Toro TimeCutter MX 5050 - Leveling the Mower Deck

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Figure53
1.Sailareaofblade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.Bladebolt
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothendsof
theblade(Figure54).Maintaintheoriginalangle.The
bladeretainsitsbalanceifthesameamountofmaterial
isremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
Figure54
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitonablade
balancer(Figure55).Ifthebladestaysinahorizontal
position,thebladeisbalancedandcanbeused.Ifthe
bladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetalofftheendof
thesailareaonly(Figure54).Repeatthisprocedure
untilthebladeisbalanced.
Figure55
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure53).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademustbe
pointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthemowerto
ensurepropercutting.
2.Installthecurvedwasher(cuppedsidetowardthe
blade)andthebladebolt(Figure53).
3.Torquethebladeboltto47-48N-m(35-65ft-lb).
LevelingtheMowerDeck
Checktoensurethemowerdeckislevelanytimeyouinstall
themowerorwhenyouseeanunevencutonyourlawn.
Themowerdeckmustbecheckedforbentbladespriorto
leveling;anybentbladesmustberemovedandreplaced.Refer
totheCheckingforBentBladesprocedurebeforecontinuing.
Themowerdeckmustbeleveledside-to-siderstthenthe
fronttorearslopecanbeadjusted.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•All4tiremustbeproperlyinated.RefertoChecking
theTirePressure(page36).
LevelingfromSidetoSide
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
blade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothepark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Settheheight-of-cutlevertomiddleposition.
4.Carefullyrotatetheblade(s)sothattheyareallside
toside(Figure56).
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Figure56
Mowerdeckswith3blades
1.Bladesidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Sailareaoftheblade4.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here
5.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesandthe
atsurface(Figure56).Ifbothmeasurementsarenot
within5mm(3/16inch),anadjustmentisrequired;
continuewiththisprocedure.
6.Movetotheleftsideofthemachine.
7.Loosenthesidelockingnut.
8.Raiseorlowertheleftsideofthemowerdeckby
rotatingtherearnut.(Figure57).
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