Webb WEH18 - Adjustments; Cutting Performance Checks; Adjustment Preparation

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ADJUSTMENTS
CUTTINGPERFORMANCE
IMPORTANT:Thestaysharpsystemisengineeredtocutgrasswithoutcontactbetweenthe
blades.Thiscuttingsystemisprecisionsetduringthefactoryassemblyprocess.However,since
slippagemayoccurduringshipping,handlingoruse,itisveryimportanttocheckthecutting
performancepriortofirstuseandperiodicallythereafter.Slippagecanoccurintwodirections,
thereforethefollowingtwochecksaerecommendedtoevaluatecuttingperformance.Both
checksshouldbeperformedonboththeleftandrightsidesofthemower.Checkingthecutting
performanceandadjustingifneeded,arethemostimportantthingsyoucantotoensurethat
yourmoweralwaysperformstoitsoptimumperformance.
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PREPARATION
Youwillneedseveral1”widestripsofstandardprinterpaper,A4sizeinlengthandapairofsturdy
gardeninggloves.
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CHECK1:DOTHEBLADESMAKECONTACT?
Tocheckifthebladesmakecontact,facethefrontofthemowerandslowlypullthecuttingreel
downwards,onebladeatatime,throughafullrotation.Ifyouhearscrappingorfeelresistance,skip
thetoAdjustingtheBladesectionofthismanual.
NOTE:Ifthecuttingreelandstaticbottomblademakecontact,themowerwillbedifficulttopush
andwilldulltheblade.
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CHECK2:DOTHEBLADESCUTCORRECTLY?
Tocheckifthebladescutcorrectly,youwillneedtocheckthebladesonbothsidesofthemower.To
checkthemachineiscuttingcorrectly,placeapieceofgoodqualitypaper,alongthewholelengthof
thefixedbottomblade(fromunderneaththelawnmower),witheachofthefivecuttingblades.This
shouldprovideevidenceofagoodevencut.
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WARNING
Keepyourfingersawayfromthecuttingarea.
Ifmostofthebladescutonbothsides,thecuttingsystemissetcorrectly.Ifyouexperienceany
bladesnotcutting,gotoAdjustingtheBladesectionofthismanual.
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL