Figure61
1.Blade2.Balancer
InstallingtheBlades
1.Installthebladeontothespindleshaft(Figure59).
Important:Thecurvedpartoftheblademust
bepointingupwardtowardtheinsideofthe
mowertoensurepropercutting.
2.Installthespringdiskandbladebolt.Thespring
diskconemustbeinstalledtowardthebolthead
(
Figure59).Torquethebladeboltto100-110ft-lb
(135-150N-m).
MowerDeckLeveling
Checktoensurethemowerdeckislevelanytimeyou
installthemowerorwhenyouseeanunevencuton
yourlawn.
Themowerdeckmustbecheckedforbentblades
priortoleveling;anybentbladesmustberemoved
andreplaced.RefertotheCheckingforBentBlades
procedurebeforecontinuing.
Themowerdeckmustbeleveledside-to-siderstthen
thefronttorearslopecanbeadjusted.
Requirements:
•Themachinemustbeonalevelsurface.
•Allfourtiremustbeproperlyinated.Referto
CheckingtheTirePressureintheDriveSystem
Maintenancesection.
CheckingSide-to-SideLevel
Themowerbladesmustbelevelfromsidetoside.
Checktheside-to-sidelevelanytimeyouinstallthe
mowerorwhenyouseeanunevencutonyourlawn.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutrallockposition,stoptheengine,removethe
key,settheparkingbrakeandwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Carefullyrotatethebladessidetoside.
4.Measurebetweentheoutsidecuttingedgesand
theatsurface(Figure62).Ifbothmeasurements
arenotwithin3/16inch(5mm),anadjustmentis
required;continuetotheLevelingprocedure.
Figure62
1.Bladessidetoside
3.Measurefromthetipofthe
bladetotheatsurface
here
2.Outsidecuttingedges
CheckingtheFront-to-RearBladeSlope
Checkthefront-to-rearbladelevelanytimeyouinstall
themower.Ifthefrontofthemowerismorethan
5/16inch(7.9mm)lowerthantherearofthemower,
adjustthebladelevelusingthefollowinginstructions:
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutralposition,engagetheparkingbrake,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmovingparts
tostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Carefullyrotatethebladessotheyarefacingfront
torear(
Figure63).
4.Measurefromthetipofthefrontbladetotheat
surfaceandthetipoftherearbladetotheatsurface
(Figure63).Ifthefrontbladetipisnot1/16-5/16
inch(1.6-7.9mm)lowerthantherearbladetip,
continuetotheLevelingtheMowerDeckprocedure.
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