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Figure53
Mowerdeckswith3blades
1.Idlerpulley
4.Spring
2.Mowerbelt
5.Enginepulley
3.Outsidepulley6.Spring-removaltool
7.Routethenewbeltaroundtheenginepulleyand
mowerpulleys(Figure52orFigure53).
8.Usingaspring-removaltool(T oroPartNo.
92-5771),installtheidlerspringoverthedeck
hookandplacetensionontheidlerpulleyand
themowerbelt(Figure52orFigure53).
9.Fordeckswith3blades,tightenthenutsecuring
thewireformtotheidlerpulley.
Note:Positionthewireformagainsttheidler
armasshowninFigure51.
10.Installthepulleycovers.
MowerMaintenance
BladeSafety
•Inspectthebladesperiodicallyforwearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Wrapthe
bladesorweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingtheblades.Onlyreplaceorsharpenthe
blades;neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmulti-bladedmachines,takecareasrotating
onebladecancauseotherbladestorotate.
•Replacewornordamagedbladesandboltsinsets
topreservebalance.
ServicingtheCutting
Blades
Toensureasuperiorqualityofcut,keeptheblades
sharp.Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,
keepextrabladesonhand.
BeforeInspectingorServicingthe
Blades
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andmovethe
motion-controlleversoutwardtothePARK
position.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,and
disconnectthespark-plugwiresfromthespark
plugs.
InspectingtheBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure54).
2.Iftheedgesarenotsharporhavenicks,remove
andsharpentheblade;refertoSharpeningthe
Blades(page44).
3.Inspecttheblades,especiallyinthecurvedarea.
4.Ifyounoticeanycracks,wear,oraslotforming
inthisarea,immediatelyinstallanewblade
(Figure54).
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