Toro 71202 Operator's Manual

Maintenance33Sharpening the Blade(s)1. Use a file to sharpen the cutting edge at bothends of the blade (Fig. 37). Maintain the originalangle. The blade retains its balance if the sameamount of material is removed from both cuttingedges.Figure 371. Sharpen at original angle12. Check the balance of the blade by putting it on ablade balancer (Fig. 38). If the blade stays in ahorizontal position, the blade is balanced and canbe used. If the blade is not balanced, file somemetal off the back side of the blade. Repeat thisprocedure until the blade is balanced.Figure 381. Blade 2. Balancer12Installing the Blade(s)1. Install the blade, blade retainer, curved washer(cupped side toward blade), and the blade bolt(Fig. 36).IMPORTANT: The curved part of the blademust be pointing toward the inside of themower to assure proper cutting.2. Tighten the blade bolt to 45–60 ft–lb(61–81 Nm).