Operator's Manual

Figure28
1.Castorwheel3.Bearing(2)
2.Castorfork
4.Bearingspacer
2.Removethebearingfromthewheelhubandallow
thebearingspacertofallout(Figure28).Remove
thebearingfromtheoppositesideofthewheelhub.
3.Checkthebearings,spacer,andinsideofthewheel
hubforwear.Replaceanydamagedparts.
4.Toassemblethecastorwheel,pushthebearinginto
thewheelhub.Wheninstallingthebearings,press
ontheouterraceofthebearing.
5.Slidethebearingspacerintothewheelhub.Pushthe
otherbearingintotheopenendofthewheelhubto
captivatethebearingspacerinsidethewheelhub.
6.Installthecastorwheelassemblybetweenthecastor
forkandsecureitinplacewiththeboltandlocknut.
CheckingforaBentBlade
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.Raisethe
cuttingunit,engagetheparkingbrake,putthe
tractionpedalinneutral,putthePTOleverin
theOffposition,stoptheengine,andremovethe
ignitionkey.Blockthecuttingunittopreventitfrom
accidentallyfalling.
2.Rotatethebladeuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward.Measurefromtheinsideofthecutting
unittothecuttingedgeatthefrontoftheblade
(Figure29),andrememberthisdimension.
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Figure29
3.Rotatetheoppositeendofthebladeforward.
Measurebetweenthecuttingunitandcuttingedge
ofthebladeatthesamepositionasinstep2The
differencebetweenthedimensionsobtainedin
steps2and3mustnotexceed1/8inch(3mm).If
thedimensionexceeds1/8inch(3mm),replace
thebladebecauseitisbent;refertoRemovingthe
CuttingBlade.
RemovingandInstallingthe
Blade(s)
Theblademustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,the
bladeisout-of-balance,worn,orbent.Alwaysuse
genuineTororeplacementbladestoensuresafetyand
optimumperformance.Neverusebladesmadebyother
manufacturersbecausetheycouldbedangerous.
1.Raisethecuttingunittothehighestposition,engage
theparkingbrake,stoptheengine,andremovethe
ignitionkey.Blockthecuttingunittopreventitfrom
accidentallyfalling.
2.Grasptheendofthebladeusingaragorthickly
paddedglove.Removethebladebolt,anti-scalpcup,
andbladefromthespindleshaft(
Figure30).
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2
Figure30
1.Bladebolt2.Anti-scalpcup
3.Installtheblade-sailfacingtowardthecutting
unit-withtheanti-scalpcupandbladebolt.Tighten
thebladeboltto85-110ft-lb(115-149N-m).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademust
bepointingtowardtheinsideofthecuttingunit
toensurepropercutting.
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