Operator's Manual
InstallingtheBlades
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademustbe
pointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthemowerto
ensurepropercutting.
1.Toholdthespindleshaft,useanopenendwrench
(1-1/2)onthespindleshafthexend.
2.Installtheblade,springdiskandbladebolt.The
springdiskconemustbeinstalledtowardthebolt
head(Figure81).Torquethebladeboltto85-110ft-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.Removetheheightadjustmentpinandlowerthedeck
totheground.
3.Placetheheightadjustmentpininthe3inch(7.6cm)
cuttingheightlocation.
4.Removethebeltcovers.
5.Liftuptheoorpanandinsertaratchetintothesquare
holeinthedeckidler(Figure82).
6.Rotatethedeckidlerclockwiseandremovethemower
belt(
Figure82).
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Figure82
1.Clutchpulley5.Squareholeintheidler
armfortheratchet
2.Mowerbelt6.Idlergreasezerk
3.Springloadedidlerpulley
7.Beltguide
4.Ratchet
7.Removeandretainthehardwareonbothsidesofthe
deckasshowninFigure83.
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