Operator's Manual

MowerDeck
Maintenance
WARNING
Ifyouraisethemachineusingonlyajacktosupport
itwhileyouworkunderthemowerdeck,thejack
couldtip,causingthemowerdecktofall,crushing
youorbystanders.
Alwayssecurethemachinewithatleast2jack
standswhenyouhavethemowerdeckraised.
CAUTION
Onthetopofthemowerdeckaretwolinksthat
connectthemtotheframe.Connectedtothese
linksaretorsionspringthatareundertension
(
Figure72).Ifyoudisconnectthelinkthestored
energyinthetorsionspringwillbereleasedand
couldcausethelinkstomove,damagingyour
handsorngers.
Becarefulwhenremovingthemowerdeckfrom
theframeandsecurethelinksbeforedisconnecting
themfromtheframe.
Figure72
1.Link2.Torsionspring
ServicingtheCuttingBlades
Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseason
becausesharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassblades.Tearingandshreddingturns
grassbrownattheedges,whichslowsgrowthand
increasesthechanceofdisease.
Checkthebladesdailyforsharpness,andforanywear
ordamage.Sharpenthebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeis
damagedorworn,replaceitimmediatelywithagenuine
Tororeplacementblade.
DANGER
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapiece
ofthebladecouldbethrownintotheoperator’s
orbystander’sarea,resultinginseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
Inspectandcheckthebladesevery8hours.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(
Figure73).Iftheedges
arenotsharporhavenicks,removeandsharpenthe
blades.RefertoSharpeningtheBlades.
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(
Figure73).Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslot
forminginthisarea(Figure73),immediatelyinstalla
newblade.
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