Toro Groundsmaster 4100-D 30411 - Blade Maintenance; Checking for a Bent Blade; Removing and Installing the Cutter Blade(s)

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1.Liftarmpinnut(2)
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1.Wingdeckcylinderpinnut(2)
BladeMaintenance
CheckingforaBentBlade
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.Raisethe
cuttingunit,engagetheparkingbrake,putthe
tractionpedalinneutral,putthePTOleverin
theOffposition,stoptheengine,andremovethe
ignitionkey.Blockthecuttingunittopreventitfrom
accidentallyfalling.
2.Rotatethebladeuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward(Figure90).Measurefromtheinsideof
thecuttingunittothecuttingedgeatthefrontofthe
blade.Rememberthisdimension.
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3.Rotatetheoppositeendofthebladeforward.
Measurebetweenthecuttingunitandcuttingedge
ofthebladeatthesamepositionasinstep2.The
differencebetweenthedimensionsobtainedinsteps
2and3mustnotexceed1/8inch(3mm).Ifthe
dimensionexceeds1/8inch(3mm),thebladeis
bentandmustbereplaced;refertoRemovingand
InstallingtheCutterBlade.
RemovingandInstallingthe
CutterBlade(s)
Theblademustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,the
bladeisoutofbalance,orifthebladeisbent.Always
usegenuineTororeplacementbladestobesureofsafety
andoptimumperformance.Neverusereplacement
bladesmadebyothermanufacturersbecausetheycould
bedangerous.
1.Raisethecuttingunittothehighestposition,engage
theparkingbrake,stoptheengine,andremovethe
ignitionkey.Blockthecuttingunittopreventitfrom
accidentallyfalling.
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