Toro 74265TE - Servicing the Cutting Blades

ServicingtheCuttingBlades
Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseasonbecause
sharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthegrass
blades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownattheedges,
whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceofdisease.
Checkthecutterbladesdailyforsharpness,andforany
wearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpenthe
bladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replace
itimmediatelywithagenuineTororeplacementblade.For
convenientsharpeningandreplacement,youmaywantto
keepextrabladesonhand.
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapieceoftheblade
couldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,resultinginserious
personalinjuryordeath.Tryingtorepairadamagedblade
mayresultindiscontinuedsafetycerticationoftheproduct.
•Inspectthebladesperiodicallyforwearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wrapthebladesor
weargloves,andusecautionwhenservicingtheblades.
Onlyreplaceorsharpentheblades;neverstraightenor
weldthem.
•Onmulti-bladedmachines,takecareasrotating1blade
cancauseotherbladestorotate.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
blade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,anddisconnectthe
spark-plugwiresfromthesparkplugs.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure101).
2.Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,removeand
sharpentheblade;refertoSharpeningtheBlades(page
69).
3.Inspecttheblades,especiallyinthecurvedarea.
4.Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,oraslotforminginthis
area,immediatelyinstallanewblade(Figure101).
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Figure101
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea4.Crack
CheckingforBentBlades
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward.
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge,
positionA,oftheblades(Figure102).
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Figure102
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
5.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
6.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeofthe
bladesatthesamepositionasinstep4above.
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