Operator's Manual

MowerDeck
Maintenance
WARNING
Ifyouraisethemachineusingonlyajacktosupport
itwhileyouworkunderthemowerdeck,thejack
couldtip,causingthemowerdecktofall,crushing
youorbystanders.
Alwayssecurethemachinewithatleast2jack
standswhenyouhavethemowerdeckraised.
CAUTION
Onthetopofthemowerdeckare2linksthat
connectthemtotheframe.Connectedtotheselinks
aretorsionspringthatareundertension(
Figure
68).Ifyoudisconnectthelinkthestoredenergyin
thetorsionspringwillbereleasedandcouldcause
thelinkstomove,damagingyourhandsorngers.
Carefullyremovethemowerdeckfromtheframe
andsecurethelinksbeforedisconnectingthem
fromtheframe.
Figure68
1.Link2.Torsionspring
ServicingtheCuttingBlades
Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseasonbecause
sharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthegrass
blades.Tearingandshreddingturnsgrassbrownattheedges,
whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechanceofdisease.
Checkthebladesdailyforsharpness,andforanywear
ordamage.Sharpenthebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeis
damagedorworn,replaceitimmediatelywithagenuineToro
replacementblade.
DANGER
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapiece
ofthebladecouldbethrownintotheoperator's
orbystander'sarea,resultinginseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
Inspectthebladesevery8hours.
PreparingtoServicetheBlades
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrolleversto
theneutrallockedposition,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.MovethethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(
Figure69).
Note:Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblades.Referto
SharpeningtheBlades
(page58).
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea(
Figure
69
).
Note:Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslot
forminginthisarea(Figure69),immediatelyinstalla
newblade.
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