Toro 74833 - Mower Deck Maintenance; Servicing the Cutting Blades

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Figure49
1.Jackingpoints
2.Startengineandmovethrottlecontrolaheadto1/2
throttleposition.Disengageparkingbrake.
A.Movethebypassleversintothepushingthe
machineposition;refertothePushingthe
MachinebyHandsectioninOperation.With
thebypassvalvesopenandtheenginerunning,
slowlymovethemotioncontrolleversinboth
forwardandreverse(5or6times).
B.Movethebypassleversintotheoperating
themachineposition.Withthebypassvalve
closedandtheenginerunning,slowlymovethe
directionalcontrolinbothforwardandreverse
directions(5to6times).
C.Stoptheengineandchecktheoillevelinthe
expansionreservoir.Addthespeciedoilas
untilitreachestheFULLCOLDlineonthe
expansionreservoir.
3.Repeatstep2untilalltheairiscompletelypurged
fromthesystem.
Whenthetransaxleoperatesatnormalnoiselevels
andmovessmoothlyforwardandreverseatnormal
speeds,thenthetransaxleisconsideredpurged.
4.Checktheoillevelintheexpansionreservoirone
lasttime.Addthespeciedoilasuntilitreaches
theFULLCOLDlineontheexpansionreservoir
ifnecessary.
MowerDeck
Maintenance
ServicingtheCuttingBlades
Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseason
becausesharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassblades.Tearingandshreddingturns
grassbrownattheedges,whichslowsgrowthand
increasesthechanceofdisease.
Checkthecutterbladesdailyforsharpness,andforany
wearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpenthe
bladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,
replaceitimmediatelywithagenuineTororeplacement
blade.Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,you
maywanttokeepextrabladesonhand.
WARNING
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapiece
ofthebladecouldbethrownintotheoperator’s
orbystander’sarea,resultinginseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagetheblade
controlswitch(PTO),andsettheparkingbrake.Turn
theignitionkeytoOff.Removethekey.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure50).Iftheedges
arenotsharporhavenicks,removeandsharpenthe
blades.RefertoSharpeningtheBlades.
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(Figure50).Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslot
forminginthisarea(Figure50),immediatelyinstalla
newblade.
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