Toro 75500 - Mower Maintenance; Servicing the Cutting Blades

MowerMaintenance
ServicingtheCutting
Blades
Toensureasuperiorqualityofcut,keeptheblades
sharp.Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,
keepextrabladesonhand.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
3.Raisethemachineoffthegroundsothatyou
canaccessbeneathit.Supportthemachine
usingjackstands.
WARNING
Mechanicalorhydraulicjacksmayfailto
supportthemachineandcauseserious
injury.
Usejackstandswhensupportingthe
machine.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure28).
2.Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblade;refertoSharpeningthe
Blades(page29).
3.Inspecttheblades,especiallyinthecurvedarea.
4.Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,oraslotforming
inthisarea,immediatelyinstallanewblade
(Figure28).
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Figure28
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea4.Crack
CheckingforBentBlades
Note:Themachinemustbeonalevelsurfacefor
thefollowingprocedure.
1.Raisethemowerdecktothehighest
height-of-cutposition.
2.Whilewearingthicklypaddedgloves,orother
adequatehandprotection,slowlyrotatethe
bladeintoapositionthatallowsyoutomeasure
thedistancebetweenthecuttingedgeandthe
levelsurfacethemachineison(Figure29).
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Figure29
1.Deck3.Blade
2.Spindlehousing
3.Measurefromthetipofthebladetotheat
surface(Figure30).
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Figure30
1.Blade(inpositionformeasuring)
2.Levelsurface
3.Measureddistancebetweenbladeandthesurface(A)
4.Rotatethesameblade180degreessothat
theopposingcuttingedgeisnowinthesame
position(Figure31).
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