Operator's Manual

5.Rotatethebladesbyhandafull360°turnto
ensurethattheydonottouch.
Note:Ifthebladestoucheachother,theyare
notmountedcorrectly.Repeatsteps1through3
untilthebladesnolongertoucheachother.
WARNING
Incorrectlyinstallingthebladescould
damagethemachineorcauseaninjury
totheoperatorortobystanders.
Changingthe
Blade-Brake-Clutch(BBC)
Belt
ServiceInterval:Every250hours
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Removethe4boltsthatholdthebeltcoverto
themachinehousing.
Note:Savetheboltsforinstallingthebeltcover
tothemachinehousing.
4.Removethebeltcover.
5.Removeanydebrisfromunderthebeltcover.
6.RemovetheBBCbeltguard(Figure40).
Note:Savethemountinghardwareforinstalling
theBBCbeltguardlater.
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Figure40
1.BBCbelt2.BBCbeltguard
7.RemovetheBBCbeltfromthebrake-drum
pulley.
8.Movethetabforward(Figure41).
Note:Thetabpreventsthetransmissionfrom
tippingtothepointwherethetransmissionbelt
comesoff.
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Figure41
1.Transmissiontension
spring
4.Transmissionbelt
2.Transmission5.Tab
3.BBCbelt
9.Removethetransmissiontensionspring.
10.Removethetransmissionbeltfromthe
transmissionpulley.
11.RemovetheBBCbelt.
Note:Holdoneofthebladesusingagloveor
aragandturnthebladespindletohelpremove
theBBCbelt.
12.ToinstallanewBBCbelt,reversethesteps
above.
13.AdjusttheBBCcable;refertoAdjustingthe
Blade-BrakeCable(page25).
AdjustingtheSelf-Propel
Cable
Ifthemachinedoesnotself-propelortendstocreep
forwardwhenyoureleasethecontrolbar,adjustthe
drivecable.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Loosenthecablesupportnut(Figure42).
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