Toro 74310 - Removing the Blades

4.Lowerthemowerdeckintooperatingposition.Refer
toLoweringtheMowerDecktotheOperatingPosition
(page21).
CheckingforBentBlades
1.Movethespeedcontrollevertotheneutralposition
tostopthemachine.
2.DisengagethePTO,engagetheparkingbrake,stopthe
engine,andwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.RotateonebladeasshowninFigure65.
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
atpositionAoftheblade(Figure65).Notethis
dimension.
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Figure65
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
5.RotatetheoppositeendofthebladetopositionA.
6.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeof
thebladeatthesamepositionasinstep3above.
Thedifferencebetweenthedimensionsobtainedin
steps3and5mustnotexceed1/8inch(3mm).Ifthis
dimensionexceeds1/8inch(3mm),thebladeisbent
andmustbereplaced;refertoRemovingtheBlades
andInstallingtheBlades.
7.Repeatthepreviousstepsfortheoppositeblade.
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.
•Alwaysreplacebentordamagedblade
withanewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesofblade.
RemovingtheBlades
Note:Makenoteoftheredcoloredbladeposition.From
thenormaluserposition,itislocatedontheright-handside.
Bladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,ifthebladeis
outofbalanceorisbent.Toensureoptimumperformance
andcontinuedsafetyconformanceofthemachine,use
genuineTororeplacementblades.Replacementbladesmade
byothermanufacturersmayresultinnon-conformancewith
safetystandards.
1.Liftthemowerdeckandsecureintheraisedposition.
RefertoRaisingtheMowerDeckintoServicePosition
(page20).
2.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-paddedglove.
3.Removetheblade,washer,andbladeboltthatsecures
thebladeandbladedriver(Figure66).
Figure66
1.Bladebolt—torqueto85-110ft-lb(115-149N-m).
2.Washer
3.Shearbolts—torqueto80–100in-lb(922-1130N-cm)
4.Bladedriver
5.Locknuts
4.Removethebladedriverfromtheexistingblade
(Figure66).
SharpeningtheBlades
WARNING
Whensharpeningblades,piecesofabladecouldbe
thrownandcauseseriousinjury.
Wearpropereyeprotectionwhensharpening
blades.
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothendsof
theblade(Figure67).Maintaintheoriginalangle.The
bladeretainsitsbalanceifthesameamountofmaterial
isremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
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