Operator's Manual
ReplacingtheBlade
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Important:Youwillneedatorquewrenchto
installthebladeproperly.Ifyoudonothavea
torquewrenchorareuncomfortableperforming
thisprocedure,contactanAuthorizedService
Dealer.
Examinethebladewheneveryourunoutoffuel.Ifthe
bladeisdamagedorcracked,replaceitimmediately.
Ifthebladeedgeisdullornicked,haveitsharpened
andbalanced,orreplaceit.
WARNING
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecan
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.
1.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance(page20).
2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththeairlterup.
3.Useablockofwoodtoholdthebladesteady
(Figure29).
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Figure29
4.Removetheblade,savingallmountinghardware
(Figure29).
5.Installthenewbladeandallmountinghardware
(Figure30).
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Figure30
Important:Positionthecurvedendsofthe
bladetopointtowardthemachinehousing.
6.Useatorquewrenchtotightenthebladebolt
to88N∙m(65ft-lb).
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