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11.5.6 Changing the blades
Warning:
Wearingglovesismandatory!
The blades are self-sharpening; they don’t require sharpening.
• Bladereplacementisrequiredwhenthebladesarefullyworn.
• WestronglyrecommendNOTtoreplaceonlyoneorjustafewbladessincethisinterfereswith
a uniform operation of the machine across the entire width.
The following steps must be taken for changing the blades.
• Removalofthebladeaxle.
• Removalofoldandplacementofnewblades
• Placementofthebladeaxle.
• Performingchecksandnishing
a. Removal of the blade axle
• Tiltthescarierbypushingthehandlebartotheground.
This provides easy access of the blade axle.
• Removethebladedriveprotectioncover.Dosobyfullyunscrewingthefourxingbolts(M6).
Use a second ring spanner (10) to hold the lock nut on the
inside of the chassis.
• Removethebeltfromthepulley.Thiscanonlybedone
with the blade drive declutched.
• Witharingspanner17,loosenthecentreboltfromthe
axle (M10). Push the pulley off the end of the axle. Now
remove the wedge so as not to lose it.