Toro 100-2422 Installation Instructions

Blade Kit

FORM NO. 3322-860

Part No. 100–2422

Loose

Note: Use the chart below to identify parts for assembly.

DESCRIPTION QTY. USE

Righthand Blade
Lefthand Blade
Shear Bolt
Lock Nut
Spacer

Removing

Parts

Existing Blades

1
1
4
4
2

Install Blades and Spacer

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.

INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

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.

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4. Discard blades, shearbolts, locknuts and spacer.

oro Company – 1999

Installation Instructions

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).

4

2

1. Lefthand

2.

Righthand Blade

3.

Cutting Edge

Blade

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.

3

Figure 1

4.

Curve in Blade T
Deck

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owards

4. Torque the blade bolt to 85–110 ft-lb

(115–150 Nm).

5. Rotate blade. Blade should rotate freely.

6. Repeat this procedure for second blade.

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7

3

6

1

5

4

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Figure 2

1. Shear

2.

3. Spacer

4.

Installing

Bolt

Lock Nut

Blade Bolt

5. Washer

6.

Blade (Righthand Shown)

7.

Blade Retainer

Shear Bolts

1. Install new shear bolts and lock nuts. Tighten the

shear bolt to 80–90 in-lb (9–10 Nm) (Fig. 2).
Note: Notice the direction of the shear bolts

being replaced (Fig. 2).

2. Repeat this procedure for second blade.

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).

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Installation Instructions

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.

4

1

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.

1

m–3375

Figure 4

1. Mower

up

3

1. Parking

2. PTO cover

brake

2

Figure 3

3.

Latch pin

4. Notch–open

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Installation Instructions

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