Toro Groundsmaster 4010-D - Blade Maintenance; Checking for a Bent Blade; Removing and Installing the Cutter Blade(s)

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1.Castorwheel
3.Bearing
2.Castorpivotarm
4.Bearingspacer
2.Removethebearingfromthewheelhubandallow
thebearingspacertofallout(Figure81andFigure
82).Removethebearingfromtheoppositesideofthe
wheelhub.
3.Checkthebearings,spacer,andinsideofthewheelhub
forwear.Replaceanydamagedparts.
4.Toassemblethecastorwheel,pushthebearingintothe
wheelhub.Wheninstallingthebearings,pressonthe
outerraceofthebearing.
5.Slidethebearingspacerintothewheelhub.Pushthe
otherbearingintotheopenendofthewheelhubto
captivatethebearingspacerinsidethewheelhub.
6.Installthecastorwheelassemblybetweenthecastor
forkandsecureitinplacewiththeboltandlocknut.
BladeMaintenance
CheckingforaBentBlade
Afterstrikingaforeignobject,inspectthemachinefor
damageandmakerepairsbeforerestartingandoperatingthe
equipment.Torqueallthespindlepulleynutsto176to203
N-m(130to150ft-lb).
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.Raisethe
cuttingunit,engagetheparkingbrake,putthetraction
pedalinneutral,putthePTOleverintheOffposition,
stoptheengine,andremovetheignitionkey.Blockthe
cuttingunittopreventitfromaccidentallyfalling.
2.Rotatethebladeuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward(Figure83).Measurefromtheinsideofthe
cuttingunittothecuttingedgeatthefrontoftheblade.
Rememberthisdimension.
Figure83
3.Rotatetheoppositeendofthebladeforward.Measure
betweenthecuttingunitandcuttingedgeoftheblade
atthesamepositionasinstep2.Thedifference
betweenthedimensionsobtainedinsteps2and3
mustnotexceed3mm(1/8inch).Ifthedimension
exceeds3mm(1/8inch),thebladeisbentandmustbe
replaced;refertoRemovingandInstallingtheCutter
Blade.
RemovingandInstallingthe
CutterBlade(s)
Theblademustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,theblade
isoutofbalance,orifthebladeisbent.Alwaysusegenuine
Tororeplacementbladestobesureofsafetyandoptimum
performance.Neverusereplacementbladesmadebyother
manufacturersbecausetheycouldbedangerous.
1.Raisethecuttingunittothehighestposition,engage
theparkingbrake,stoptheengine,andremovethe
ignitionkey.Blockthecuttingunittopreventitfrom
accidentallyfalling.
2.Grasptheendofthebladeusingaragorthickly
paddedglove.Removethebladebolt,anti-scalpcup,
andbladefromthespindleshaft(Figure84).
3.Installtheblade,anti-scalpcup,andbladebolt.Tighten
thebladeboltto115to149N-m(85to110ft-lb).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademustbe
pointingtowardtheinsideofthecuttingunitto
ensurepropercutting.
Note:Afterstrikingaforeignobject,torqueallthe
spindlepulleynutsto115to149N-m(85to110ft-lb).
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