Toro Blade Kit, OFZ 48" Mower Installation guide

Toro
Brand
Toro
Model
Blade Kit, OFZ 48" Mower
Category
Lawnmowers
Type
Installation guide

Toro Blade Kit, OFZ 48" Mower allows you to replace the blades on your mower, ensuring optimal cutting performance. It includes a righthand blade, a lefthand blade, four shear bolts, four lock nuts, and two spacers. The blades are designed to rotate toward the center of the deck, providing an efficient and precise cut. The shear bolts are engineered to break away if the blades hit a solid object, protecting the mower from damage. The lock nuts keep the blades securely in place, while the spacers ensure proper alignment.

Toro Blade Kit, OFZ 48" Mower allows you to replace the blades on your mower, ensuring optimal cutting performance. It includes a righthand blade, a lefthand blade, four shear bolts, four lock nuts, and two spacers. The blades are designed to rotate toward the center of the deck, providing an efficient and precise cut. The shear bolts are engineered to break away if the blades hit a solid object, protecting the mower from damage. The lock nuts keep the blades securely in place, while the spacers ensure proper alignment.

The T
oro Company – 1999
Printed in USA
All Rights Reserved
FORM NO. 3322-860
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
Part No. 100–2422
Blade Kit
Loose
Parts
Note: Use the chart below to identify parts for assembly.
DESCRIPTION QTY. USE
Righthand Blade
Lefthand Blade
Shear Bolt
Lock Nut
Spacer
1
1
4
4
2
Install Blades and Spacer
Removing
Existing Blades
POTENTIAL
HAZARD
• Blade is sharp.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Contact with sharp blade can cause serious
personal injury.
HOW TO AV
OID THE HAZARD
• Wear gloves or wrap sharp edges of the
blade with a rag.
1. Disengage the power take off (PTO), set the
parking brake, and turn the ignition key to
“OFF” to stop the engine. Remove the key.
2. Flip up deck and lock into vertical position.
Refer to Tilting the Mower on page 3.
3. Hold the blade end using a rag or thickly-padded
glove. Remove the blade bolt, shear bolts, lock
nuts, spacer and blade from the blade retainer.
4. Discard blades, shearbolts, locknuts and spacer.
Installation Instructions
2
Installing
the Blades and
Spacer
Note: Notice there is a left hand and a right
hand blade. Notice the direction in
which the blades turn. The cutting edge
must rotate toward the center of the
deck. (Fig. 1).
2
1

3
4
Figure 1
1. Lefthand
Blade
2.
Righthand Blade
3.
Cutting Edge
4.
Curve in Blade T
owards
Deck
1. Install washer and spacer onto blade bolt. New
spacer is black in color (Fig. 2).
IMPORTANT: The curved part of the blade
must be pointing upward toward the inside of
the mower to ensure proper cutting.
2. Place blade against blade retainer and align holes
(Fig. 2).
3. Install blade bolt, washer and spacer onto blade
retainer. Thread blade bolt into spindle shaft.
Ensure that the spacer is in hole of blade
(Fig. 2).
4. Torque the blade bolt to 85–110 ft-lb
(115–150 Nm).
5. Rotate blade. Blade should rotate freely.
6. Repeat this procedure for second blade.
4
5
1
3
2

6
7
Figure 2
1. Shear
Bolt
2.
Lock Nut
3. Spacer
4.
Blade Bolt
5. Washer
6.
Blade (Righthand Shown)
7.
Blade Retainer
Installing
Shear Bolts
1. Install new shear bolts and lock nuts. Tighten the
shear bolt to 80–90 in-lb (9–10 Nm) (Fig. 2).
Note: Notice the direction of the shear bolts
being replaced (Fig. 2).
2. Repeat this procedure for second blade.
Installation Instructions
3
Tilting
the Mower
The mower can be tilted up for ease of service.
To Raise Mower
1. Turn engine off, set the parking brake and check
that PTO cover is down against deck.
2. Lift on the mower carrier frame to release weight
on latch pin and pull out on latch pin to release
(Fig. 3). Lower rear of mower onto anti-scalp
rollers. Repeat on the other side.
3. Return the pins to the spring loaded (down)
position.

3
1
4
2
Figure 3
1. Parking
brake
2. PTO cover
3.
Latch pin
4. Notch–open
4. Standing in front of the mower, lift up and push
rearward on front to raise mower (Fig. 4).
5. Raise mower until it contacts stops and latch
pins snap into locked position.
m–3375
1
Figure 4
1. Mower
up
Installation Instructions
4
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Toro Blade Kit, OFZ 48" Mower Installation guide

Toro
Brand
Toro
Model
Blade Kit, OFZ 48" Mower
Category
Lawnmowers
Type
Installation guide

Toro Blade Kit, OFZ 48" Mower allows you to replace the blades on your mower, ensuring optimal cutting performance. It includes a righthand blade, a lefthand blade, four shear bolts, four lock nuts, and two spacers. The blades are designed to rotate toward the center of the deck, providing an efficient and precise cut. The shear bolts are engineered to break away if the blades hit a solid object, protecting the mower from damage. The lock nuts keep the blades securely in place, while the spacers ensure proper alignment.

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