Toro ® GM580-D Preventative Maintenance
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Cutting Unit Maintenance
Service Recommendation:
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Check mower blades daily.
Check Blade torque daily, or after a blade strikes a solid object.
Grease castor wheel bearings daily.
Grease castor fork bushings daily.
Grease spindle bearings every 50 hrs.
Check drive belt tension every 50 hrs.
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See operators manual for proper procedure.
Blade Servicing:
Check the blades for the following:
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Wear in the sail area.
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Wear can cause the sail to break loose from the blade and be thrown from the
unit.
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Replace blades with worn sail areas.
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Twisted blades.
Check the blade from the end. Replace twisted blades.
Bent blades.
Check the blades for bent ends. Replace bent blades.
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Quality of Cut Issues:.
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High Horsepower requirements.
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Blades dull (sharpen blades).
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Blades twisted (replace blades).
Bent blades (replace blades).
Front of blade higher than rear of blade (adjust mower decks).
Mower spindle bearing out.
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Poor cut quality (rough cut grass blades).
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Blades dull (sharpen blades).
Blades twisted (replace blades).
Bent blades (replace blades).
Deck belts slipping (tighten belt).
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Mis-match cut (stripes, uneven height).
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End of blades worn, no overlap (replace blades).
Blade ends not aligned, blade bent (replace blade).
Blade ends not aligned, blade is straight (shim spindle housing).
Blade ends not aligned, blade is straight, spindle bearings loose (repair spindle
bearings).
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Mower deck not level (level mower deck).
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