Toro 4540 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
Greensmaster 3320/3420 GroomerPage 9 -- 17
Grooming Reel Service
Inspectgroomingreel bladesfrequentlyfor damageand
wear. Straighten bent blades with a pliers. Replace
blades that are worn or damaged.
Carbide tipped grooming blades (Fig. 16) should be re-
placed if the carbide tip is worn, loose or missing. Also,
if the blade is eroded around the carbide insert, the
blade should be replaced.
Grooming blades without a carbide tip (Fig. 17) should
be replaced if worn or damaged. Blades without a car-
bide tip that are rounded to the midpoint of the blade tip
can be reversed on the grooming shaft to extend the life
of the blade.
Disassembly (Fig. 15)
1. Removegroomingreelfrom cuttingunit (seeGroom-
ing Reel Removal in this section).
2. Remove lock nut from either end of the shaft (Fig.
15).
3. Remove spacers and blades from groomer shaft as
necessary.
Assembly (Fig. 15)
1. Start by p lacing thick spacer against the lock nut
installed on one end of groomer shaft. Then, place first
blade against installed spacer (Fig. 15).
IMPORTANT: If groomer is equipped with blades
with ca rbide tips, make su re that blades are
installed with t he tips in the same direction.
2. For 1/2 inch(1.3 cm) blade spacing,make surethere
are two (2) b lade spacers between blades (Fig. 15).
3. When all blades have been installed, place second
thick spacer on shaft and then thread second lock nut
onto the shaft.
4. Position lock nuts to allow blades and spacers to be
centered on the shaft (Fig. 18). Torque lock nuts from
200 to 250 in--lb (23to 28 N--m) sospacers arenot free
to rotate.
5. Install grooming reel back onto cutting unit (see
Grooming Reel Installation in this section).
1. Grooming reel shaft
2. Groomer blade
3. Blade spacer
4. Thick spacer (2 used)
5. Lock nut (2 used)
6. O--ring
Figure 15
3
2
4
1
5
6
200 to 250 in--lb
(23to28N--m)
1. Grooming blade 2. Carbide tip
Figure 16
ROTATION
1
2
1. Grooming blade
2. Sharp edge
3. Dull (rounded) edge
Figure 17
ROTATION
3
2
1
1. Lock nut 2. Grooming shaft
Figure 18
CENTER BLADES ON SHAFT
2
1
Groomer