseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Neverweldabrokenorcrackedblade.
•Alwaysreplaceawornordamagedblade.
InspectingandSharpeningthe
Blade
1.Raisethecuttingdecktothehighestposition,
shuttheengineoff,andengagetheparkingbrake.
Blockthecuttingdecktopreventitfromfalling
accidentally.OntheGroundsmaster3500-Dand
3500-G,securethecuttingdeckservicelatch.
2.Examinethecuttingendsofthebladecarefully,
especiallywheretheatandcurvedpartsofthe
blademeet(
Figure15).Sincesandandabrasive
materialcanwearawaythemetalthatconnects
theatandcurvedpartsoftheblade,checkthe
bladebeforeusingthemachine.Ifwearisnoticed
(
Figure15),replacetheblade;refertoRemovingthe
CutterBlade.
DANGER
Ifthebladeisallowedtowear,aslotwillform
betweenthesailandatpartoftheblade
(
Figure15).Eventuallyapieceoftheblademay
breakoffandbethrownfromunderthehousing,
possiblyresultinginseriousinjurytoyourself
orbystanders.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Alwaysreplaceawornordamagedblade.
Figure15
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slot/crack
2.Sail
3.Inspectthecuttingedgesofallblades.Sharpenthe
cuttingedgesiftheyaredullornicked.Sharpenonly
thetopofthecuttingedgeandmaintaintheoriginal
cuttingangletomakesureofsharpness(
Figure16).
Thebladewillremainbalancedifthesameamount
ofmetalisremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
Figure16
1.Sharpenatthisangleonly
4.Tocheckthebladeforbeingstraightandparallel,
laythebladeonalevelsurfaceandcheckitsends.
Theendsoftheblademustbeslightlylowerthan
thecenter,andthecuttingedgemustbelowerthan
theheeloftheblade.Thisbladewillproducegood
qualityofcutandrequireminimalpowerfromthe
engine.Bycontrastabladethatishigherattheends
thanthecenter,orifcuttingedgeishigherthan
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