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MAINTENANCE
Always protect hands by wearing heavy gloves and/or wrapping the cutting edges of the blade with
rags and other material when performing blade maintenance. Failure to heed this warning could
result in serious personal injury.
WARNING
Before performing any maintenance, make sure the mower is unplugged from the power supply.
Failure to heed this warning could result in serious personal injury.
WARNING
Fig. 18 Fig. 19
REPLACING THE CUTTING BLADE (See Figs. 18-19)
NOTE: Only use identical replacement blades.
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ŶWedge a block of wood between the blade and the mower deck in order to prevent the blade
from turning when the nut is being removed.
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Place the new blade on the shaft against the fan assembly. Make sure it is installed with the curved
ends pointing up toward the mower deck and not down toward the ground.
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NOTE: Make certain all parts are replaced in the exact order in which they were removed.
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tightened.
NOTE: Only use LawnMaster replacement parts. LawnMaster mower blade replacement part # M2EB1537M
BLADE
WOOD BLOCK
BOLT