Bedknife Replacement and Grinding
Removal
2
1.
2.
Remove bedbar from frame (see Bedbar Removal).
Remove screws from bedbar using a socket wrench
1
and bedknife screw tool. Discard screws. Remove bed-
knife from the bedbar (Fig. 30).
3.
Use a scraper to remove all rust, scale and corro-
sion from bedbar surface before installing new bedknife
(Fig. 31).
3
4.
Install bedbar to frame (see Bedbar Installation).
Figure 30
Replacement
1.
2.
Screw
Bedbar
3.
Bedknife
1.
2.
Make sure bedbar threads are clean.
Use new screws. Apply anti–seize lubricant to the
screw before installing.
IMPORTANT: Do not use an impact wrench to tight-
en screws into the bedbar.
3.
Using a torque wrench and bedknife screw tool,
tighten screws to a torque of 200 to 250 in–lb (230 to 288
kg–cm). Use a torquing pattern working from the center
toward each end of the bedknife (Fig. 32).
Figure 31
Grinding
Since there can be variations in the mounting surface of
the bedbar, a new bedknife will not be perfectly flat after
it is installed. Because of this, it is necessary to backlap
or grind a new bedknife after installing it to the bedbar.
Follow the existing angle that was ground into the bed-
knifeandgrindonlyenoughtomakesurethetopsurface
is true (Fig. 33).
1.
Remove bedbar from the mower (see Bedbar Re-
moval).
Note:
bedknife. Remove small amounts of material with each
pass of the grinder.
When grinding, be careful to not overheat the
12
11
9
7
5
3
1
2
4
6
8
10 12
Figure 32
2.
Use TORO Sharpening Reel and Rotary Mowers
Manual, Form No. 80-300 PT, for grinding the bedknife.
Top Face
Relief Angle
Bedknife Grinding Specifications
Relief Angle
5_
Front
Face
Relief Angle Range
Front Angle
3_ to 6_
15_
Front Angle Range
13_ to 17_
Front Angle
Figure 33
3.
Reinstall bedbar to the mower (see Bedbar Installa-
tion).
Cutting Unit
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Greensmaster 1000/1600
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