Operator's Manual

CuttingUnitMaintenance
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladeorbedknifecanbreak,and
apiececouldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesandbedknivesperiodicallyfor
excessivewearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Weargloves
andusecautionwhenservicingthem.Only
replaceorbacklapthebladesandbedknives;
neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmachineswithmultiplecuttingunits,takecare
whenrotatingacuttingunit;itcancausethereels
intheothercuttingunitstorotate.
BackLappingtheCutting
Units
WARNING
Contactwiththecuttingunitsorothermoving
partscanresultinpersonalinjury.
•Keepyourngers,hands,andclothing
awayfromthecuttingunitsorother
movingparts.
•Neverattempttoturnthecuttingunitsby
handorfootwhiletheengineisrunning.
Thisprocessisrecommendedforrestoringthesharp
cuttingedgestoreelsandbedkniveswhichare
essentialforgood-qualitygrasscutting.
Thisprocesscanonlydealwithasmallamountof
metalremovaltorestorethecuttingedges.Ifthe
bladeedgesareseriouslywornordamageditwillbe
necessarytoremovethecomponentpartsandhave
themgroundagain.
1.Ensurethatthemowerengineisshutoffand
thattheparkingbrakeisengaged.
2.Adjustthereelstothebedknivestoobtainlight
contact.
3.Applyamedium-gradedetergent-based
carborundumpastetothecuttingedgesofthe
reelswithalong-handledbrush.
80-gradecarborundumpaste
PartNo.
0.45kg(1lb)
63-07-088
11.3kg(25lb)
63-07-086
g014445
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4.Sitontheoperatorseat,starttheengine,and
settheenginespeedtoidle.
WARNING
Ifyoutouchthecuttingunitswhenthe
engineisrunning,youcouldbeseriously
injured.
•Ensurethattheareasurroundingthe
cuttingunitsisclearofpeople.
•Keepyourhandsandfeetclearofthe
cuttingunitsduringtheperiodwhen
themowerengineisrunning.
5.Operatethecuttingunitdriveswitchtothe
reverse/backlappositionforaperiodoftime
andlistentothegrindingaction.
6.Operatethecuttingunitdriveswitchtothe
OFFpositionandshutofftheenginewhenthe
grindingactionhasstopped.
7.Thoroughlycleanthebladeedgesandadjust
thebedknivestothereels.
8.Checkthatathinpieceofpapercanbecut
cleanlyatallpointsalongthecuttingedges
whilerotatingthereelsbyhand.
9.Iffurtherbacklappingisnecessaryrepeatsteps
2through8.
10.Thoroughlyremoveandwashoffalltraces
ofthecarborundumpastefromthereelsand
bedknives.
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