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TO REINSTALL BLADES
• Assembleabladeboltthroughaatwasher,ablade
andthenanotheratwasher.
• Assembletheboltthroughtheholeinthestumpplate
and the blade hub assembly.
• Assembleaatwasherandnutontothebladebolt.
• Tightennut,thenloosenjustuntilbladecanpivot.
• Installacotterpintosecurethenut.
TOREINSTALLBLADEASSEMBLYTOMOWER
• Reinstallkeyinspindleshaft,ifnecessary.
• Installthebladeassemblyontothespindleshaft.
• Securewithatwasherandnut.
• Torquethespindleshaftandnutto100FT.LBS.and
secure with a hair cotter pin.
CLEANING THE MOWER
Water pressure from a garden hose will remove fresh
clippings from the underside of the mower. Clean mower
after each mowing.
DAILY MAINTENANCE
Makesureallnutsandboltsaretight,cotterpinsand
retainerspringsaresecure.Keepbladessharp.Observe
allSafetyPrecautions.Keepmowerwelllubricated.
REPAIR PARTS
Your rotary mower has been produced with components
designedforyourunit.AlthoughstandardV-belts,
bearings, blades, pulleys, etc. may look like parts used on
your rotary mower, while similar in appearance many are
of a different construction and could in some cases cause
a malfunction in the operation of the machine.
For continued satisfactory performance use only repair
parts supplied by the manufacturer. See the dealer where
the mower was purchased for factory replacement parts.
CAUTION:
DONOTHANDLEMOWERBLADESWITH
BAREHANDS.CARELESSORIMPROPER
HANDLINGMAYRESULTINSERIOUS
INJURY.
BLADE CARE AND SERVICE
CAUTION:
IF YOUR BLADE BOLTS SHOW WEAR,
REPLACETHEMWITHFACTORY
REPLACEMENTSONLY.
BLADE CARE
For best results mower blades must be kept sharp. The
bladescanbesharpenedwithaleoronagrinding
wheel. Do not attempt to sharpen blades while they are
still on the mower.
BLADE SERVICE(Refertog.9)
TOREMOVEBLADEASSEMBLYFROMDECK
• Removecotterpinfromthespindleshaft.
• Removenutandwasherfromthespindleshaft.
• Pullbladeassemblyoffthespindleshaft.(Watchfora
keyinthespindleshaft.)
TOREMOVEBLADESFROMBLADEASSEMBLY.
• Removecotterpinfromthebladebolt.
• Removenutfromthebladebolt.
• Removebladefromthebladeassembly.
BLADESHARPENING
• Blades can be sharpened with a file or grinding
wheel.
NOTE: When sharpening blades take care to maintain blade
balance. Sharpen both blades equally even if one blade does
not need to be sharpened. Check balance by weighing each
blade to make sure they are equal in weight.
BLADE ASSEMBLY
FIG. 9
WARNING:
SHUTOFFMOWERENGINEANDREMOVE
SPARKPLUGWIREFROMSPARKPLUG
BEFOREMAKINGANYADJUSTMENTSOR
REPAIRSTOTHEMOWER.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES