Cutting-Unit System Maintenance; Blade Safety; Checking The Reel-To-Bedknife Contact; Backlapping The Cutting Units - Toro Reelmaster 5610-D Owner's Manual

Cutting-Unit System
Maintenance

Blade Safety

A worn or damaged blade or bedknife can break, and a
piece could be thrown toward you or bystanders, resulting
in serious personal injury or death.
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Inspect the blades and bedknives periodically for
excessive wear or damage.
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Use care when checking the blades. Wear gloves and
use caution when servicing them. Only replace or
backlap the blades and bedknives; never straighten or
weld them.
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On machines with multiple cutting units, take care when
rotating a cutting unit; it can cause the reels in the other
cutting units to rotate.

Checking the Reel-to-Bedknife Contact

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Check the reel-to-bedknife contact, regardless of whether
the quality of cut had previously been acceptable. There
must be light contact across the full length of the reel and
the bedknife (refer to Adjusting the Reel to Bedknife in the
cutting unit Operator's Manual).

Backlapping the Cutting Units

WARNING
Contact with the cutting units or other moving parts
can result in personal injury.
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Keep your fingers, hands, and clothing away from
the cutting units and other moving parts.
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Never attempt to turn the cutting units by hand or
foot while the engine is running.
Note:
Additional instructions and procedures on
backlapping are available in the Toro Reel Mower Basics
(with sharpening guidelines), Form 09168SL.
Preparing the Machine
1. Prepare the machine for maintenance; refer to
Preparing for Maintenance (page
2. Press the Enable/Disable switch to D
3. Make initial reel-to-bedknife adjustments appropriate
for backlapping on all cutting units which are to
be backlapped; refer to the cutting unit Operator's
Manual.
4. Unlock and raise the seat to expose the mower
manifold (Figure 152).
Lapping the Reels and Bedknife
Changing the engine speed while backlapping may
cause the reels to stall.
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position.
ISABLE
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Figure 152
1. Backlap lever (backlap
position—front cutting
units)
2. Backlap lever (backlap
position—rear cutting
units)
5. Move the backlap levers to the R (backlap) position
(Figure 152).
Note:
Select either the front, rear, or both backlap
levers to control which cutting units to backlap.
When backlapping, the front cutting units all operate
together, and the rear cutting units operate together.
DANGER
Never change the engine speed while backlapping.
Only backlap at idle engine speed.
1. Start the engine and run at low idle speed.
2. With the Mow/Transport lever in the M
move the Enable/Disable switch to the E
position. Move the Lower Mow/Lift control forward
to start the backlapping operation on the designated
reels.
3. Apply lapping compound with a long-handled brush.
DANGER
Contacting the cutting units when they are moving
could cause personal injury.
To avoid personal injury, be certain that you are
clear of the cutting units before proceeding.
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3. Mower manifold
position,
OW
NABLE