A Cut Above The Rest: Toro Bedknives

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When the appearance of your turf really matters, and when using the most efficient turf equipment makes the most sense to you, the parts you should be using on your turf equipment are always Toro parts. In this third article in our series on the benefits of using genuine Toro parts, we focus on bedknives.  It’s particularly important that the bedknives you use are Toro bedknives, rather than a generic brand which might well be a poor imitation that is offered at a lower price, and performs at a lower level.

As everyone knows, cheaper versions cost less for a reason – quite often, quality has to be sacrificed in the manufacturing process in order to produce a less expensive component. The Toro philosophy is just the opposite – quality must be manufactured into the product, so that it becomes worthy of bearing the company name.

Benefits of using Toro bedknives

All Toro bedknives are made according to strict manufacturing requirements that follow engineering specifications designed to ensure high quality cuts with every usage. The physical characteristics of this engineering design emphasize flatness of the knife, and accurate positioning of the chamfered mounting holes. Only superior materials are used in the making of Toro bedknives, so they last longer and provide optimal service during their functional lives.

Attention to manufacturing details ensures that quality is built in to each bedknife, for instance using only certified and trackable steel coils, computer-controlled machining and finishing, and consistent hole alignment, all of which are supervised by the best engineers in the business.
Because the Toro process ensures that your bedknife will have the straightest edge possible, as well as the most consistent machine fit, you don’t have to waste your time trying to make a will-fit knife work in your turf equipment. Those will-fit knives cannot match a Toro bedknife for consistency of cut or edge retention, which means they’ll require more frequent changing. The high quality carbon steel construction of a Toro bedknife has longevity written all over it.

A great example – the EdgeMax Bedknife

If you’re in charge of maintaining the delicate grasses on golf course greens, or the low-cut portions of fairways, you simply must use the EdgeMax Bedknife in your turf equipment. Its hardened tool steel insert stays sharper for a much longer period than other bedknives, and gives the kind of cleaner cut that finicky golfers will rave about, instead of complaining how rough greens ballooned up their scores.

You’ll find that the steel insert provides up to three times longer edge retention than a typical bedknife, that you have far fewer adjustments to make, that you spend much less time grinding or backlapping, and that regular usage will result in healthier turf on your golf course. If you have Toro Greensmaster or Reelmaster mowers in your mowing arsenal, you need EdgeMax bedknives on hand as replacement parts.

Toro parts in general

To really be sure your mowing operation is at its best, and that the equipment you’re using is the best available, you should always be using Toro parts as replacements. You’ll find that Toro parts are universally available, as top of the line replacements at parts stores, and that they can quickly be supplied by distributors in your area–such as Kenney Machinery Corporation (for Indiana and Kentucky).

Toro’s replacement parts are exactly the same ones used in original manufacture, so the same high quality is built in. Best of all, when you make it your policy to use only Toro replacement parts, you’ll have the peace of mind that comes from knowing you are using the best, and you don’t have to give a second thought to top performance, long-lasting quality, or greatest product value.

Be sure to check out our previous articles in our series regarding genuine Toro parts, such as air filters and reels.