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InstallingtheHigh-liftBlades
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
2
High-liftblade
Procedure
1.Installtherstbladesothatitishorizontal,alongwith
allmountinghardwareasshowninFigure3.
Note:Tightentheboltwithyourngers.
Important:Positionthecurvedendsoftheblades
topointtowardthemachinehousing.Nestthe
raisedareasoneachbladedriverwiththerecesses
intheheadofitscorrespondingspindle,andnest
thepinsontheothersideofeachbladedriverwith
theholesinitscorrespondingblade.
2.Steadythebladewithablockofwood,andturnthe
bladeboltclockwisewithatorquewrenchasshown
inFigure5.
Note:Torquethebladeboltto82N-m(60ft-lb).
Important:Abolttorquedto82N-m(60ft-lb)is
verytight.Putyourweightbehindthewrenchand
tightentheboltsecurely.Thisboltisverydifcult
toovertighten.
Figure5
3.Rotatetheinstalledblade1/4turnuntilitisvertical.
4.Installtheotherbladeinthesamemannerastherst
blade(refertosteps1and2).
Note:Thebladesshouldbeperpendicular,forming
aninverted“T”asshowninFigure6.
Figure6
1.Blade(2)
5.Tightenthesecondblade;refertostep2.
6.Rotatethebladesbyhandafull360°turntoensure
thattheydonottouch.
Note:Ifthebladestoucheachother,theyarenot
mountedcorrectly.Repeatthisprocedureuntilthe
bladesnolongertoucheachother.
WARNING
Incorrectlyinstallingthebladescoulddamagethe
machineorcauseaninjurytotheoperatororto
bystanders.
5
ReplacingtheSide-discharge
Door
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
1
Side-dischargedoor
1
Spring
Procedure
1.Removethe2hex-headbolts(3/8-inch)thatsecurethe
side-discharge-doorassemblyontothemowerhousing
(
Figure7),andremovetheside-dischargedoorfrom
themachine.
Note:Donotdiscardtheboltsorthedoorassembly.
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