Toro TimeMaster 20199 - Checking for Bent Blades; Blade Straightness Measurement Procedure; Removing the Blades; Blade Removal Procedure

DANGER
Ifyouallowabladetowear,aslotwillform
betweenthesailandatpartoftheblade.
Eventuallyapieceoftheblademaybreakoff
andbethrownfromunderthehousing,possibly
resultinginseriousinjurytoyouorbystanders.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Nevertrytostraightenabladethatisbentor
weldabrokenorcrackedblade.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
3.Checkforbentblades;referto
CheckingforBentBlades(page22).
CheckingforBentBlades
1.Rotatethebladesuntiltheyarepositionedasshown
inFigure43.
B
B
2
1
3
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Figure43
1.Frontofcuttingdeck3.Measurefromthecutting
edgetoasmooth,level
surface
2.MeasureatlocationsA
andB
2.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedges
atlocationsAandB,(
Figure43),andrecordboth
dimensions.
3.Rotatethebladessothattheiroppositeendsareat
locationsAandB.
4.Repeatthemeasurementsinstep2andrecordthem.
Note:IfthedifferencebetweenthedimensionsA
andBobtainedinsteps2and4exceeds1/8inch
(3mm),thebladeisbentandmustbereplaced;
referto
RemovingtheBlades(page22)and
InstallingtheBlades(page23).
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.
•Alwaysreplaceabentordamagedbladewith
anewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesofablade.
RemovingtheBlades
Replacethebladeswhenthemachinehitsasolidobject
orwhenabladeisoutofbalanceorbent.Useonly
genuineTororeplacementblades.
1.Useablockofwoodtoholdeachbladesteadyand
turnthebladeboltcounterclockwiseasshownin
Figure44.
Figure44
2.RemoveeachbladeasshowninFigure45.
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