Manual

DECK WASH
Yourmower'sdeckisequippedwitha waterport on itssurfaceas part
of its deckwashsystem.
Usethe deckwashto rinsegrassclippingsfromthedeck'sunderside
andpreventthe buildupd corrosivechemicals.Completethe following
stepsAFTEREACHMOWING:
1. Pushthemowertoa level,clearspotonyourlawn,nearenoughfor
yourgardenhoseto reach.Removethe grassbagif attached.
house,garage,parkedcars,etc.
2. Threadthe hosecoupler(packagedwithyourmower'sOperator's
Manual)onto theendof your gardenhose.
3. Attachthehosecouplertothewaterportonyourdeck'ssurface.See
Figure19.
4. Turnthewateron.
5. Startthe engineas describedintheOperationsection.
6. Runtheenginefora minimumoftwo minutes,aNowingtheunderside
of the cuttingdeckto thoroughlyrinse.
7. Releasebladecontrolto stopthe engineandblade.
8. Turnthewateroffanddetachthehosecouplerfromthewaterporton
yourdeck'ssurface.
Aftercleaningyourdeck, restartthe mower.Keepthe engineand
bladerunningfor a minimumof twominutes,allowingthe undersideof
the cuttingdeckto thoroughlydry.
BLADE CARE
When removingthe cutting bladefor sharpeningor replacement,
protectyour handswitha pairof heavyglovesor use a heavyragto
holdthe blade.
Periodicallyinspectthe bladeadapterfor cracks,especiallyifyou
strikea foreignobject. Replacewhennecessary.Followthe steps
belowfor bladeservice.
1. Disconnectsparkplugbootfromsparkplug.Turnmoweronitsside
makingsurethatthe airfilterandthe carburetorarefacingup.
2. Removetheboltandthebladebellsupportwhichholdthebladeand
the bladeadaptertothe enginecrankshaft.SeeFigure20.
3. Removebladeandadapterfromthe crankshaft.
4. Removebladefromtheadapterfortestingbalance.Balancetheblade
ona roundshaftscrewdriverto check.Removemetalfromthe
heavysideuntil it balancesevenly.Whensharpeningthe blade,
followthe originalangleof grind.Grindeachcuttingedgeequally
to keepthe bladebalanced.
Anunbalancedbladewillcauseexcessivevibrationwhenrotatingat
highspeeds.It maycausedamagetomowerandcouldbreakcausing
personalinjury.
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5. Lubricatetheenginecrankshaftandtheinnersurfaceofthe blade
adapterwithlightoil. Slidethe bladeadapterontothe engine
crankshaft.Placethe bladeon the adaptersuchthatthesideof
the blademarked"Bottom"(orwithpart number)facestheground
whenthe moweris in the operatingposition.Makesurethatthe
bladeis alignedandseatedon thebladeadapterflanges.See
Figure19inset.
6. Placebladebellsupportontheblade.Alignnotchesonthe bladebell
supportwithsmallholesin blade.
7. Replacehexboltandtightenhexbolttotorque:450in.Ibs.rain.,600
in.Ibs.max.
Toensuresafeoperationof yourmower,periodicallycheckthe blade
boltfor correcttorque.
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