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Dixie Chopper • 6302 E. County Road 100 N. • Coatesville, IN • 46121 • www.dixiechopper.com
Basic Mower Adjustments,
Maintenance, and Repairs
1. Lift front end of mower and support it with a
jack or jack stands with a suffi cient safe
working load capacity.
2. Wedge a short piece of 2x4 lumber between
the mower blade and the mower
deck to immobilize the blade while remov
ing attaching hardware.
3. Remove bolts, washers, and spacer attach-
ing blade to blade shaft, and remove
blades.
4. Apply anti-seize compound to threads of
attaching bolts before installation.
5. In reverse order as removed, install
new or sharpened blade with spacer,
washers, and bolts. Make certain to
keep the air lift area (turned up section)
of blade facing the underside of mower
deck. Ensure that the fi ber
washer (which acts as a vibration damper)
is against the blade.
NOTE: Replacing the mower blades is the
preferred method of ensuring your mower
blades are sharp. Sharpening blades yourself is
not recommended. However, if you choose to
do so, the blades must be balanced after being
sharpened.
1. Remove blades as outlined in Blade Replace-
ment procedure.
2. Sharpen the blades using a hand grinder.
3. Balance the blades using a cone blade balancer
following the instructions supplied with bal-
ancer.
4. Install newly sharpened blades as outlined in
Blade Replacement procedure.
Blade Sharpening
Never work with mower blades
while mower is running. Make sure that ig-
nition switch is off and key removed, PTO
switch is disengaged, steering speed control
levers are in neutral lock, and parking brake
is on. Failure to comply will result in personal
injury or death.
Disconnect the spark plug
wire and place the wire where it cannot con-
tact spark plug when setting up, adjusting,
doing repairs on, or transporting your mower.
Mower can accidentally start if spark plug wire
is connected. Failure to comply can result in
personal injury or death
Use caution when handling
mower blades during replacement or main-
tenance. Wear appropriate protective gloves
and clothing and cover the sharp cutting
edges of the blades. Failure to comply can
result in personal injury.
Blade Replacement
Use caution when handling
mower blades during replacement or main-
tenance. Wear appropriate protective gloves
and clothing and cover the sharp cutting
edges of the blades. Failure to comply can
result in personal injury.
CAUTION
Newly sharpened blades
must be balanced using a blade balancer be-
fore reinstalling them. Failure to comply can
result in severe damage to equipment.
CAUTION
CAUTION
WARNING
CAUTION
6. Tighten bolts to a torque of
80-100 ft-lbs (108-135 N•m).
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