Toro 74760 - Blade Removal, Installation, and Deck Leveling

RemovingtheBlades
Thebladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,if
thebladeisoutofbalance,orifthebladeisbent.To
ensureoptimumperformanceandcontinuedsafety
conformanceofthemachine,usegenuineT oro
replacementblades.Replacementbladesmadeby
othermanufacturersmayresultinnon-conformance
withsafetystandards.
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-padded
glove.
2.Removethebladebolt,thecurvedwasher,and
thebladefromthespindleshaft(Figure50).
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Figure50
1.Sailareaoftheblade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.Bladebolt
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatboth
endsoftheblade(Figure51).Maintainthe
originalangle.Thebladeretainsitsbalanceif
thesameamountofmaterialisremovedfrom
bothcuttingedges.
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Figure51
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingiton
abladebalancer(Figure52).Ifthebladestays
inahorizontalposition,thebladeisbalanced
andcanbeused.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,
lesomemetalofftheendofthesailareaonly
(Figure51).Repeatthisprocedureuntilthe
bladeisbalanced.
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Figure52
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure
50).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustbepointingupwardtowardtheinside
ofthemowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthethecurvedwasher(cuppedside
towardtheblade)andthebladebolt(Figure50).
3.T orquethebladeboltto47to88N-m(35to
65ft-lb).
LevelingtheMowerDeck
Checktoensurethemowerdeckislevelanytimeyou
installthemowerorwhenyouseeanunevencuton
yourlawn.
Themowerdeckmustbecheckedforbentblades
priortoleveling;anybentbladesmustberemoved
andreplaced.RefertoCheckingforBentBlades
(page42)beforecontinuing.
Themowerdeckmustbeleveledside-to-siderst
thenthefronttorearslopecanbeadjusted.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•Allfourtiremustbeproperlyinated.Referto
CheckingtheTirePressure(page41).
LevelingfromSide-to-Side
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceand
disengagetheblade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothe
PARKposition,stoptheengine,removethe
key,andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbefore
leavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertomiddleposition.
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