is bent and must be replaced; refer to Removing the
Blades and Installing the Blades.
A blade that is bent or damaged could break
apart and could seriously injure or kill you or
bystanders.
•
Always replace bent or damaged blade with
a new blade.
•
Never file or create sharp notches in the
edges or surfaces of blade.
Removing the Blades
Blades must be replaced if a solid object is hit, if the
blade is out of balance or is bent. To ensure optimum
performance and continued safety conformance of
the machine, use genuine Toro replacement blades.
Replacement blades made by other manufacturers may
result in non-conformance with safety standards.
Contact with a sharp blade can cause serious
injury.
Wear gloves or wrap sharp edges of the blade
with a rag.
1. Hold the blade end using a rag or thickly-padded
glove.
2. Remove the blade bolt, spring disk and blade from
the spindle shaft (Figure 76).
Sharpening the Blades
When sharpening blade, pieces of blade could
be thrown and cause serious injury.
Wear proper eye protection when sharpening
blade.
1. Use a file to sharpen the cutting edge at both ends
of the blade (Figure 74). Maintain the original angle.
The blade retains its balance if the same amount of
material is removed from both cutting edges.
Figure 74
1.
Sharpen at original angle
2. Check the balance of the blade by putting it on a
blade balancer (Figure 75). If the blade stays in a
horizontal position, the blade is balanced and can be
used. If the blade is not balanced, file some metal off
the end of the sail area only (Figure 76). Repeat this
procedure until the blade is balanced.
Figure 75
1.
Blade
2.
Balancer
Installing the Blades
1. Install the blade onto the spindle shaft (Figure 76).
Important:
The curved part of the blade must
be pointing upward toward the inside of the
mower to ensure proper cutting.
2. Install the spring disk and blade bolt. The spring
disk cone must be installed toward the bolt head
(Figure 76).
Figure 76
1.
Sail Area of Blade
4.
Blade Bolt
2.
Blade
5.
Cone Towards Bolt Head
3.
Spring Disk
3. Torque the blade bolt to 85-110 ft-lb (115-150 N
⋅
m).
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