Operator's Manual

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Figure17
BladeInstallation
1.Outercollar7.Rotationarrow(sawblade)
2.Lockwasher8.Innercollar
3.Arbornut9.Drivepin
4.Drive-pinhole10.Arbor
5.Sawblade11.Rotationarrow(blade
guard)
6.Arborhole
C.Alignthedrive-pinholeinthebladetothedrive
pinthatisprotrudingfromtheinnercollar.Seat
thebladeagainsttheinnercollar(Figure17).
Important:Ensurethatthesawbladehasa
sliptwiththearboranddrivepin.Ifthere
isexcessivemovementbetweentheblade
andthearborandpin,replacethewornparts
beforeoperatingthemachine.
Note:Checkthatthewatertubesinsidetheblade
guardareclearoftheblade.
D.Aligntheoutercollartothearborandmoveit
towardtheblade(
Figure17).
E.Alignthedrive-pinholeintheoutercollarwiththe
drivepinprotrudingthroughthesawblade,and
thenseatthecollaragainsttheblade(Figure17).
F.Rotatetheoutercollarandsawbladeinthe
oppositedirectionoftherotationarrowonthe
bladeguardtoremoveanyresidualdrivepin
backlash
G.Installthelockwasherandarbornut(
Figure17).
H.Placeonearborwrenchontheatsoftheinner
collarandplacetheotherwrenchonthearbor
nut.Tightenthearbornutbyrotatingitclockwise.
3.Lowerthefrontbladeguardsection,stowthearbor
wrenchedinstoragebracket,andconnectthespark
plug.
4.Starttheengineandallowthemachineto
runatfullthrottlefor30seconds;referto
StartingtheEngine(page19).
5.Stoptheengine.
AdjustingtheCuttingDepth
Important:Forcutdepthlimits,refertothemachine
Specications(page10).
Note:Rotatetheelevationcrankclockwisetoraisetheblade;
rotatetheelevationcrankcounterclockwisetolowertheblade.
ChangingCutDepth
Important:Eachrevolutionofthebladeelevationcrank
raisesorlowersthebladeapproximately11mm(7/16
inch).
1.AdjustthesawbladetotheStartElevationbydoing
thefollowing:
A.Alignthemachinetothecuttingpathofthe
job-sitesurface.
B.Usingthebladeelevationcrank(Figure18),rotate
thecrankcounterclockwisetolowertheblade
untiltheittouchesthejob-sitesurface.
Note:Thebladeisatthe+0mm(+0inch)
elevation.
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Figure18
Elevationcrank
1.Indexpin3.Elevationcrank
2.Index-pinhole
C.Rotatetheelevationcrank1revolutionclockwise
toraisethebladeelevation(Figure18).The
machineisattheStartElevation.
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