Operator's Manual

Figure59
1.CuttingEdge3.Wear/slotformingin
curvedarea
2.Sail4.Crackinthecurvedarea
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(Figure59).Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,ora
slotforminginthisarea(item3inFigure59),
immediatelyinstallanewblade.
CheckingforBentBlades
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothe
cuttingedge,positionA,oftheblades(Figure60
).Notethisdimension.For36inchmowerdecks
useFigure61.
Figure60
40inch,48inch,and52inchMowerDeckshown
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
Figure61
36inchMowerDeckshown
4.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
5.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeof
thebladesatthesamepositionasinstep3above.
Thedifferencebetweenthedimensionsobtainedin
steps3and4mustnotexceed1/8inch(3mm).If
thisdimensionexceeds1/8inch(3mm),theblade
isbentandmustbereplaced;refertoRemovingthe
BladesandInstallingtheBlades.
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