Toro 74419 - Leveling the Mower from; Side-To-Side

A blade that is bent or dama ged could
br eak apar t and could seriousl y injur e or
kill y ou or bystander s.
• Al w ays r eplace bent or dama ged
blade with a new blade.
• Nev er file or cr eate shar p notches in
the edges or surf aces of blade.
Removing the Blades
T he blades m ust be re placed if a solid object is
hit, if the blade is out of balance , or the blade
is bent. T o ensure optim um perfor mance and
contin ued safety confor mance of the mac hine , use
g en uine T oro re placement blades . R e placement
blades made b y other man ufacturers ma y result in
non-confor mance with safety standards .
Hold the blade end using a rag or thic kly-padded
glo v e . R emo v e the blade bolt, cur v ed w asher ,
blade stiffener , and blade from the spindle shaft
( Figure 39 ).
Figure 39
1. Sail area of blade 4. Blade bolt
2. Blade 5. Blade stiffener
3. Curved washer
Sharpening the Blades
1. Use a file to shar pen the cutting edg e at both
ends of the blade ( Figure 40 ). Maintain the
original angle . T he blade retains its balance if
the same amount of material is remo v ed from
both cutting edg es .
Figure 40
1. Sharpen at original angle
2. Chec k the balance of the blade b y putting it on
a blade balancer ( Figure 41 ). If the blade sta ys
in a horizontal position, the blade is balanced
and can be used. If the blade is not balanced,
file some metal off the end of the sail area only
( Figure 40 ). R e peat this procedure until the
blade is balanced.
Figure 41
1. Blade 2. Balancer
Installing the Blades
1. Install the blade onto the spindle shaft
( Figure 39 ).
Important: T he cur v ed par t of the blade
must be pointing up w ard to w ard the inside
of the mo w er to ensur e pr oper cutting .
2. Install the blade stiffener , the cur v ed w asher
(cupped side to w ard the blade) and the blade
bolt ( Figure 39 ).
3. T or que the blade bolt to 35-65 ft-lb
(47-88 N ⋅ m).
Leveling the Mower from
Side-to-Side
T he mo w er blades m ust be lev el from side to side .
Chec k the side-to-side lev el any time y ou install
the mo w er or when y ou see an unev en cut on y our
la wn.
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface and
diseng ag e the blade control switc h.
2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers outw ard to the
park position, stop the engine , remo v e the k ey ,
and w ait for all mo ving par ts to stop before
lea ving the operating position.
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