User Guide

Maintenance
Figure35
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(
Figure36).Ifthebladestaysina
horizontalposition,thebladeisbalancedandcan
beused.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesome
metalofftheendofthesailareaonly(Figure36).
Repeatthisprocedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
Figure36
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure34).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustbepointingupwardtowardtheinsideof
themowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-padded
glove(orplaceawrenchonthetopsheavenut).
Applylubricanttothethreadsofthebladebolt
asneededtopreventseizing.Copperbased
anti-seizeispreferable.Greaseisanacceptable
substitute.Installthewasherandbladeboltand
washerassembly.
3.Torquethebladeboltto32-42ft-lb(43-57N-m).
WARNING
Incorrectinstallationofthebladeor
componentsusedtoretainthebladecause
thebladetocomelooseandcouldseriously
injureorkillyouorbystanders.
AlwaysinstalltheoriginalExmarkblades,
washersandbladeboltsasshown.
MowerBeltMaintenance
InspectingtheBelts
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Monthly
(whichevercomesrst)
Checkthebeltsforcracks,frayededges,burnmarks,
oranyotherdamage.Replacedamagedbelts.
ReplacingtheMowerBelt
Squealingwhenthebeltisrotating,bladesslipping
whencuttinggrass,frayedbeltedges,burnmarks,
andcracksaresignsofawornmowerbelt.Replace
themowerbeltifanyoftheseconditionsareevident.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutralposition,engageparkingbrake,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Settheheight-of-cutat1-1/2inch(38mm).
4.For48and52inchdecksonly,removethebelt
coversovertheoutsidespindles.
5.Graspbothbeltstrandsgoingtotheclutch.Pull
themtotherearofthemachineandslipthebelt
offtheclutchpulleyasshownin
Figure37and
Figure38.
WARNING
Thespringisundertensionwheninstalled
andcancausepersonalinjury.
Becarefulwhenremovingthebelt.
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