Cutting Unit Maintenance; Blade Safety; Backlapping The Cutting Units - Toro Reelmaster 7000-D Operator's Manual

Filling the Hydraulic Tank
1. Fill the reservoir with the specified hydraulic
fluid; refer to Hydraulic Fluid Specifications
(page 85) and Hydraulic Fluid Capacity (page
87).
Important:
Use only the hydraulic fluids
specified. Other fluids could cause system
damage.
2. Install the dipstick and hydraulic-tank cap to the
tank.
Figure 166
1. Hydraulic-tank cap
3. Start the engine and operate all the hydraulic
controls to distribute hydraulic fluid throughout
the system.
4. Check for hydraulic leaks, shut off the engine,
and remove the key.
Repair all hydraulic leaks.
5. Close and latch the hood; refer to
Hood (page 60).
6. Check the fluid level; refer to
Hydraulic-Fluid Level (page
Note:
If needed, add enough to raise the level
to the Full mark on the dipstick. Do not overfill
the hydraulic tank.
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2. Dipstick
Closing the
Checking the
85).

Cutting Unit Maintenance

Blade Safety

A worn or damaged blade or bedknife can break, and
a piece could be thrown toward you or bystanders,
resulting in serious personal injury or death.
•
Inspect the blades and bedknives periodically for
excessive wear or damage.
•
Use care when checking the blades. Wear gloves
and use caution when servicing them. Only
replace or backlap the blades and bedknives;
never straighten or weld them.
•
On machines with multiple cutting units, take care
when rotating a cutting unit; it can cause the reels
in the other cutting units to rotate.
Backlapping the Cutting
Units
WARNING
Contact with the reels or other moving parts
can result in personal injury.
• Keep your fingers, hands, and clothing
away from the reels or other moving parts.
• Never attempt to turn the reels by hand or
foot while the engine is running.
Note:
Additional instructions and procedures on
backlapping are available in the Toro Sharpening Reel
and Rotary Mowers Manual, Form No. 80-300SL.
Preparing the Machine
•
Park the machine on a level surface, lower the
cutting units, engage the parking brake, shut
off the engine, and move the PTO switch to the
D position.
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•
Open the hood; refer to
59).
•
Make initial reel-to-bedknife adjustments
appropriate for backlapping on all cutting units
which are to be backlapped; refer to the cutting
unit Operator's Manual.
•
Rotate the front, rear, or both backlap levers to the
R (backlap) position
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Opening the Hood (page
(Figure 167).