Toro Groundsmaster 360 Series - Blade Sharpening; Blade Installation

WARNING
Contactwithasharpbladecancauseserious
injury.
Wearglovesorwrapsharpedgesoftheblade
witharag.
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragora
thickly-paddedglove.
2.Removethebladebolt,theanti-scalpplate,and
thebladefromthespindleshaft(Figure28).
SharpeningtheBlades
WARNING
Whensharpeningblade,piecesofbladecould
bethrownandcauseseriousinjury.
Wearpropereyeprotectionwhensharpening
blades.
1.Sharpenthecuttingedgeatbothendsofthe
blade(Figure26).
Note:Maintaintheoriginalangle.Theblade
retainsitsbalanceifthesameamountof
materialisremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
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Figure26
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure27).
Note:Ifthebladestaysinahorizontalposition,
thebladeisbalancedandcanbeused.Ifthe
bladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloffthe
endofthesailareaonly(Figure28).Repeatthis
procedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
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Figure27
1.Blade2.Balancer
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Figure28
1.Spindle
3.Anti-scalpplate
2.Sailareaofblade
4.Bladebolt
InstallingtheBlades
Note:The2wing-deckbladesarenotthesameas
the3centerblades.
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure
28).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustbepointingupwardtowardtheinside
ofthemowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installtheanti-scalpplateandbladebolt(Figure
28).
3.Torquethebladeboltto115to150N-m(85to
110ft-lb).
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