Toro 74841 - Sharpening the Blades; Mower Deck Leveling; Checking Side-to-Side Level

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Figure59
1.Sail(curved)areaofblade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.BladeBolt
SharpeningtheBlades
WARNING
Whensharpeningblade,piecesofbladecouldbe
thrownandcauseseriousinjury.
Wearpropereyeprotectionwhensharpeningblade.
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothends
oftheblade(Figure60).Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Thebladeretainsitsbalanceifthesameamountof
materialisremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
Figure60
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure61).Ifthebladestaysina
horizontalposition,thebladeisbalancedandcanbe
used.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloff
theendofthesailareaonly(Figure59).Repeatthis
procedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
Figure61
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure59).
Important:Thecurvedpart(sailoftheblade)
oftheblademustbepointingupwardtowardthe
insideofthemowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthespringdiskandbladebolt(rotatingit
clockwise).Thespringdiskconemustbeinstalled
towardthebolthead(
Figure59).Torquetheblade
boltto100-110ft-lb(135-150N-m).
MowerDeckLeveling
Checktoensurethemowerdeckislevelanytimeyou
installthemowerorwhenyouseeanunevencuton
yourlawn.
Themowerdeckmustbecheckedforbentblades
priortoleveling;anybentbladesmustberemoved
andreplaced.RefertotheCheckingforBentBlades
procedurebeforecontinuing.
Themowerdeckmustbeleveledside-to-siderstthen
thefronttorearslopecanbeadjusted.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•Allfourtiremustbeproperlyinated.Referto
CheckingtheTirePressureintheDriveSystem
Maintenancesection.
CheckingSide-to-SideLevel
Themowerbladesmustbelevelfromsidetoside.
Checktheside-to-sidelevelanytimeyouinstallthe
mowerorwhenyouseeanunevencutonyourlawn.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutrallockposition,stoptheengine,removethe
key,settheparkingbrakeandwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Carefullyrotatethebladessidetoside.
4.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesand
theatsurface(Figure62).Ifbothmeasurements
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