Mower Deck Maintenance; Servicing The Cutting Blades - Toro 30672 Operator's Manual

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Figure 52
1. Bellcrank
2. Bolts and nuts
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3. Switch mounting bracket
4. Switch body
Mower Deck
Maintenance

Servicing the Cutting Blades

To ensure a superior quality of cut, keep the blades sharp.
For convenient sharpening and replacement, you may want
to keep extra blades on hand.
WARNING
A worn or damaged blade can break, and a piece
of the blade could be thrown into the operator's
or bystander's area, 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 bail and set the parking brake. Turn the ignition key
to off. Remove the key and disconnect the spark plug wire(s)
from the spark plug(s).
Inspecting the Blades
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Inspect the cutting edges (Figure 53). If the edges
are not sharp or have nicks, remove and sharpen the
blades. Refer to Sharpening the Blades.
1. Cutting Edge
2. Sail
2. Inspect the blades, especially the curved area
(Figure 53). If you notice any damage, wear, or a slot
forming in this area (item 3. in Figure 53), immediately
install a new blade.
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Figure 53
3. Wear/slot forming in
curved area
4. Crack in the curved area