Operator's Manual

InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure47).
2.Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblade;refertoSharpeningthe
Blades(page42).
3.Inspecttheblades,especiallyinthecurvedarea.
4.Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,oraslotforming
inthisarea,immediatelyinstallanewblade
(Figure47).
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Figure48
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea4.Crack
CheckingforBentBlades
1.DisengagethePTOandengagetheparking
brake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforward
andbackward(Figure49).
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Figure49
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecutting
edge,positionA,oftheblades(Figure50).
Note:Notethisdimension.
1
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Figure50
1.Measurefromthecuttingedgetoalevelsurface.
5.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
6.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofthebladesatthesamepositionasinstep3.
Note:Thedifferencebetweenthedimensions
obtainedinsteps3and4mustnotexceed3mm
(1/8inch).Ifthisdimensionexceeds3mm(1/8
inch),thebladeisbentandmustbereplaced.
RefertoRemovingtheBlades(page42)and
InstallingtheBlades(page42).
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcould
breakapartandcouldcriticallyinjure
youorbystanders.
•Alwaysreplaceabentordamaged
bladewithanewblade.
•Donotleorcreatesharpnotchesin
theedgesorsurfacesoftheblade.
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