Operator's Manual

g en uine T oro re placement blade . F or con v enient
shar pening and re placement, y ou ma y w ant to
k ee p extra blades on hand.
A w or n or dama ged blade can br eak, and a
piece of the blade could be thr o wn into the
operator’ s or bystander’ s ar ea, r esulting in
serious per sonal injur y or death.
• Inspect the blade periodicall y f or w ear
or dama ge.
• R eplace a w or n or dama ged blade.
Inspect and c hec k the blades ev er y 8 hours .
Before Inspecting or Servicing the
Blades
P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface , diseng ag e the
blade control (PTO), and set the parking brak e .
T ur n the ignition k ey to Off . R emo v e the k ey .
Inspecting the Blades
1. Inspect the cutting edg es ( Figure 75 ). If the
edg es are not shar p or ha v e nic ks , remo v e and
shar pen the blades . R efer to Shar pening the
Blades .
2. Inspect the blades , especially the cur v ed area
( Figure 75 ). If y ou notice any damag e , w ear ,
or a slot for ming in this area ( Figure 75 ),
immediately install a new blade .
Figure 75
1. Cutting Edge 3. Wear/slot Forming
2. Curved Area
Checking for Bent Blades
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and set
the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. R otate the blades until the ends face forw ard
and bac kw ard ( Figure 76 ). Measure from a
lev el surface to the cutting edg e , position A , of
the blades ( Figure 76 ). Note this dimension.
Figure 76
1. Measure here from blade
to hard surface
2. Position A
4. R otate the opposite ends of the blades forw ard.
5. Measure from a lev el surface to the cutting
edg e of the blades at the same position as
in ste p 3 abo v e . T he difference betw een the
dimensions obtained in ste ps 3 and 4 m ust not
ex ceed 1/8 inc h (3 mm). If this dimension
ex ceeds 1/8 inc h (3 mm), the blade is bent
and m ust be re placed; refer to R emo ving the
Blades and Installing the Blades .
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