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Maintenance
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1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea
4.Damage
CheckingforBentBlades
Note:Themachinemustbeonalevelsurfacefor
thefollowingprocedure.
1.Raisethemowerdecktothehighestheight-of-cut
position;alsoconsideredthe'transport'position.
2.Whilewearingthicklypaddedglovesorother
adequatehandprotectionslowlyrotatebladeto
bemeasureintoapositionthatallowseffective
measurementofthedistancebetweenthecutting
edgeandthelevelsurfacethemachineison.
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2
3
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1.Deck3.Blade
2.Spindlehousing
3.Measurefromthetipofthebladetotheat
surfacehere.
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2
3
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1.Blade,inpositionformeasuring
2.Levelsurface
3.Measureddistancebetweenbladeandsurface(A)
4.Rotatethesameblade180degreessothatthe
opposingcuttingedgeisnowinthesameposition.
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3
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1.Blade,sidepreviouslymeasured
2.Measurementpositionusedpreviously
3.Opposingsideofbladebeingmovedintomeasurement
position
5.Measurefromthetipofthebladetotheat
surfacehere.Thevarianceshouldbenomore
than1/8inch(3mm).
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