Agri-Fab 45-03622 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
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TO REINSTALL BLADES
• Assembleabladeboltthroughaatwasher,ablade
andthenanotheratwasher.
• Assembletheboltthroughtheholeinthestumpplate
and the blade hub assembly.
• Assembleaatwasherandnutontothebladebolt.
• Tightennut,thenloosenjustuntilbladecanpivot.
• Installacotterpintosecurethenut.
TOREINSTALLBLADEASSEMBLYTOMOWER
• Reinstallkeyinspindleshaft,ifnecessary.
• Installthebladeassemblyontothespindleshaft.
• Securewithatwasherandnut.
• Torquethespindleshaftandnutto100FT.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
Makesureallnutsandboltsaretight,cotterpinsand
retainerspringsaresecure.Keepbladessharp.Observe
allSafetyPrecautions.Keepmowerwelllubricated.
REPAIR PARTS
Your rotary mower has been produced with components
designedforyourunit.AlthoughstandardV-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:
DONOTHANDLEMOWERBLADESWITH
BAREHANDS.CARELESSORIMPROPER
HANDLINGMAYRESULTINSERIOUS
INJURY.
BLADE CARE AND SERVICE
CAUTION:
IF YOUR BLADE BOLTS SHOW WEAR,
REPLACETHEMWITHFACTORY
REPLACEMENTSONLY.
BLADE CARE
For best results mower blades must be kept sharp. The
bladescanbesharpenedwithaleoronagrinding
wheel. Do not attempt to sharpen blades while they are
still on the mower.
BLADE SERVICE(Refertog.9)
TOREMOVEBLADEASSEMBLYFROMDECK
• Removecotterpinfromthespindleshaft.
• Removenutandwasherfromthespindleshaft.
• Pullbladeassemblyoffthespindleshaft.(Watchfora
keyinthespindleshaft.)
TOREMOVEBLADESFROMBLADEASSEMBLY.
• Removecotterpinfromthebladebolt.
• Removenutfromthebladebolt.
• Removebladefromthebladeassembly.
BLADESHARPENING
• 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:
SHUTOFFMOWERENGINEANDREMOVE
SPARKPLUGWIREFROMSPARKPLUG
BEFOREMAKINGANYADJUSTMENTSOR
REPAIRSTOTHEMOWER.
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