Operator's Manual

InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
cuttingblades.
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure48).
Note:Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblades;refertoSharpeningtheBlades
(page40).
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea(Figure
48).
Note:Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslot
forminginthisarea(items3and4inFigure48),
immediatelyinstallanewblade.
Figure48
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea
4.Damage
CheckingforBentBlades
Note:Themachinemustbeonalevelsurfaceforthe
followingprocedure.
1.Raisethemowerdecktothehighestheight-of-cut
position;alsoconsideredthe'transport'position.
2.Whilewearingthicklypaddedgloves,orotheradequate
handprotection,slowlyrotatethebladetobemeasure
intoapositionthatallowseffectivemeasurementofthe
distancebetweenthecuttingedgeandthelevelsurface
themachineison(Figure49).
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Figure49
1.Deck3.Blade
2.Spindlehousing
3.Measurefromthetipofthebladetotheatsurface
(Figure50).
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Figure50
1.Blade(inpositionformeasuring)
2.Levelsurface
3.Measureddistancebetweenthebladeandthesurface(A)
4.Rotatethesameblade180degrees,sothattheopposing
cuttingedgeisnowinthesameposition(Figure51).
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Figure51
1.Blade(sidepreviouslymeasured)
2.Measurement(positionusedpreviously)
3.Opposingsideofbladebeingmovedintomeasurement
position
5.Measurefromthetipofthebladetotheatsurface
(Figure52).
Note:Thevarianceshouldbenomorethan3mm
(1/8inch).
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