Operation Manual

Figure50
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure51).Ifthebladestaysina
horizontalposition,thebladeisbalancedandcanbe
used.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesomemetaloff
theendofthesailareaonly(Figure50).Repeatthis
procedureuntilthebladeisbalanced.
Figure51
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure49).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademust
bepointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthe
mowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthebladestiffener,thecurvedwasher(cupped
sidetowardtheblade)andthebladebolt(Figure49).
3.Torquethebladeboltto35-65ft-lb(47-88N⋅m).
LevelingtheMowerfrom
Side-to-Side
Themowerbladesmustbelevelfromsidetoside.
Checktheside-to-sidelevelanytimeyouinstallthe
mowerorwhenyouseeanunevencutonyourlawn.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleverstothebrakeposition,
stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Checktheairpressureofallfourtires.Ifneeded,
adjusttotherecommendedination;referto
CheckingtheTirePressurein,page.
4.Settheheight-of-cutlevertopositionD
[3inch(76mm)].
5.Carefullyrotatetheblade(s)sidetoside(Figure52).
Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesand
theatsurface(Figure52).Ifbothmeasurements
arenotwithin3/16inch(5mm),anadjustmentis
required;continuewiththisprocedure.
Figure52
1.Bladessidetoside
3.Outsidecuttingedges
2.Cuttingedge
4.Measurehere
6.Removethehairpincotterandwasherfromthe
levelingbracket(Figure53).
7.Toleveltheblade(s),repositiontheleveling
bracket(s)inadifferentholeandinstallthewasher
andhairpincotter.(Figure53).Afrontholelowers
thebladeheightandarearholeraisesitsheight.
Adjustbothsidesasrequired.
Figure53
1.Hairpincotterandwasher3.Fronthole
2.Levelingbracket4.Rearhole
8.Checkthefront-to-rearbladeslope;referto
AdjustingtheFront-to-RearBladeSlope.
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