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2.TurntheignitionkeytoOFFandremovethekey.
3.Disconnectthespark-plugwire(s)fromthespark
plug(s).
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure78).
Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblades.RefertoSharpening
theBlades(page61).
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Figure78
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea4.Crack
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(Figure78).
Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,oraslotforming
inthisarea(Figure78),immediatelyinstalla
newblade.
CheckingforBentBlades
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotion-control
leverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,andsetthe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforward
andbackward(Figure79).Measurefromalevel
surfacetothecuttingedge,positionA,ofthe
blades(Figure79).Notethisdimension.
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Figure79
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
4.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
5.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofthebladesatthesamepositionasinstep3
above.Thedifferencebetweenthedimensions
obtainedinsteps3and4mustnotexceed3mm
(1/8inch).Ifthisdimensionexceeds3mm(1/8
inch),thebladeisbentandmustbereplaced;
refertoRemovingtheBlades(page61)and
InstallingtheBlades(page61).
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcould
breakapartandcouldseriouslyinjureor
killyouorbystanders.
•Alwaysreplacebentordamaged
bladewithanewblade.
•Neverleorcreatesharpnotchesin
theedgesorsurfacesofblade.
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