Toro groundmaster 7210 - Blade Maintenance Procedures; Removing and Replacing Blades; Sharpening Cutting Blades

CheckingforBentBlades
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotion-control
leverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKEDposition,andset
theparkingbrake.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSLOWposition,
stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforward
andbackward(Figure94).
Note:Measurefromalevelsurfacetothe
cuttingedge,positionA,oftheblades(Figure
94).Notethisdimension.
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Figure94
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface.
2.PositionA
4.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
5.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofthebladesatthesamepositionasinstep3
above.
Note:Thedifferencebetweenthedimensions
obtainedinsteps3and4mustnotexceed
3mm(1/8inch).Ifthisdimensionexceeds
3mm(1/8inch),thebladeisbentandmustbe
replaced;refertoRemovingtheBlades(page
70)andInstallingtheBlades(page71).
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcould
breakapartandcouldseriouslyinjureor
killyouorbystanders.
•Alwaysreplacebentordamaged
bladewithanewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesin
theedgesorsurfacesofblade.
RemovingtheBlades
Bladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,ifthe
bladeisoutofbalanceorisbent.Toensureoptimum
performanceandcontinuedsafetyconformanceof
themachine,usegenuineT ororeplacementblades.
Replacementbladesmadebyothermanufacturers
mayresultinnon-conformancewithsafetystandards.
WARNING
Contactwithasharpbladecancauseserious
injury.
Wearglovesorwrapsharpedgesoftheblade
witharag.
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-padded
glove.
2.Removethebladebolt,anti-scalpplate,and
bladefromthespindleshaft(Figure97).
SharpeningtheBlades
WARNING
Whensharpeningablade,piecesoftheblade
couldbethrownandcauseseriousinjury.
Wearpropereyeprotectionwhensharpening
blades.
1.Sharpenthecuttingedgeatbothendsofthe
blade(Figure95).
Note:Maintaintheoriginalangle.Theblade
retainsitsbalanceifthesameamountof
materialisremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
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Figure95
1.Sharpenattheoriginalangle
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