Mower Deck Maintenance; Blade Safety; Separating The Mower Decks From The Traction Unit - Toro Groundsmaster 3500-D Operator's Manual

Mower Deck
Maintenance

Blade Safety

A worn or damaged blade can break, and a piece of
the blade could be thrown toward you or bystanders,
resulting in serious personal injury or death.
•
Inspect the blade periodically for wear or damage.
•
Use care when checking the blades. Wrap the
blades or wear gloves, and use caution when
servicing the blades. Only replace or sharpen the
blades; never straighten or weld them.
•
On multi-bladed machines, take care as rotating 1
blade can cause other blades to rotate.
Separating the Mower
Decks from the Traction
Unit
1. Perform the pre-maintenance procedure; refer
to Preparing the Machine for Maintenance (page
36).
2. Remove the hydraulic-motor-mounting screws
and disconnect and remove the hydraulic motor
from the deck (Figure
Important:
Cover the top of the spindle to
prevent contamination.
Figure 66
1. Motor-mounting screws
66).
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3. Remove the lynch pin or retaining nut securing
the deck carrier frame to the lift-arm-pivot pin
(Figure 67).
1. Lynch pin
4. Roll the cutting deck away from the traction unit.
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Figure 67
2. Lift-arm-pivot pin
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