Toro Titan MX6000 - Removing the Blades

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1.Opposingbladeedge,inpositionformeasuring
2.Levelsurface
3.Secondmeasureddistancebetweenbladeandsurface(B)
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.
•Alwaysreplaceabentordamagedblade
withanewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesoftheblade.
A.IfthedifferencebetweenAandBisgreaterthan
3mm(1/8inch)replacethebladewithanew
blade.RefertoRemovingtheBlades(page42)
andInstallingtheBlades(page43).
Note:Ifabentbladeisreplacedwithanewone
andthedimensionobtainedcontinuestoexceed3
mm(1/8inch),thebladespindlecouldbebent.
ContactanAuthorizedToroDealerforservice.
B.Ifthevarianceiswithinconstraints,movetothe
nextblade..
6.Repeatthisprocedureoneachblade.
RemovingtheBlades
Bladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,ifthebladeis
outofbalanceorisbent.Toensureoptimumperformance
andcontinuedsafetyconformanceofthemachine,use
genuineTororeplacementblades.Replacementbladesmade
byothermanufacturersmayresultinnon-conformancewith
safetystandards.
Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-paddedglove.
Removethebladebolt(rotatingitcounter-clockwise),curved
washer,andbladefromthespindleshaft(Figure58).
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Figure58
1.SailAreaofBlade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.BladeBolt
SharpeningtheBlades
WARNING
Whensharpeningblade,piecesofbladecouldbe
thrownandcauseseriousinjury.
Wearpropereyeprotectionwhensharpeningblade.
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothendsof
theblade(Figure59).
Note:Maintaintheoriginalangle.Thebladeretains
itsbalanceifthesameamountofmaterialisremoved
frombothcuttingedges.
Figure59
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitonablade
balancer(Figure60).
Note:Ifthebladestaysinahorizontalposition,the
bladeisbalancedandcanbeused.Ifthebladeisnot
balanced,lesomemetalofftheendofthesailarea
only(Figure58).Repeatthisprocedureuntiltheblade
isbalanced.
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