Toro 74585 - Removing the Mower

Important:Iftheshearpinsarebroken,the
mowerbeltmaybedamaged.Inspectthebelt;
refertoRemovingtheMower(page33).
RemovingtheBlades
1.Removethemower;refertoRemovingthe
Mower(page33).
2.Carefullytipthemowerover.
3.Removethebolts,washers,andblades(Figure
40).Wedgeablockofwoodbetweeneach
bladeandthemowertolockthebladewhenyou
areremovingeachbolt.
Note:Therightbladehasaleft-handthreaded
bolt.
4.Inspectallparts;replaceanythatarewornor
damaged.
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatboth
endsofeachblade(Figure41).
Note:Maintaintheoriginalangle.Theblade
retainsitsbalanceifyouremovethesame
amountofmaterialfrombothcuttingedges.
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Figure41
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofeachbladebyputtingiton
abladebalancer(Figure42).
Note:Ifthebladestaysinahorizontalposition,
thebladeisbalancedandcanbeused.Ifthe
bladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloffthe
backsideoftheblade.Repeatthisstepuntil
eachbladeisbalanced.
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Figure42
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installtheblades,washers,andbladebolts
(Figure40).
Important:Ensurethattherightandleft
bladesareinstalledintheproperpositions
withthebentedgesofthebladespointing
towardthetopofthemowertoensureproper
cutting.
2.Positiontheblades90degreestoeachother
(Figure43).
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Figure43
3.Tightenthebladeboltsto37ft-lb(50N∙m).
RemovingtheMower
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
7.Movetheheight-of-cutlevertothelowest
position.
8.Removethetunnel.
9.Pulltheidlerarmassemblyinwardandremove
theV-beltfromthepulley(Figure44).
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