Toro 74538 - Correcting the Mower Quality of Cut

performanceandcontinuedsafetyconformanceof
themachine,usegenuineTororeplacementblades.
Replacementbladesmadebyothermanufacturersmay
resultinnon-conformancewithsafetystandards.
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-padded
glove.
2.Removethebladebolt,curvedwasher,andblade
fromthespindleshaft(
Figure80).
Figure80
1.SailAreaofBlade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.BladeBolt
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothends
oftheblade(Figure81).Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Thebladeretainsitsbalanceifthesameamountof
materialisremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
Figure81
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(
Figure82).Ifthebladestaysina
horizontalposition,thebladeisbalancedandcanbe
used.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloff
theendofthesailareaonly(
Figure80).Repeatthis
procedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
Figure82
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure83).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademust
bepointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthe
mowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthespringdiskandbladebolt.Thespring
diskconemustbeinstalledtowardthebolthead
(
Figure83).Torquethebladeboltto85-110ft-lb
(115-150N-m).
Figure83
1.SailAreaofBlade
4.BladeBolt
2.Blade
5.ConeT owardsBoltHead
3.SpringDisk
CorrectingtheMowerQuality
ofCut
Ifonedeckbladecutslowerthantheother,correctas
follows.
Note:Tireairpressureiscriticalintheseprocedures.
Makesurethereartireshavecorrectpressure.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
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