Operator's Manual

CheckingforaBentBlade
StraightBladeOnly
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreakapart
andcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouorbystanders.
•Alwaysreplaceabentordamagedbladewith
anewblade.
•Donotleorcreatesharpnotchesintheedges
orsurfacesoftheblade.
1.Rotatethebladeuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward.
2.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge,
positionA,oftheblade(Figure37).
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Figure37
1.PositionA
2.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface.
3.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladeforward.
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeofthe
bladeatthesamepositionasinstep2above.
Note:Thedifferencebetweenthedimensions
obtainedinsteps2and4mustnotexceed3mm(1/8
inch).
Note:Ifthisdimensionexceeds3mm(1/8inch),the
bladeisbentandmustbereplaced.
RemovingtheBlade
Replacethebladeifithitsasolidobject,ifthebladeisoutof
balance,orifabladeisbent.Toensureoptimumperformance
andcontinuedsafetyconformanceofthemachine,use
genuineTororeplacementblades.Replacementbladesmade
byothermanufacturersmayresultinnonconformancewith
safetystandards.
Note:Flailbladesaresharpenedon2sides,soyoucanturn
overabladewhenyouremoveitforanewsharpedge
FlailBladeOnly
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorathicklypadded
glove.
2.Removethebladebolt,thecurvedwasher,andblade
fromtheblademountonthebottomofthespindle-cup
assembly(Figure38).
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Figure38
1.Nut
5.Curvedwasher
2.Flail6.Blade
3.Flailbolt
7.Spindle-cupassembly
4.Bladebolt
3.Toremoveonlytheailblades,removetheailsfrom
thebladebyremovingtheailboltandnutfromeach
ail.
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