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RemovingtheBlades
Bladesmustbereplacedifasolidobjectishit,ifthe
bladeisoutofbalanceorisbent.T oensureoptimum
performanceandcontinuedsafetyconformanceof
themachine,usegenuineT ororeplacementblades.
Replacementbladesmadebyothermanufacturers
mayresultinnon-conformancewithsafetystandards.
WARNING
Contactwithasharpbladecancauseserious
injury.
Wearglovesorwrapsharpedgesoftheblade
witharag.
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorthicklypadded
glove.
2.Removethebladebolt,springdiskandblade
fromthespindleshaft(Figure82).
SharpeningtheBlades
WARNING
Whensharpeningblade,piecesofbladecould
bethrownandcauseseriousinjury.
Wearpropereyeprotectionwhensharpening
blade.
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatboth
endsoftheblade(Figure80).Maintainthe
originalangle.Thebladeretainsitsbalanceif
thesameamountofmaterialisremovedfrom
bothcuttingedges.
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Figure80
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingiton
abladebalancer(Figure81).Ifthebladestays
inahorizontalposition,thebladeisbalanced
andcanbeused.Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,
lesomemetalofftheendofthesailareaonly
(Figure82).Repeatthisprocedureuntilthe
bladeisbalanced.
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Figure81
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure
82).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustbepointingupwardtowardtheinside
ofthemowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthecurvedwasherandbladebolt.The
curvedwasherconemustbeinstalledtoward
thebolthead(Figure82).T orquethebladebolt
to115to150N∙m(85to110ft-lb).
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Figure82
1.Sailareaofblade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.Bladebolt
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