Toro Groundsmaster 4110-D - Replacing the Cutting Unit Hinge Covers; Blade Maintenance; Checking for a Bent Blade; Removing and Installing the Cutter Blade(S)

ReplacingtheCuttingUnit
HingeCovers
Thehingecoverpreventsdebrisfromescapingathinge
pointsbetweencuttingunits.Ifcover(s)everbecome
damagedorwormtheymustbereplaced.
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1.Hingecover
BladeMaintenance
CheckingforaBentBlade
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.Raisethe
cuttingunit,engagetheparkingbrake,putthe
tractionpedalinneutral,putthePTOleverin
theOffposition,stoptheengine,andremovethe
ignitionkey.Blockthecuttingunittopreventitfrom
accidentallyfalling.
2.Rotatethebladeuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward(
Figure85).Measurefromtheinsideof
thecuttingunittothecuttingedgeatthefrontofthe
blade.Rememberthisdimension.
Figure85
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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