Cutting Unit Maintenance; Blade Safety; Checking The Reel-To-Bedknife Contact; Backlapping The Cutting Units - Toro Reelmaster 5410-D Operator's Manual

Cutting Unit 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.
•
Inspect the blades and bedknives periodically for
excessive wear or damage.
•
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.
•
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
Each day before operating, check reel-to-bedknife
contact, regardless if 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 Operator's
Manual for the cutting units).
Backlapping the Cutting
Units
WARNING
Contact with the cutting units or other moving
parts can result in personal injury.
• Keep your fingers, hands, and clothing
away from the cutting units and other
moving parts.
• 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 PTO switch to the D
3. Make initial reel-to-bedknife adjustments
appropriate for backlapping on all cutting units
Lapping the Reels and Bedknife
Changing the engine speed while backlapping
may cause the reels to stall.
• Never change the engine speed while
• Only backlap at idle engine speed.
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position.
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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 150).
Figure 150
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 150).
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
backlapping.
1. Start the engine and run at low idle speed.
2. With the Mow/Transport lever in the M
position, press the PTO switch to the D
position. Move the Lower Mow/Lift control
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3. Mower manifold
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