Operator's Manual

Figure57
1.Blade
4.Spacer
2.Bladebolt5.Thinwasher
3.Curvedwasher
6.Nut
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatbothendsof
theblade(Figure58).
Note:Maintaintheoriginalangle.Thebladeremains
balancedifthesameamountofmaterialisremoved
frombothcuttingedges.
Figure58
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitonablade
balancer(Figure59).
Note:Ifthebladestaysinahorizontalposition,the
bladeisbalancedandcanbeused.Ifthebladeisnot
balanced,lesomemetalofftheendofthesailarea
only(
Figure59).Repeatthisprocedureuntiltheblade
isbalanced.
Figure59
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthecurvedwasherandthenthebladeontothe
bolt.Selectthepropernumberofspacer(s)forthe
heightofcut,andslidetheboltintothespindle(Figure
57).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademust
pointupwardtowardtheinsideofthemowerto
ensurepropercutting.
2.Installtheremainingspacer(s)andsecurethemwitha
thinwasherandanut(Fig.Figure57).
3.Torquethebladeboltto101to108N-m(75to
80ft-lb).
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