Toro Z Master G3 - Removing the Mower Deck

SharpeningtheBlades
Whensharpeningblade,piecesofbladecould
bethrownandcauseseriousinjury.
Wearpropereyeprotectionwhensharpening
blade.
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothends
oftheblade(Figure97).Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Thebladeretainsitsbalanceifthesameamountof
materialisremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
Figure97
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure98).Ifthebladestaysina
horizontalposition,thebladeisbalancedandcanbe
used.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloff
theendofthesailareaonly(Figure99).Repeatthis
procedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
Figure98
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure99).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademust
bepointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthe
mowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthespringdiskandbladebolt.Thespring
diskconemustbeinstalledtowardthebolthead
(Figure99).Torquethebladeboltto85-110ft-lb
(115-150N-m).
Figure99
1.SailAreaofBlade
4.BladeBolt
2.Blade
5.ConeT owardsBoltHead
3.SpringDisk
RemovingtheMowerDeck
Beforeservicingorremovingthemowerdeck,the
springloadeddeckarmsmustbelockedout.
Deckliftarmassemblieshavestoredenergy.
Removingthedeckwithoutreleasingthe
storedenergycancauseseriousinjuryordeath.
DoNotattempttodisassemblethedeckfrom
thefrontframewithoutlockingoutthestored
energy.
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Removetheheightadjustmentpinandlowerthe
decktotheground.
3.Placetheheightadjustmentpininthe3inch(7.6cm)
cuttingheightlocation.Thislocksthedeckliftarms
inthelowestpositionwhenthedeckisremovedand
thestoredenergyinthedeckspringisreleased.
4.Removethebeltcovers.
5.Removetheboltsholdingtheoorpandown.
6.Liftuptheoorpanandinsertaratchetintothe
squareholeinthedeckidler(Figure100).
7.Rotatethedeckidlerclockwiseandremovethe
mowerbelt(Figure100).
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