Operator's Manual

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CheckingtheReelBearings
andMowerFasteners
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
1.Rotatethecenteradjustingknobuntilthebedknife
doesnotcontactthereel.Trytospinthereel.Ifthe
reeldoesnotspin,adjustthereelbearings;referto
AdjustingtheReelBearingintheMaintenanceSection.
Ifthereelspinsfreely,proceedtothenextstep.
2.Trytomovethereelbackandforth.Ifthereelcan
bemoved,thereelbearingsmustbeadjusted;referto
AdjustingtheReelBearingintheMaintenanceSection.
3.Checkandtightenallnuts,bolts,andscrewstoassure
allpartsaresecure.
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ParalleltheBedknifetothe
Reel
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
1.Positionthemoweronalevelsurface.Removeany
paintandgreasefromthebedknifeandthereelcutting
edges.
2.Makesurethethrowoutknobs(Figure5)aredisengaged
andthebedknifetoreelcontactisremovedbyturning
thebedknifeadjustmentknobcounterclockwise.
3.Insertalongstripofnewspaperbetweenthereelblade
andthebedknife.Whilerotatingthereelbackward,
turnthebedknifeadjustingknob(Figure5)clockwise,
oneclickatatime,untilthepaperispinchedlightly,
whichresultsinthepaperbeingcutoraslightdrag
whenthepaperispulled.
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Figure5
1.Throwoutknobs
2.Bedknifeadjustingknob
4.Continuetocheckforlightcontactacrossthefull
lengthofbedknifeusingpaper.Iflightcontactisnot
evident,thebedknifeisnotparalleltothereel.
5.Loosenthenutontheleftbedbarpivotboltenoughto
easeturningofeccentricbolt.
6.Parallelthebedknifetothereelbyrotatingtheleft
bed–barpivotbolt(Figure6).Theleftpivotbolthasan
offsetthreadwhich,whenrotated,actsasacamtoraise
orlowerthebedbar.Onthelefthandpivotboltthere
isanoffsetdot(Figure6)whichdenotesthethreadof
thebolt.Whenthedotisintheupposition(Figure6)
theleftendofbedbarisraised.Astheboltisturned
clockwiseandthedotislowered,soistheleftendof
thebedbar.Theidenticationdotistobepositioned
withintherear(180degree)positionwhenadjusting.
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Figure6
1.Bedbarpivotbolt
7.Rotatetheleftpivotbolttoraiseorlowerthebedbar.
8.Insertalongstripofnewspaperbetweenthereelblade
andthebedknife.Whilerotatingthereelbackward,
turnthebedknifeadjustingknobclockwise,oneclickat
atime,untilthepaperispinchedlightly,whichresults
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