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Maintenance
DANGER
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak.A
pieceofthebladecouldbethrownintothe
operator’sorbystander’sarea,resultingin
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.
•RemovingMowerBlades:
A.Toremovetheblade,useablockofwood
toholdthebladesteady.Makesureto
grasptheendofthebladeusingaragor
thicklypaddedglove.
B.Removethebladebolt,bladedriver,and
blade.
C.Inspectbladesandsharpenorreplaceas
required.
D.Inspectthepinsonthebladedriverfor
wearanddamageorreplaceasrequired.
•InstallingMowerBlades:
A.Installthebladedriverbyinsertingthe
raisedareaintotherecessonthecutter
housing.
B.Makesuretograsptheendoftheblade
usingaragorathicklypaddedglove.
Alignthetwoholesonthebladewith
thetwoholesonthebladedriverand
installasharp,balancedExmarkbladeand
bladeboltasshownin
Figure19.Thesail
oftheblademustpointtowardthetop
ofthelawnmowerhousingforproper
installation.
Figure19
1.Bladebolt3.Bladedriver
2.Blade-verticalposition4.Blade-horizontalposition
C.Torquethebladeboltto60ft-lb(82N-m).
D.Makesuretheinstalledbladeisvertical
beforeinstallingthesecondblade.
Thesecondblademustbeinstalled
perpendiculartotherstusingstepsA
throughC.Thetwobladeswillforma
sideways“T”asshowninFigure20.
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Figure20
1.Bladesformsideways“T”
E.Rotatethebladesbyhandafull360degree
turntoensuretheyDoNottouch.
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