Toro TITAN ZX5000 - Blade Replacement and Sharpening; Removing Mower Blades; Sharpening Mower Blades

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1.Opposingbladeedge,inpositionformeasuring
2.Levelsurface
3.Secondmeasureddistancebetweenbladeandsurface(B)
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.
•Alwaysreplacebentordamagedbladewith
anewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesofblade.
A.IfthedifferencebetweenAandBisgreater
than1/8inch(3mm)replacethebladewitha
newblade.RefertoRemovingtheBladesand
InstallingtheBlades.
Note:Ifabentbladeisreplacedwithanewone
andthedimensionobtainedcontinuestoexceed
1/8inch(3mm),thebladespindlecouldbebent.
ContactanAuthorizedToroDealerforservice.
B.Ifthevarianceiswithinconstraints,movetothe
nextblade..
Repeatthisprocedureoneachblade.
RemovingtheBlades
Bladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,ifthe
bladeisoutofbalanceorisbent.Toensureoptimum
performanceandcontinuedsafetyconformanceof
themachine,usegenuineTororeplacementblades.
Replacementbladesmadebyothermanufacturersmay
resultinnon-conformancewithsafetystandards.
Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-paddedglove.
Removethebladebolt,curvedwasher,andbladefrom
thespindleshaft(Figure57).
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Figure57
1.SailAreaofBlade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.BladeBolt
SharpeningtheBlades
Whensharpeningblade,piecesofbladecould
bethrownandcauseseriousinjury.
Wearpropereyeprotectionwhensharpening
blade.
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothends
oftheblade(Figure58).Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Thebladeretainsitsbalanceifthesameamountof
materialisremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
Figure58
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure59).Ifthebladestaysina
horizontalposition,thebladeisbalancedandcanbe
used.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloff
theendofthesailareaonly(Figure57).Repeatthis
procedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
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