Operator's Manual

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Figure27
1.Fuse2.Fuseholder
4.Replacethefuseinthefuseholder(Figure27).
Note:Yourmachinecomeswithasparefuseinthe
batterycompartment.
5.Installthebatterycompartmentwiththescrewthat
youremovedinstep3.
6.Installthecoveringoverthebatterycompartment.
7.Lowerthereardeector.
ReplacingtheBlade
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Important:
Youwillneedatorquewrenchtoinstallthe
bladeproperly
.Ifyoudonothaveatorquewrenchor
areuncomfortableperformingthisprocedure,contact
anAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Examinethebladewheneveryourunoutofgasoline.Ifthe
bladeisdamagedorcracked,replaceitimmediately.Ifthe
bladeedgeisdullornicked,haveitsharpenedandbalanced,
orreplaceit.
WARNING
Thebladeissharp;contactingthebladecanresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.
Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.
1.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance(page14).
2.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththedipstickdown.
3.Useablockofwoodtoholdthebladesteady
(Figure28).
Figure28
4.Removetheblade,savingallmountinghardware
(Figure28).
5.Installthenewbladeandallmountinghardware
(Figure29).
Figure29
Important:Positionthecurvedendsoftheblade
topointtowardthemachinehousing.
6.Useatorquewrenchtotightenthebladeboltto
60ft-lb(82N-m).
Important:Abolttorquedto60ft-lb(82N-m)is
verytight.Whileholdingthebladewithablock
ofwood,putyourweightbehindtheratchetor
wrenchandtightentheboltsecurely.Thisboltis
verydifculttoovertighten.
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