Figure 70
1. Link
2. Torsion spring
Servicing the Cutting Blades
Maintain shar p blades throughout the cutting
season because shar p blades cut cleanly without
tearing or shredding the g rass blades . T earing and
shredding tur ns g rass bro wn at the edg es , whic h
slo ws g ro wth and increases the c hance of disease .
Chec k the blades daily for shar pness , and for
any w ear or damag e . Shar pen the blades as
necessar y . If a blade is damag ed or w or n, re place
it immediately with a g en uine T oro re placement
blade .
A w or n or dama ged blade can br eak, and a
piece of the blade could be thr o wn into the
operator’ s or bystander’ s ar ea, r esulting in
serious per sonal injur y or death.
• Inspect the blade periodicall y f or w ear
or dama ge.
• R eplace a w or n or dama ged blade.
Inspect and c hec k the blades ev er y 8 hours .
Before Inspecting or Servicing the
Blades
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and set
the parking brak e .
2. Mo v e the throttle lev er to the Slo w position,
stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
Inspecting the Blades
1. Inspect the cutting edg es ( Figure 71 ). If the
edg es are not shar p or ha v e nic ks , remo v e and
shar pen the blades . R efer to Shar pening the
Blades .
2. Inspect the blades , especially the cur v ed area
( Figure 71 ). If y ou notice any damag e , w ear ,
or a slot for ming in this area ( Figure 71 ),
immediately install a new blade .
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