Operator's Manual

BalancingtheBlade
1.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyplacing
thecenterholeofthebladeoveranailor
screwdrivershankclampedhorizontallyinavise
(Figure31).
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Figure31
Note:Youcanalsocheckthebalanceusinga
commerciallymanufacturedbladebalancer.
2.Ifeitherendofthebladerotatesdownward,le
thatend(notthecuttingedgeortheendnear
thecuttingedge)untilneitherendoftheblade
drops.
InstallingtheBlade
1.Installasharp,balancedToroblade,the
accelerator,andthebladenuts.Thesailofthe
blademustpointtowardthetopofthemower
housingforproperinstallation.
Note:T orquethebladenutsto20to37N∙m
(15to27ft-lb).
WARNING
Operatingthemachinewithoutthe
acceleratorinplacecancausethe
bladetoex,bend,orbreak,resulting
inseriousinjuryordeathtoyouorto
bystanders.
Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthe
acceleratorinplace.
2.Returnthemachinetotheoperatingposition.
AdjustingtheBlade-Brake
Cable
Theblade-brakecableisadjustedatthefactory;you
donotneedtoadjustitunlessyouarereplacingthe
cableortheblade-brakebelt.Ifyouneedtoreplace
thecable,replaceboththecableandthebeltat
thesametime.
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Installanewblade-brakebeltandassemblethe
machineexceptforthe2beltcoversonthetop
ofthemowerhousing.
4.Installthenewblade-brakecable,butdonot
tightenthecableclamponthetopofthemower
housing(Figure32).
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Figure32
1.Spring2.Cableclampandscrew
5.Loosenthecable-clampscrew(Figure32).
6.Pullthecablejackettoremoveslack(Figure33).
Note:Donotputtensiononthespring.
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Figure33
7.Markthebrakecable(Figure34),thenadjust
thejacketuntilthereisapproximately8mm
(5/16inch)ofslack(Figure35).
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