Toro GrandStand 74505 - Mower Deck Maintenance; Servicing the Cutting Blades

Note:Thisallowsairtoescapethehydraulicsystem
asyouaddhydraulicuid.
Figure70
Lefttransmissionshown
1.Ventplug
12.Slowlyadduidtothehydraulictankuntilitstartsto
comeout1oftheventplugs.
Important:UsetheuidspeciedinServicing
theHydraulicSystem(page46)orequivalent.
Otheruidscouldcausesystemdamage.
Important:Monitorthelevelofuidinthe
hydraulictanksothatyoudonotoverllit.
13.Tightentheventplugs.
14.Installthehydraulic-tankcap.
15.Installthefueltank.
16.Starttheengineandletitrunforabout2minutesto
purgeairfromthesystem.
17.Shutofftheengineandcheckforleaks.
Note:If1orbothwheelsdonotdrive,referto
BleedingtheHydraulicSystem(page48).
BleedingtheHydraulicSystem
Thetractionsystemisself-bleeding,however,itmaybe
necessarytobleedthesystemifuidischangedorafterwork
isperformedonthesystem.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Raisetherearofthemachineontojackstandshigh
enoughtoraisethedrivewheelsofftheground.
4.Starttheengineandmovethethrottlecontroltothe
idleposition.
Note:Ifthedrivewheeldoesnotrotate,itispossible
toassistthepurgingofthesystembycarefullyrotating
thetireintheforwarddirection.
5.Checkthehydraulicuidlevelasitdrops,andadduid
asrequiredtomaintaintheproperlevel.
6.Repeatthisprocedurefortheoppositewheel.
MowerDeck
Maintenance
ServicingtheCuttingBlades
Toensureasuperiorqualityofcut,keepthebladessharp.
Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,youmaywant
tokeepextrabladesonhand.
WARNING
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapiece
ofthebladecouldbethrownatyouorbystanders,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethebladesand
settheparkingbrake.TurntheignitionkeytoOFF.Remove
thekey,anddisconnectthesparkplugwiresfromthespark
plugs.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure71).
2.Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,removeand
sharpentheblade;refertoSharpeningtheBlades(page
49).
3.Inspecttheblades,especiallyinthecurvedarea.
4.Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,oraslotforminginthis
area,immediatelyinstallanewblade(Figure71).
Figure71
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea4.Crack
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