Operator's Manual

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Figure22
1.PositionA
2.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
4.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
5.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofthebladesatthesamepositionasinstep3
above.Thedifferencebetweenthedimensions
obtainedinsteps3and4mustnotexceed
3mm(1/8inch).Ifthisdimensionexceeds
3mm(1/8inch),thebladeisbentandmust
bereplaced;refertoRemovingtheBladesand
InstallingtheBlades.
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcould
breakapartandcouldseriouslyinjureor
killyouorbystanders.
•Alwaysreplacebentordamaged
bladewithanewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesin
theedgesorsurfacesofblade.
RemovingtheBlades
Bladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,ifthe
bladeisoutofbalanceorisbent.T oensureoptimum
performanceandcontinuedsafetyconformanceof
themachine,usegenuineT ororeplacementblades.
Replacementbladesmadebyothermanufacturers
mayresultinnon-conformancewithsafetystandards.
WARNING
Contactwithasharpbladecancauseserious
injury.
Wearglovesorwrapsharpedgesoftheblade
witharag.
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthickly-padded
glove.
2.Removethebladebolt,anti-scalpplate,and
bladefromthespindleshaft(Figure25).
SharpeningtheBlades
WARNING
Whensharpeningblade,piecesofbladecould
bethrownandcauseseriousinjury.
Wearpropereyeprotectionwhensharpening
blades.
1.Sharpenthecuttingedgeatbothendsofthe
blade(Figure23).Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Thebladeretainsitsbalanceifthesameamount
ofmaterialisremovedfrombothcuttingedges.
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Figure23
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingiton
abladebalancer(Figure24).Ifthebladestays
inahorizontalposition,thebladeisbalanced
andcanbeused.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,
lesomemetalofftheendofthesailareaonly
(Figure25).Repeatthisprocedureuntilthe
bladeisbalanced.
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Figure24
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
Note:The2wingdeckbladesarenotthesameas
the3centerblades.
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure
25).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustbepointingupwardtowardtheinside
ofthemowertoensurepropercutting.
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