Toro 74408 Z334 Z Master - Inspecting the Blades

InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure53).Iftheedges
arenotsharporhavenicks,removeandsharpenthe
blades.RefertoSharpeningtheBlades.
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(Figure53).Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslot
forminginthisarea(Figure53),immediatelyinstalla
newblade.
Figure53
1.CuttingEdge3.Wear/slotForming
2.CurvedArea
CheckingforBentBlades
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward(Figure54orFigure55).Measurefroma
levelsurfacetothecuttingedgeatpositionA,ofthe
blades(Figure54orFigure55).Notethisdimension.
A
1
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A
A
2
Figure54
34inchMower
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
Figure55
40inchMower
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
4.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
5.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeof
thebladesatthesamepositionasinstep3above.
Thedifferencebetweenthedimensionsobtainedin
steps3and4mustnotexceed1/16inch(1.5mm).
Ifthisdimensionexceeds1/16inch(1.5mm),
thebladeisbentandmustbereplaced;referto
RemovingtheBladesandInstallingtheBlades.
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