Operator's Manual

CheckingforBentBlades
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothe
cuttingedge,positionA,oftheblades(Figure55
).Notethisdimension.For36inchmowerdecks
use
Figure56.
Figure55
48inchMowerDeckshown
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
Figure56
36inchMowerDeckshown
4.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
5.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeof
thebladesatthesamepositionasinstep3above.
Thedifferencebetweenthedimensionsobtainedin
steps
3and4mustnotexceed1/8inch(3mm).If
thisdimensionexceeds1/8inch(3mm),theblade
isbentandmustbereplaced;refertoRemovingthe
BladesandInstallingtheBlades.
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.
•Alwaysreplacebentordamagedbladewith
anewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesofblade.
RemovingtheBlades
Bladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,ifthe
bladeisoutofbalanceorisbent.Toensureoptimum
performanceandcontinuedsafetyconformanceof
themachine,usegenuineTororeplacementblades.
Replacementbladesmadebyothermanufacturersmay
resultinnon-conformancewithsafetystandards.
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-padded
glove.
2.For48inchmowerdecks,removethebladebolt,
curvedwasher,andbladefromthespindleshaft
(
Figure57).
Figure57
48inchMowerDecks
1.SailAreaofBlade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.BladeBolt
3.For36inchmowerdecks,removethebladebolt,
curvedwasher,bladestiffener,andbladefromthe
spindleshaft(Figure58).
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