Operator's Manual

RemovingtheBlade
1.Grasptheendoftheblade(Figure24)witharag
orthicklypaddedglove.
Figure24
1.Bladebolt3.Bladeadapter
2.Blade
2.Removethebladeboltandtheblade.
Important:Ifthebladeadaptercomesoff,
ensurethatyouinstallitbeforeinstallingthe
bladeandbladebolt.Operatingthemower
withoutthebladeadapterwilldamagethe
mower.
SharpeningtheBlade
Usealetosharpenthetopsideofthebladeand
maintaintheoriginalcuttingangle.
Note:Thebladewillremainbalancedifyouremove
thesameamountofmaterialfrombothcuttingedges.
Important:Checkthebalanceofthebladeby
puttingitonabladebalancer.Youcanpurchase
aninexpensivebalanceratahardwarestore.A
balancedbladestaysinahorizontalposition;an
unbalancedbladesettlestotheheavyside.If
thebladeisnotbalanced,lemoremetaloffthe
cuttingedgeontheheavyendoftheblade.
InstallingtheBlade
Installasharp,balancedbladeandthebladebolt.The
sailpartoftheblademustpointtowardthetopofthe
mowerhousingtoensurecorrectinstallation.Tighten
thebladeboltto15N⋅m.
ServicingtheOn/Offand
BladeBrakeSystem
Themotorandbladearedesignedtostopwithin3
secondsafteryoureleasethecontrolbar.Ensurethat
thecontrolbarfunctionsproperlyeachtimebefore
youoperatethemower.Ifthebladedoesnotstop
within3secondsorthereisagrindingorscraping,
metal-to-metalnoisewhenyoureleasethecontrol
bar,contactanAuthorizedToroServiceDealer.This
samerecommendationappliesifyouobserveheavy
vibrationswhenusingthemower.
Storage
Storethemowerinacool,clean,anddryplaceaway
fromchildren.Coverthemowertokeepitcleanand
protected.
Figure25
1.Cleanthemowerhousing.
2.Checktheconditionoftheblade.
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