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TO REINSTALL BLADES
• Assembleabladeboltthroughaatwasher,ablade
andthenanotheratwasher.
• Assembletheboltthroughtheholeinthestumpplate
andthebladehubassembly.
• Assembleaatwasherandnutontothebladebolt.
• Tightennut,thenloosenjustuntilbladecanpivot.
• Installacotterpintosecurethenut.
TO REINSTALL BLADE ASSEMBLY TO MOWER
• Reinstallkeyinspindleshaft,ifnecessary.
• Installthebladeassemblyontothespindleshaft.
• Securewithatwasherandnut.
• Torquethespindleshaftandnutto100FT.LBS.and
securewithahaircotterpin.
CLEANING THE MOWER
Waterpressurefromagardenhosewillremovefresh
clippingsfromtheundersideofthemower.Cleanmower
aftereachmowing.
DAILY MAINTENANCE
Makesureallnutsandboltsaretight,cotterpinsand
retainerspringsaresecure.Keepbladessharp.Observe
allSafetyPrecautions.Keepmowerwelllubricated.
REPAIR PARTS
Yourrotarymowerhasbeenproducedwithcomponents
designedforyourunit.AlthoughstandardV-belts,
bearings,blades,pulleys,etc.maylooklikepartsusedon
yourrotarymower,whilesimilarinappearancemanyare
ofadifferentconstructionandcouldinsomecasescause
amalfunctionintheoperationofthemachine.
Forcontinuedsatisfactoryperformanceuseonlyrepair
partssuppliedbythemanufacturer.Seethedealerwhere
themowerwaspurchasedforfactoryreplacementparts.
CAUTION:
DO NOT HANDLE MOWER BLADES WITH
BARE HANDS. CARELESS OR IMPROPER
HANDLING MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS
INJURY.
BLADE CARE AND SERVICE
CAUTION:
IF YOUR BLADE BOLTS SHOW WEAR,
REPLACE THEM WITH FACTORY
REPLACEMENTS ONLY.
BLADE CARE
Forbestresultsmowerbladesmustbekeptsharp.The
bladescanbesharpenedwithaleoronagrinding
wheel.Donotattempttosharpenbladeswhiletheyare
stillonthemower.
BLADE SERVICE(Refertog.9)
TO REMOVE BLADE ASSEMBLY FROM DECK
• Removecotterpinfromthespindleshaft.
• Removenutandwasherfromthespindleshaft.
• Pullbladeassemblyoffthespindleshaft.(Watchfora
keyinthespindleshaft.)
TO REMOVE BLADES FROM BLADE ASSEMBLY.
• Removecotterpinfromthebladebolt.
• Removenutfromthebladebolt.
• Removebladefromthebladeassembly.
BLADE SHARPENING
• Bladescanbesharpenedwithaleorgrindingwheel.
NOTE:Whensharpeningbladestakecaretomaintainblade
balance.Sharpenbothbladesequallyevenifonebladedoes
notneedtobesharpened.Checkbalancebyweighingeach
bladetomakesuretheyareequalinweight.
BLADE ASSEMBLY
FIG. 9
WARNING:
SHUT OFF MOWER ENGINE AND REMOVE
SPARK PLUG WIRE FROM SPARK PLUG
BEFORE MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS OR
REPAIRS TO THE MOWER.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES