Operator's Manual

InstallingtheBlades
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademustbe
pointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthemower
toensurepropercutting.
1.Toholdthespindleshaft,useanopenendwrench
(1-1/2)onthespindleshafthexend.
2.Installtheblade,springdiskandbladebolt.The
springdiskconemustbeinstalledtowardthe
bolthead(
Figure81).Torquethebladeboltto
85-110ft-lb(115-150N-m).
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Figure81
1.SailAreaofBlade
4.BladeBolt
2.Blade
5.Spindleshafthexend
3.SpringDisk
RemovingtheMowerDeck
Beforeservicingorremovingthemowerdeck,thespring
loadeddeckarmsmustbelockedout.
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Removetheheightadjustmentpinandlowerthe
decktotheground.
3.Placetheheightadjustmentpininthe3inch(7.6
cm)cuttingheightlocation.
4.Removethebeltcovers.
5.Liftuptheoorpanandinsertaratchetintothe
squareholeinthedeckidler(
Figure82).
6.Rotatethedeckidlerclockwiseandremovethe
mowerbelt(Figure82).
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Figure82
1.Clutchpulley5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
2.Mowerbelt6.Idlergreasezerk
3.Springloadedidlerpulley
7.Beltguide
4.Ratchet
7.Removeandretainthehardwareonbothsidesofthe
deckasshownin
Figure83.
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