Toro 74449 - Removing the Blades

tothecuttingedge,positionA,oftheblades
(Figure60).Notethisdimension.
Figure60
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
4.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
5.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeof
thebladesatthesamepositionasinstep3above.
Thedifferencebetweenthedimensionsobtainedin
steps3and4mustnotexceed1/8inch(3mm).If
thisdimensionexceeds1/8inch(3mm),theblade
isbentandmustbereplaced;refertoRemovingthe
BladesandInstallingtheBlades.
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.
•Alwaysreplacebentordamagedbladewith
anewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesofblade.
RemovingtheBlades
Bladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,ifthe
bladeisoutofbalanceorisbent.Toensureoptimum
performanceandcontinuedsafetyconformanceof
themachine,usegenuineTororeplacementblades.
Replacementbladesmadebyothermanufacturersmay
resultinnonconformancewithsafetystandards.
Contactwithasharpbladecancauseserious
injury.
Wearglovesorwrapsharpedgesoftheblade
witharag.
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-padded
glove.
2.Removethebladebolt,springdiskandbladefrom
thespindleshaft(Figure63).
SharpeningtheBlades
Whensharpeningblade,piecesofbladecould
bethrownandcauseseriousinjury.
Wearpropereyeprotectionwhensharpening
blade.
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothends
oftheblade(Figure61).Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Thebladeretainsitsbalanceifthesameamountof
materialisremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
Figure61
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure62).Ifthebladestaysina
horizontalposition,thebladeisbalancedandcanbe
used.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloff
theendofthesailareaonly(Figure63).Repeatthis
procedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
Figure62
1.Blade2.Balancer
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