Operator's Manual

5.T oassemblethecastorwheel,pushthebearing
intothewheelhub.Wheninstallingthebearings,
pressontheouterraceofthebearing.
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Figure23
1.Castorwheel
3.Bearings
2.Castorfork
4.Bearingspacer
6.Slidethebearingspacerintothewheelhub.
Pushtheotherbearingintotheopenendofthe
wheelhubtocaptivatethebearingspacerinside
thewheelhub.
7.Installthecastorwheelassemblybetweenthe
castorforkandsecureitinplacewiththebolt
andlocknut.
ServicingtheCutting
Blades
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,andapieceof
thebladecouldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wrapthe
bladesorweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingtheblades.Onlyreplaceorsharpenthe
blades;neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmulti-bladedmachines,takecareasrotating1
bladecancauseotherbladestorotate.
CheckingforaBentBlade
Afterstrikingaforeignobject,inspectthemachine
fordamageandmakerepairsbeforestarting
andoperatingtheequipment.T orqueallofthe
spindle-pulleynutsto176to203N∙m(130to150
ft-lb).
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,raisethe
cuttingunittotheTRANSPORTposition,engage
theparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,and
removethekey.
2.RaisethecuttingunittotheSERVICEposition;
refertoyourtractionunitOperator’sManual.
3.Rotatethebladeuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backwardandmeasurefromtheinsideofthe
cuttingunittothecuttingedgeatthefrontofthe
blade(Figure24).
Note:Rememberthisdimension.
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Figure24
4.Rotatetheoppositeendofthebladeforward
andmeasurebetweenthecuttingunitand
cuttingedgeofthebladeatthesameposition
asinstep3.
Note:Thedifferencebetweenthedimensions
obtainedinsteps3and4mustnotexceed3mm
(1/8inch).Ifthedimensionexceeds3mm(1/8
inch),thebladeisbentandmustbereplaced;
refertoRemovingandInstallingtheCutting-Unit
Blade(s)(page20).
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