Operator's Manual

RemovingtheBlades
Bladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,ifthe
bladeisoutofbalance,orifthebladeisbent.T o
ensureoptimumperformanceandcontinuedsafety
conformanceofthemachine,usegenuineT oro
replacementblades.Replacementbladesmadeby
othermanufacturersmayresultinnonconformance
withsafetystandards.
1.Holdthespindleshaftwithawrench.
2.Removethebladebolt,thecurvedwasher,and
thebladefromthespindleshaft(Figure81).
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Figure81
1.Sailareaoftheblade
4.Bladebolt
2.Blade
5.Spindleshaft
3.Curvedwasher
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatboth
endsoftheblade(Figure82).
Note:Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Note:Thebladeretainsitsbalanceifthesame
amountofmaterialisremovedfrombothcutting
edges.
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Figure82
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle.
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure83).
Note:Ifthebladestaysinahorizontalposition,
thebladeisbalancedandcanbeused.
Note:Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesome
metalofftheendofthesailareaonly(Figure82).
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Figure83
1.Blade2.Balancer
3.Repeatthisprocedureuntilthebladeis
balanced.
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure
84).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustbepointingupwardtowardtheinside
ofthemowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthespringdiskandbladebolt(Figure84).
Note:Thespring-diskconemustbeinstalled
towardthebolthead(Figure84).
3.Torquethebladeboltto115to150N∙m(85to
110ft-lb).
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Figure84
1.Sailareaoftheblade
4.Bladebolt
2.Blade
5.Spindleshaft
3.Springdisk
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