Operator's Manual

MowerDeck
Maintenance
Ifyouraisethemachineusingonlyajackto
supportitwhileyouworkunderthemower
deck,thejackcouldtip,causingthemower
decktofall,crushingyouorbystanders.
Alwayssecurethemachinewithatleast2jack
standswhenyouhavethemowerdeckraised.
Onthetopofthemowerdeckaretwolinks
thatconnectthemtotheframe.Connectedto
theselinksaretorsionspringthatareunder
tension(Figure67).Ifyoudisconnectthelink
thestoredenergyinthetorsionspringwillbe
releasedandcouldcausethelinkstomove,
damagingyourhandsorngers.
Becarefulwhenremovingthemowerdeck
fromtheframeandsecurethelinksbefore
disconnectingthemfromtheframe.
Figure67
1.Link2.Torsionspring
ServicingtheCuttingBlades
Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseason
becausesharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassblades.Tearingandshreddingturns
grassbrownattheedges,whichslowsgrowthand
increasesthechanceofdisease.
Checkthebladesdailyforsharpness,andforanywear
ordamage.Sharpenthebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeis
damagedorworn,replaceitimmediatelywithagenuine
Tororeplacementblade.
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,anda
pieceofthebladecouldbethrownintothe
operatorsorbystander’sarea,resultingin
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
Inspectandcheckthebladesevery8hours.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure68).Iftheedges
arenotsharporhavenicks,removeandsharpenthe
blades.RefertoSharpeningtheBlades.
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(Figure68).Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslot
forminginthisarea(Figure68),immediatelyinstalla
newblade.
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