Operator's Manual

DANGER
Ifyouallowabladetowear,aslotwill
formbetweenthesailandatpartofthe
blade.Eventuallyapieceoftheblade
maybreakoffandbethrownfromunder
thehousing,possiblyresultinginserious
injurytoyouorbystanders.
Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwear
ordamage.
Nevertrytostraightenabladethat
isbentorweldabrokenorcracked
blade.
Replaceawornordamagedblade.
3.Checkforbentblades;refertoCheckingfor
BentBlades(page30).
CheckingforBentBlades
1.Rotatethebladestothepositionshownin
Figure39.
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Figure39
1.Frontofcuttingdeck3.Measurefromthecutting
edgetoasmooth,level
surface
2.MeasureatlocationsA
andB
2.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecutting
edgesatlocationsAandB(Figure39),and
recordbothdimensions.
3.Rotatethebladessothattheiroppositeends
areatlocationsAandB(Figure39).
4.Repeatthemeasurementsinstep2andrecord
them.
Note:Ifthedifferencebetweenthedimensions
AandBobtainedinsteps2and4exceeds3
mm(1/8inch),thebladeisbentandyouwill
needtoreplaceit.RefertoRemovingtheBlades
(page31)andInstallingtheBlades(page31).
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcouldbreak
apartandcouldseriouslyinjureorkillyouor
bystanders.
Alwaysreplaceabentordamagedblade
withanewblade.
Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesinthe
edgesorsurfacesofablade.
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