Mower Deck
Maintenance
Servicing the Cutting Blades
Maintain sharp blades throughout the cutting season
because sharp blades cut cleanly without tearing or
shredding the grass blades. Tearing and shredding turns
grass brown at the edges, which slows growth and
increases the chance of disease.
Check the cutter blades daily for sharpness, and for any
wear or damage. File down any nicks and sharpen the
blades as necessary. If a blade is damaged or worn,
replace it immediately with a genuine Toro replacement
blade. For convenient sharpening and replacement, you
may want to keep extra blades on hand.
A worn or damaged blade can break, and a
piece of the blade could be thrown into the
operator’s or bystander’s area, resulting in
serious personal injury or death.
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Inspect the blade periodically for wear or
damage.
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Replace a worn or damaged blade.
Before Inspecting or Servicing the
Blades
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the blade
control switch (PTO), and set the parking brake. Turn
the ignition key to Off. Remove the key.
Inspecting the Blades
Service Interval:
Before each use or daily
1. Inspect the cutting edges (Figure 53). If the edges
are not sharp or have nicks, remove and sharpen the
blades. Refer to Sharpening the Blades.
2. Inspect the blades, especially the curved area
(Figure 53). If you notice any damage, wear, or a slot
forming in this area (Figure 53), immediately install a
new blade.
Figure 53
1.
Cutting Edge
3.
Wear/slot Forming
2.
Curved Area
4.
Crack
Checking for Bent Blades
Note:
The machine must be on a level surface for the
following procedure.
1. Raise the mower deck to the highest height-of-cut
position; also considered the ’transport’ position.
2. While wearing thickly padded gloves or other
adequate hand protection slowly rotate blade to
be measured into a position that allows effective
measurement of the distance between the cutting
edge and the level surface the machine is on.
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Figure 54
1.
Deck
3.
Blade
2.
Spindle housing
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