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Figure60
81cm(32-Inch)Decks
1.Sailareaoftheblade
4.Bladebolt
2.Blade
5.Bladestiffener
3.Curvedwasher
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Figure61
107cm(42-Inch)Decks
1.Sailareaoftheblade3.Curvedwasher
2.Blade4.Bladebolt
SharpeningtheBlades
1.Usealetosharpenthecuttingedgeatboth
endsoftheblade(Figure62).
Note:Maintaintheoriginalangle.
Note:Thebladeretainsitsbalanceifthesame
amountofmaterialisremovedfrombothcutting
edges.
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Figure62
1.Sharpenatoriginalangle.
2.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyputtingitona
bladebalancer(Figure63).
Note:Ifthebladestaysinahorizontalposition,
thebladeisbalancedandcanbeused.
Note:Ifthebladeisnotbalanced,lesome
metalofftheendofthesailareaonly(Figure62).
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Figure63
1.Blade2.Balancer
3.Repeatthisprocedureuntilthebladeis
balanced.
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure
61).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblade
mustbepointingupwardtowardtheinside
ofthemowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthebladestiffener(32-inchdecksonly),
curvedwasher(cuppedsidetowardtheblade),
andbladebolt(Figure61).
3.Torquethebladeboltto47to88N∙m(35to65
ft-lb).
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