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Note:Positiontheendsofthebladeslightly
lowerthanthecenter,andthecuttingedgelower
thantheheeloftheblade.Thisbladeproduces
agoodqualityofcutandrequiresminimalpower
fromtheengine.Bycontrastabladethatis
higherattheendsthanthecenter,orifcutting
edgeishigherthantheheel,thebladeisbentor
warpedandmustbereplaced.
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1.Cuttingedge
2.Heel
Note:Thebladeendsmustbeslightlylower
thanthecenter,andthecuttingedgemust
belowerthantheheeloftheblade.These
characteristicsproduceagoodqualityofcutand
requirelesspowerfromtheengine.
Note:Ifthebladeendsarehigherthan
thecenter,orifthebladecuttingedgesare
higherthantheheel,replacetheblade.These
characteristicsindicatethatthebladeisbentor
warped.
6.Usetheanti-scalpcupandbladebolttoinstall
thebladewiththesailfacingtowardthecutting
unit.
7.Tightenthebladeboltto115to149N∙m(85to
110ft-lb).
CheckingtheBladeStoppingTime
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Thecuttingunitbladesshouldstopwithin7seconds
afteryoushutoffthecuttingunits.
Note:Ensurethatthecuttingunitsareloweredonto
acleansectionofturforhardsurfacetoavoidthrown
dustanddebris.
Toverifythestoppingtime,haveanassistantstand
atleast6m(20ft)awayfromthecuttingunitand
watchthebladeson1ofthecuttingunits.Shutoff
thecuttingunitsandrecordthetimethatittakesfor
thebladestocometoacompletestop.Ifthetime
islongerthan7seconds,thebrakingvalveneeds
adjustment;contactyourauthorizedTorodistributor
forassistanceinmakingthisadjustment.
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