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CheckingforBentBlades
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),move
themotion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCK
position,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforward
andbackward(Figure99).
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecutting
edge,positionA,oftheblades(Figure99).
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Figure99
1.Measureherefromblade
tohardsurface
2.PositionA
5.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
6.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofthebladesatthesamepositionasinstep4.
Note:Thedifferencebetweenthedimensions
obtainedinsteps4and6mustnotexceed3mm
(1/8inch).
Note:Ifthisdimensionexceeds3mm
(1/8inch),thebladeisbentandmustbe
replaced.
WARNING
Abladethatisbentordamagedcould
breakapartandcouldseriouslyinjureor
killyouorbystanders.
•Alwaysreplacebentordamaged
bladewithanewblade.
•Donotleorcreatesharpnotchesin
theedgesorsurfacesoftheblade.
RemovingtheBlades
Replaceabladeifithitsanobject,ifthebladeisout
ofbalance,orifthebladeisbent.T oensureoptimum
performanceandcontinuedsafetyconformanceof
themachine,usegenuineT ororeplacementblades.
Replacementbladesmadebyothermanufacturers
mayresultinnonconformancewithsafetystandards.
1.Holdthebladeendusingaragorathickly
paddedglove.
2.Removethebladebolt,curvedwasher,and
bladefromthespindleshaft(Figure100).
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Figure100
1.Sailareaoftheblade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.Bladebolt
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatboth
endsoftheblade(Figure101).
Note:Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Note:Thebladeretainsbalanceifyouremove
thesameamountofmaterialfrombothcutting
edges.
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Figure101
1.Sharpenattheoriginalangle
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