Operator's Manual

WARNING

Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak

apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor

bystanders.

•Alwaysreplacebentordamagedblade

withanewblade.

•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe

edgesorsurfacesofblade.

RemovingtheBlades

Bladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,ifthebladeis

outofbalanceorisbent.Toensureoptimumperformance

andcontinuedsafetyconformanceofthemachine,use

genuineTororeplacementblades.Replacementbladesmade

byothermanufacturersmayresultinnon-conformancewith

safetystandards.

1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-paddedglove.

2.For48inchmowerdecks,removethebladebolt,

curvedwasher,andbladefromthespindleshaft(Figure

58).

Figure58

48inchMowerDecks

1.SailAreaofBlade3.Curvedwasher

2.Blade4.BladeBolt

3.For36inchmowerdecks,removethebladebolt,

curvedwasher,bladestiffener,andbladefromthe

spindleshaft(Figure59).

Figure59

36inchMowerDecks

1.SailAreaofBlade4.Curvedwasher

2.Blade5.BladeBolt

3.Bladestiffener

SharpeningtheBlades

1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothendsof

theblade(Figure60).

Note:Maintaintheoriginalangle.Thebladeretains

itsbalanceifthesameamountofmaterialisremoved

frombothcuttingedges.

Figure60

1.Sharpenatoriginalangle

2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitonablade

balancer(Figure61).

3.Ifthebladestaysinahorizontalposition,thebladeis

balancedandcanbeused.

Note:Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloff

theendofthesailareaonly(

Figure58).

4.Repeatthisprocedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.