Toro 74723 - Mower Maintenance; Servicing the Cutting Blades

MowerMaintenance
ServicingtheCutting
Blades
Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseason,
becausesharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassblades.T earingandshredding
thegrassturnsitbrownattheedges,whichslows
growthandincreasesthechanceofdisease.
Checkthecuttingbladesdailyforsharpnessandfor
anywearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpen
thebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedor
worn,replaceitimmediatelywithagenuineT oro
replacementblade.Forconvenientsharpeningand
replacement,keepextrabladesonhand.
WARNING
Awornordamagedbladecanbreakanda
pieceofthebladecouldbethrownatyou
orbystanders,resultinginseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
blade-controlswitch,movethemotion-controllevers
outwardtothePARKposition,shutofftheengine,and
removethekey.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
thecuttingblades.
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure44).
Note:Iftheedgesarenotsharporhave
nicks,removeandsharpentheblades;referto
SharpeningtheBlades(page43).
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(Figure44).
Note:Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslot
forminginthisarea(items3and4inFigure44),
immediatelyinstallanewblade.
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Figure44
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea
4.Damage
CheckingforBentBlades
Note:Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceforthe
followingprocedure.
1.Raisethemowerdecktothehighest
height-of-cutposition.
2.Whilewearingthicklypaddedgloves,orother
adequatehandprotection,slowlyrotatethe
bladetobemeasuredintoapositionthatallows
youtoeffectivelymeasurethedistancebetween
thecuttingedgeandthelevelsurfacethatthe
machineison(Figure45).
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Figure45
1.Deck3.Blade
2.Spindlehousing
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