Operator's Manual

ServicingtheCutting
Blades
Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseason,
becausesharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassblades.T earingandshredding
turnsgrassbrownattheedges,whichslowsgrowth
andincreasesthechanceofdisease.
Checkthecutterbladesdailyforsharpness,andfor
anywearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpen
thebladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedor
worn,replaceitimmediatelywithagenuineT oro
replacementblade.Forconvenientsharpeningand
replacement,keepextrabladesonhand.
DANGER
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,anda
pieceofthebladecouldbethrownatyou
orbystanders,resultinginseriouspersonal
injuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andsetthe
parkingbrake.
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheOFFposition.
3.Removethekey.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Liftthemowerdeckandsecureitintheraised
position.RefertoRaisingtheMowerDeckinto
theServicePosition(page24).
2.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure64).
3.Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblades.RefertoServicingthe
CuttingBlades(page55).
4.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(Figure64).
5.Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslotforming
inthisarea(Figure64),immediatelyinstalla
newblade.
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Figure64
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea4.Crack
6.Lowerthemowerdeckintooperatingposition.
RefertoLoweringtheMowerDecktothe
OperatingPosition(page25).
CheckingforBentBlades
1.Movethespeed-controllevertotheNEUTRAL
positiontostopthemachine.
2.DisengagethePTO,engagetheparkingbrake,
shutofftheengine,andwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
3.Rotate1bladeasshowninFigure65.
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
atpositionAoftheblade(Figure65).Notethis
dimension.
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Figure65
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface.
2.PositionA
5.Rotatetheoppositeendofthebladetoposition
A.
6.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofthebladeatthesamepositionasinstep3
above.
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