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ManualsBrandsCraftsman ManualsDo-It-Yourself tools247.203721

CuttingBlades

Shutthe engineoff andremoveignitionkeybefore removingthecutting

blade(s)for sharpeningor replacement.Protectyour handsby usingheavy

[g oveswhengraspngthe bade.

Periodicallyinspectthebladeand/or spindlefor cracksor damage,

Iespeciallyafter you'vestruckaforeign object. Donotoperatethemachine

[until damagedcomponentsare replaced.

Toremovetheblades,proceedasfollows:

1. Removethedeckfrombeneaththetractor,(referto CuttingDeckRemoval

earlierinthissection)thengentlyflip thedeckoverto exposeitsunderside.

2. Placeablockof woodbetweenthecenterdeckhousingbaffleandthe

cutting bladeto actasastabilizer.SeeFigure28.

3. Removethehexflangenutthatsecuresthebladeto thespindleassembly.

HexFlangeNut

Figure28

Toproperlysharpenthecuttingblades,removeequalamountsof metal

frombothendsof thebladesalongthe cuttingedges,paraIMtothetrailing

edge,at a25°- to 30°angle.Alwaysgrindeachcutting bladeedgeequallyto

maintainproperbladebalance.SeeFigure29.

Figure29

If thecutting edgeof thebladehaspreviouslybeensharpened,or if any

metalseparationispresent,replacethebladeswith newones.

A poorlybalancedbladewill causeexcessivevibration, maycausedamageto

thetractorand/or resultinpersonalinjury.

5. Testtheblade'sbalanceusingabladebalancer.Grindmetalfromthe

heavysideuntil itbalancesevenly.

NOTE:Whenreplacingtheblade,besuretoinstallthebladewith thesideof the

blademarked"Bottom" (orwitha partnumberstampedinit)facingtheground

whenthemowerisintheoperatingposition.

Useatorque wrenchtotightenthebladespindlehexflange nut to between

70[bs-ft and 90[bs-ft.

Changing the DeckBelt

Besureto shuttheengineoff, removeignitionkey,disconnectthe spark

plugwire(s)and groundagainst theenginetopreventunintendedstarting

beforeremovingthe belt.

Ai[ beltsonyourtractor aresubjectto wear andshouldbe replacedifany

signsof wearare present.

iMPORTANT: TheV-beltfoundonyourtractorisspeciallydesignedto engage

anddisengagesafely.Asubstitute(non-OEM)V-beltcanbedangerousbynot

disengagingcompletely.Fora properworkingmachine,useidenticalequipment

beltsaslistedinthe partspagesofthis Operator'sManual

Tochangeorreplacethedeckbelt onyourtractor,proceedasfollows:

Removethedeckasinstructedearlierinthissection.

1. Removethebeltcoversfrom thespindlepulleysbyremovingthe hexscrews

that fastenthecoversto thedeck.SeeFigure30.

2. It mayalsobe necessaryto loosenthehexnutontheleft deckidlerpulleyto

getthebeltoffthepulleyandaroundthebeltguard.

3. Carefullyremovethedeckbeltfromaroundthetwo spindlepulleysandthe

two deckidlerpulleys.SeeFigure30.

4. Toplacethenewbelt,beginbyroutingthebeltaroundthetwo outer

spindlepulleysasshownin Figure30.

5. Thenroutethe beltaroundthetwodeckidlerpulleysasshownin Figure30.

6. Retightenthe beltkeeperrodloosenedearlier.

7. Remountthe beltguardsremovedearlier.

8. Re-installthedeck,makingsurethebeltremainsroutedaroundthepulleys

asinstructed.Thecompletebeltroutingisshownin Figure30.

9. Pulltherightsideof thebelt,andplacethenarrowVsideof thebeltintothe

PTOpulley.