Toro 4573 - Mower Maintenance; Servicing the Blades

8.Ensurethatthebagondemandisinthebagging
modeandcleantheinsideofthetunnelalltheway
tothemower.
9.Installthegrasscollector;refertoInstallingthe
GrassCollector.
Note:Allowthebagtodrythoroughlybefore
installingit.
MowerMaintenance
ServicingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
Toensureasuperiorqualityofcut,keeptheblades
sharp.Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,
keepextrablades.
Wornordamagedbladescanbreakandapiece
ofthebladecouldbethrownintotheoperator’s
orbystander’sarea,resultinginseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replacewornordamagedblades.
InspectingtheBlades
1.Removethemower;refertoRemovingtheMower.
2.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure35).Iftheedges
arenotsharporhavenicks,removethebladesand
sharpenthem;refertoSharpeningtheBlades.
Figure35
1.Bladedriver
5.Spacer
2.Shearpin(2)
6.Washer
3.Blade7.Bolt
4.Bentedge
3.Inspecttheblades,especiallythebentedges
(Figure35).Ifyounoticeanywearordamageinthis
area,immediatelyinstallnewblades.
4.Iftheshearpinsarebroken,replacethem
immediately(Figure35).
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