Operator's Manual

InstallingtheVerticutter
Blades
1.Assembleablade(Figure16).
2.Assemblealargespacer.
3.Donotinvertthereelbladeswhenassembling
themonthereelshaft.
Note:Ifyouinverttheblades,thebladesin
use(rounded)willmixwiththesharpends
ofthepreviouslyunusedblades,resultingin
unsatisfactorycuttingperformance.
4.Installthenextbladeclockwisesothattheindex
referencehole(Figure16)isnotalignedwiththe
rstbladeholebyoneatoftheshaft.
g017524
Figure16
1.Indexreferencehole
5.Continuetoinstallspacersandbladesinthis
manneruntilthefullcomplementofbladeshave
beeninstalled.
Note:Whenproperlyassembled,theblades
willbestaggeredinsuchamannerastoappear
likeahelix.
6.Installthesmallspacertotheshaft.
7.ApplyBlueLoctite242tothenut.Installthenut
ontotheshaft(machinedsideofthenuttoward
thespacer),andtightenitto109to135N-m(80
to100ft-lb).
14