Toro 39678 - Mower Deck Maintenance; Blade Safety Precautions

MowerDeck
Maintenance
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladecanbreakandapiece
couldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,resulting
inseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesperiodicallyforexcessivewear
ordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Weargloves
andusecautionwhenservicingthem.Only
replacetheblades;neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmulti-bladedmachines,takecareasrotating1
bladecancauseotherbladestorotate.
ServicingtheCutting
Blades
Toensureasuperiorqualityofcut,keeptheblades
sharp.Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,
youmaywanttokeepextrabladesonhand.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
thePTO,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,and
disconnectthespark-plugwiresfromthespark
plugs.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure47).
2.Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblade;refertoSharpeningthe
Blades(page41).
3.Inspecttheblades,especiallyinthecurvedarea.
4.Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,oraslotforming
inthisarea,immediatelyinstallanewblade
(Figure47).
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Figure47
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea4.Crack
CheckingforBentBlades
1.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforward
andbackward(Figure48).
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Figure48
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Figure49
2.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecutting
edge,positionA,oftheblades(Figure50).
Note:Notethisdimension.
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