Operator's Manual

2.Tipthemachineontoitsside,withtheairlterupin
theair,untiltheupperhandlerestsontheground.
WARNING
Thebladesaresharp;contactingabladecould
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
•Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
•Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure41).Iftheedgesare
notsharporhavenicks,removethebladesandhave
themsharpenedorreplacethem.
2.Inspectthebladesthemselves,especiallythecurved
area(Figure41).
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Figure41
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea4.Crack
Note:Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslot
forminginthisarea(Figure41),immediatelyreplace
itwithanewblade.
DANGER
Ifyouallowabladetowear,aslotwillform
betweenthesailandatpartoftheblade.
Eventuallyapieceoftheblademaybreak
offandbethrownfromunderthehousing,
possiblyresultinginseriousinjurytoyouor
bystanders.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Nevertrytostraightenabladethatisbent
orweldabrokenorcrackedblade.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
3.Checkforbentblades;refertoCheckingforBent
Blades(page22).
CheckingforBentBlades
1.Rotatethebladesuntiltheyarepositionedasshown
inFigure42.
B
B
2
1
3
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Figure42
1.Frontofcuttingdeck3.Measurefromthecutting
edgetoasmooth,level
surface
2.MeasureatlocationsA
andB
2.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedges
atlocationsAandB,(Figure42),andrecordboth
dimensions.
3.Rotatethebladessothattheiroppositeendsareat
locationsAandB.
4.Repeatthemeasurementsinstep2andrecordthem.
Note:Ifthedifferencebetweenthedimensions
AandBobtainedinsteps2and4exceeds3mm
(1/8inch),thebladeisbentandmustbereplaced;
refertoRemovingtheBlades(page22)andInstalling
theBlades(page23).
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.
•Alwaysreplaceabentordamagedblade
withanewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesofablade.
RemovingtheBlades
Replacethebladeswhenthemachinehitsasolidobjector
whenabladeisoutofbalanceorbent.Useonlygenuine
Tororeplacementblades.
1.Useablockofwoodtoholdeachbladesteadyandturn
thebladeboltcounterclockwiseasshowninFigure43.
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