Operator's Manual

3.Useablockofwoodtoholdthebladesteady.
4.Removethebladebyturningthebladebolt
counterclockwise.
Note:Saveallthemountinghardware.
5.Installthenewbladeusingthemountinghardwarethat
youremovedinstep4.
6.Useatorquewrenchtotightenthebladeboltto
82N-m(60ft-lb).
Important:Abolttorquedto82N-m(60ft-lb)is
verytight.Whileholdingthebladewithablock
ofwood,putyourweightbehindtheratchetor
wrenchandtightentheboltsecurely.Thisboltis
verydifculttoovertighten.
CleaningundertheMachine
ServiceInterval:Aftereachuse
CleaningundertheMachinewithouta
WashoutPort(Model20835only)
WARNING
Themachinemaydislodgematerialfromunderthe
machine.
•Weareyeprotection.
•Stayintheoperatingposition(behindthe
handle)whentheengineisrunning.
•Donotallowbystandersinthearea.
1.Withtheenginerunningonaatpavedsurface,spraya
streamofwaterinfrontoftherightrearwheel(Figure
26).
Figure26
Note:Thewaterwillsplashintothepathoftheblade,
cleaningouttheclippings.
2.Whennomoreclippingscomeout,stopthewaterand
movethemachinetoadryarea.
3.Starttheengineandrunitforafewminutestodrythe
undersideofthemachine.
CleaningundertheMachinewitha
WashoutPort(Model20836only)
WARNING
Themachinemaydislodgematerialfromunderthe
machine.
•Weareyeprotection.
•Stayintheoperatingposition(behindthe
handle)whentheengineisrunning.
•Donotallowbystandersinthearea.
1.Lowerthemachinetoitslowestcutting-heightsetting;
refertoAdjustingtheCuttingHeight(page9).
2.Movethemachineontoaatpavedsurface.
3.Attachagardenhosethatisconnectedtoawater
supplytothewashoutport(Figure27).
Figure27
4.Turnthewateron.
5.Starttheengineandrunituntilnomoreclippings
comeoutfromunderthemachine.
6.Stoptheengine.
7.Shutoffthewateranddisconnectthegardenhose
fromthemachine.
8.Starttheengineandrunitforafewminutestodrythe
undersideofthemachine.
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