Operator's Manual

InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(
Figure52).Iftheedges
arenotsharporhavenicks,removeandsharpenthe
blades.RefertoSharpeningtheBlades.
Figure52
1.CuttingEdge3.Wear/slotformingin
curvedarea
2.Sail4.Crackinthecurvedarea
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(Figure52).Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslot
forminginthisarea(item3.inFigure52),immediately
installanewblade.
CheckingforBentBlades
1.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward(Figure53).
Figure53
Figure54
2.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge,
positionA,oftheblades(Figure55).Notethis
dimension.
Figure55
1.Measurefromthecuttingedgetoalevelsurface
3.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeofthe
bladesatthesamepositionasinstep1.Thedifference
betweenthedimensionsobtainedinsteps1and2
mustnotexceed3mm(1/8inch).Ifthisdimension
exceeds3mm(1/8inch),thebladeisbentandmustbe
replaced.RefertoRemovingtheBladesandInstalling
theBlades.
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.
•Alwaysreplacebentordamagedblade
withanewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesofblade.
RemovingtheBlades
Replacethebladesifyouhitasolidobjectorifthebladesare
outofbalanceorbent.Toensureoptimumperformanceand
continuedsafetyconformanceofthemachine,usegenuine
Tororeplacementblades.Replacementbladesmadebyother
manufacturersmayresultinnon-conformancewithsafety
standards.
1.Holdthebladeboltwithawrench.
2.Removethenut,bladebolt,curvedwasher,blade,
spacers,andthinwasherfromthespindle(Figure56).
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