DANGER
If you allow a blade to wear, a slot will form between the sail and flat part of the blade. Eventually a piece of the blade may break off and be thrown from under the housing, possibly resulting in serious injury to you or bystanders.
•Inspect the blade periodically for wear or damage.
•Never try to straighten a blade that is bent or weld a broken or cracked blade.
•Replace a worn or damaged blade.
3.Check for bent blades; refer to Checking for Bent Blades (page 22).
Checking for Bent Blades
1.Rotate the blades until they are positioned as shown in Figure 43.
refer to Removing the Blades (page 22) and Installing the Blades (page 23).
WARNING
A blade that is bent or damaged could break apart and could seriously injure or kill you or bystanders.
•Always replace a bent or damaged blade with a new blade.
•Never file or create sharp notches in the edges or surfaces of a blade.
Removing the Blades
Replace the blades when the machine hits a solid object or when a blade is out of balance or bent. Use only genuine Toro replacement blades.
1.Use a block of wood to hold each blade steady and turn the blade bolt counterclockwise as shown in Figure 44.
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| edge to a smooth, level | 2. Remove each blade as shown in Figure 45. |
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2.Measure at locations A and B
2.Measure from a level surface to the cutting edges at locations A and B, (Figure 43), and record both dimensions.
3.Rotate the blades so that their opposite ends are at locations A and B.
4.Repeat the measurements in step 2 and record them.
Note: If the difference between the dimensions A and B obtained in steps 2 and 4 exceeds 1/8 inch (3 mm), the blade is bent and must be replaced;
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