Toro 74946 - Removing the Blades

CheckingforBentBlades
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward(Figure95).
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge,
positionA,oftheblades(Figure95).
Figure95
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
5.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
6.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeofthe
bladesatthesamepositionasinstep4.
Note:Thedifferencebetweenthedimensions
obtainedinsteps4and5mustnotexceed3mm
(1/8inch).
Note:Ifthisdimensionexceeds3mm(1/8inch),the
bladeisbentandmustbereplaced.
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.
•Alwaysreplacebentordamagedblade
withanewblade.
•Donotleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesoftheblade.
RemovingtheBlades
Replaceabladeifithitsanobject,ifthebladeisoutofbalance,
orifthebladeisbent.Toensureoptimumperformanceand
continuedsafetyconformanceofthemachine,usegenuine
Tororeplacementblades.Replacementbladesmadebyother
manufacturersmayresultinnonconformancewithsafety
standards.
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorathicklypadded
glove.
2.Removethebladebolt,curvedwasher,andbladefrom
thespindleshaft(Figure96).
Figure96
1.Sailareaoftheblade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.Bladebolt
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothendsof
theblade(Figure97).
Note:Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Note:Thebladeretainsbalanceifyouremovethe
sameamountofmaterialfrombothcuttingedges.
Figure97
1.Sharpenattheoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitonablade
balancer(Figure98).
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