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Mower Maintenance
Servicing the Cutting
Blades
Maintain sharp blades throughout the cutting season,
because sharp blades cut cleanly without tearing or
shredding the grass blades. Tearing and shredding
the grass turns it brown at the edges, which slows
growth and increases the chance of disease.
Check the cutting blades daily for sharpness and for
any wear or damage. File down any nicks and sharpen
the blades as necessary. If a blade is damaged or
worn, replace it immediately with a genuine Toro
replacement blade. For convenient sharpening and
replacement, keep extra blades on hand.
WARNING
A worn or damaged blade can break and a
piece of the blade could be thrown at you
or bystanders, resulting in serious personal
injury or death.
• Inspect the blade periodically for wear or
damage.
• Replace a worn or damaged blade.
Before Inspecting or Servicing the
Blades
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the
blade-control switch, move the motion-control levers
outward to the P
position, shut off the engine, and
ARK
remove the key.
Inspecting the Blades
Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Check
the cutting blades.
1.
Inspect the cutting edges
Note:
If the edges are not sharp or have
nicks, remove and sharpen the blades; refer to
Sharpening the Blades (page
2.
Inspect the blades, especially the curved area
(Figure
44).
Note:
If you notice any damage, wear, or a slot
forming in this area (items 3 and 4 in
immediately install a new blade.
(Figure
44).
43).
Figure
44),
1. Cutting edge
2. Curved area
Checking for Bent Blades
Note:
Park the machine on a level surface for the
following procedure.
1.
Raise the mower deck to the highest
height-of-cut position.
2.
While wearing thickly padded gloves, or other
adequate hand protection, slowly rotate the
blade to be measured into a position that allows
you to effectively measure the distance between
the cutting edge and the level surface that the
machine is on
1. Deck
2. Spindle housing
41
Figure 44
3. Wear/slot forming
4. Damage
(Figure
45).
Figure 45
3. Blade
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