Use and Care Manual

ManualsBrandsToro ManualsOutdoorsTimeCutter MX5050 50 in. 24 HP KOHLER V-Twin Zero-Turn Riding Mower with Smart Speed

MowerMaintenance

ServicingtheCuttingBlades

Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseason,because

sharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingorshreddingthe

grassblades.Tearingandshreddingthegrassturnsitbrown

attheedges,whichslowsgrowthandincreasesthechance

ofdisease.

Checkthecuttingbladesdailyforsharpnessandforany

wearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpenthe

bladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,replace

itimmediatelywithagenuineTororeplacementblade.For

convenientsharpeningandreplacement,keepextrablades

onhand.

WARNING

Awornordamagedbladecanbreakandapiece

ofthebladecouldbethrownatyouorbystanders,

resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.

•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor

damage.

•Replaceawornordamagedblade.

BeforeInspectingorServicingthe

Blades

Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe

blade-controlswitch,movethemotion-controlleversoutward

tothePARKposition,shutofftheengine,andremovethekey.

InspectingtheBlades

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe

cuttingblades.

1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure47).

Note:Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove

andsharpentheblades;refertoSharpeningtheBlades

(page39).

2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea(Figure

47).

Note:Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslot

forminginthisarea(items3and4inFigure47),

immediatelyinstallanewblade.

Figure47

1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming

2.Curvedarea

4.Damage

CheckingforBentBlades

Note:Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceforthefollowing

procedure.

1.Raisethemowerdecktothehighestheight-of-cut

position.

2.Whilewearingthicklypaddedgloves,orotheradequate

handprotection,slowlyrotatethebladetobemeasured

intoapositionthatallowsyoutoeffectivelymeasure

thedistancebetweenthecuttingedgeandthelevel

surfacethatthemachineison(Figure48).

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Figure48

1.Deck3.Blade

2.Spindlehousing