Operator's Manual

MowerDeck
Maintenance
ServicingtheCuttingBlades
Toensureasuperiorqualityofcut,keeptheblades
sharp.Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,you
maywanttokeepextrabladesonhand.
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,anda
pieceofthebladecouldbethrownintothe
operator’sorbystander’sarea,resultingin
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagetheblades
andsettheparkingbrake.Turntheignitionkeytooff.
Removethekeyanddisconnectthesparkplugwires
fromthesparkplugs.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Inspectthebladesevery8hours.
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure53).Iftheedges
arenotsharporhavenicks,removeandsharpenthe
blades.RefertoSharpeningtheBlades.
Figure53
1.CuttingEdge3.Wear/slotformingin
curvedarea
2.Sail4.Crackinthecurvedarea
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(Figure53).Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,ora
slotforminginthisarea(item3inFigure53),
immediatelyinstallanewblade.
CheckingforBentBlades
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothe
cuttingedge,positionA,oftheblades(Figure54
).Notethisdimension.For36inchmowerdecks
useFigure55.
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