thebladebecauseitisbent.Makesuretomeasure
alloftheblades.
6.Comparethemeasurementsoftheouterblades
withthecenterblade.Thecenterblademustnotbe
morethan3/8inch(10mm)lowerthantheouter
blades.Ifthecenterbladeismorethan3/8inch(10
mm)lowerthantheouterblades,proceedtostep
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andaddshimsbetweenthespindlehousingandthe
bottomofthecuttingunit.
7.Removethebolts,atwashers,lockwashers,and
nutsfromtheouterspindleintheareawherethe
shimsmustbeadded.Toraiseorlowertheblade,
addashim,PartNo.3256-24,betweenthespindle
housingandthebottomofthecuttingunit.Continue
tocheckthealignmentofthebladesandaddshims
untilthetipsofthebladesarewithintherequired
dimension.
Important:Donotusemorethanthreeshimsat
anyoneholelocation.Usedecreasingnumbers
ofshimsinadjacentholesifmorethanoneshim
isaddedtoanyoneholelocation.
8.Adjusttheidlerpulleyandinstallthebeltcovers.
SparkArrestor
Maintenance
ServicingtheSparkArrestor
Mufer
ServiceInterval:Every200hours
Every200hoursoperation,clearthemuferofcarbon
buildup.
1.Removethepipeplugfromtheclean-outportatthe
lowersideofthemufer.
CAUTION
Themufermaybehotandcouldcauseinjury.
Becarefulwhileworkingaroundthemufer.
2.Starttheengine.Plugthenormalmuferexitwitha
blockofwoodormetalplatesothattheexhaustow
willbeforcedoutoftheclean-outport.Continueto
blocktheexituntilcarbondepositsceasecoming
outoftheport.
CAUTION
Donotstandinlinewiththeclean-outport.
Alwayswearsafetyglasses.
3.Stoptheengineandreplacethepipeplug.
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