Service Manual

GrindingtheBedknife(continued)
Sincetherecanbevariationsinthemountingsurfaceofthebedbar,anew
bedknifewillnotbeperfectlyatafteritisinstalledtothebedbar.Becauseof
this,itisnecessarytogrindanewbedknifeafterinstallingittothebedbar.
Followthebedknifegrindingspecicationsprovidedandgrindonlyenoughto
ensurethatthetopsurfaceofthebedknifeistrue;refertoBedknifeGrinding
Specications(page9–24)andFigure336.
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Figure337
LipHeightServiceLimit
IMPORTANT
DoNotgrindthebedknifebelowit’sservicelimit;refertoFigure337.
Operatingthecuttingunitwiththebedknifebelowtheservicelimit
mayresultinpoorafter−cutappearanceandreducethestructural
integrityofthebedknifeforimpacts.
Whengrindingthebedknife,becarefultonotoverheatthebedknife.Remove
smallamountsofmaterialwitheachpassofthegrinder.Also,cleananddress
grindingstoneoftenduringthegrindingprocess.
Note:EdgeMax®bedknivesareextremelyhard.Usingadiamondgrinding
wheelisrecommendedtopreventoverheatingordamagingthebedknifeedge
whilegrinding.
Becausethetopgrindangleonbedknivesiscriticalforedgeretention,and
thereforeafter-cutappearance,Torohasdevelopedspecialservicetoolsfor
accuratelymeasuringthetopgrindangleonallbedknives;refertothe(page).
Note:Somebedkniveswereproducedwitha5°topangle.Usea10°topangle
whenregrindingallbedknives.
1.UseToroGeneralServiceTrainingBook,ReelMowerBasics(ToroPart
No.09168SL),andgrindermanufacturer’sinstructionsforbedknifegrinding
information.
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