BEFCO CYCLONE - Blade Maintenance Procedures

Hourly:
1. Check the condition of mower blades for nicks or dull edges. Sharpen if necessary.
2. Replace bent or damaged blades
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3. Also check blades for damage after hitting an obstruction.
4. Clean foreign material from mower deck and belt area.
Every 8 hours:
1. Lubricate the wheel yokes: Apply two or three shots of grease to the wheel arm
grease fittings (see fig. 13).
2. Engine oil level: Add oil as necessary. See the engine manufacturer’s operator’s
manual for further information on engine.
Every 25 hours: Check hardware tightness; mower vibrations can loosen bolts.
Check tightness of the hardware periodically, using Table 1 as a guide
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Every 50 hours:
1. Lubricate the three spindles with multipurpose grease (see fig. 13). Pump grease
until you see it seep through the hole on the bottom cover (see #5, fig. 14) of the
spindle. The top grease fittings are easily accessible from the top of the deck by
simply removing the plastic dust guards.
2. Check belt tension
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4.03 - Blade Maintenance
WARNING: To avoid possible injury always wear proper eye and hand protection
when servicing mower blade.
In order for the mower to work properly and to always obtain a precision cut, proper
blade maintenance is important.
Blades must be kept sharp, at their original length and corners maintained. A blade
must be replaced if, due to wear or damage, its original shape has been distorted.
Installing or removing blades
If the mower blades need to be installed, do the following:
1. The blade turns in a counter clockwise direction when viewed from the bottom of
the deck. The cutting edge must be towards the direction of rotation. The lift wing of
the blades is closest to the deck and the cutting edge away from it (see fig. 14).
2. Install the cup washer (see fig. 14) over the blade bolt and secure the blade in place
as described above.
3. With a wrench, block the spindle and tighten the bolt to 103 lb.ft. (see fig. 15).
4. To remove the blades reverse the procedure.
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YCLONE OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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See Section 4.04 - Belt Tension.
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See Table 1, Torque Specifications, page 29.
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See Section 4.03 - Blade Maintenance.