• Always wear protective gloves when performing a service function on or near a mowing unit. Severe injury
can result from contact with sharp cutting edges.
• When a mowing unit is rotated by hand it is possible that the other mowing units will also rotate.
Materials needed:
• Grinding paste: Grain 80 or 120
• Long handle brush
Refer to Command arm on page 20 for the location of the buttons.
Before you begin:
• Make sure that the mowing units are clean and adjusted properly (See Adjusting the cutting knife to the bed knife on
page 61).
• Park the machine safely and turn off the engine.
• Raise and lock the front mowing units (See Transport on page 69).
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Start the engine, let it run idle.
3. Put the Raising/lowering activation switch in the ON position.
4. Put the Raising/lowering switch in the ON position.
5. Lower all mowing units by pressing the Cross Cut button.
6. Put Raising/lowering switches in the OFF position.
7. Put the Mowing/back lapping switch in the BACK LAPPING position.
8. Step off the machine.
9. Press the cross-cut button.
10. Apply grinding paste to the mowing units with a brush.
NOTICE Apply the paste equally and over the entire length of the cutting knives.
11. Repeat until you no longer hear a grinding noise.
NOTICE Reduce the cutting clearance to get a better result.
12. Put Raising/lowering switch in the OFF position.
The mowing units will stop turning.
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