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Accelerator Foot Pedal 7-2
Throttle Switch and
Hydrostatic Transmission Control Levers
7-3
Resurfacing Procedures 7-4
Learning to Resurface 7-5
Before Going to the Ice 7-5
On the Ice 7-5
Shaving or Cutting 7-6
Reversible Vertical Auger Operation 7-7
Typical Resurfacing Operation 7-8
Using the Snow Breaker 7-9
Washing the Ice 7-9
Ice Making Water 7-10
Using the Board Brush 7-10
Removing Excess Water from the Ice 7-11
Removing Slush from the Ice 7-12
Leaving the Ice Surface 7-13
Off of the Ice 7-13
Operating Pointers 7-14
Resurfacing Patterns 7-14
Sharp Turns 7-14
Excessive Loads 7-15
8 Water System
8-1
9 Maintaining the Cutting Blade
9-1
Changing the Blade 9-1
New Blade 9-1
Used Blade 9-2
Blade Controls on Conditioner 9-2
Side Controls 9-2
Hand Wheel 9-3
Holding and Securing the Blade 9-4
Procedure for Setting Blade Angle and Depth of Cut 9-5
Blade Angle Adjustment Plate 9-6
Conditioner Down Pressure 9-7
Using the Edger 9-8
Edger Attachment 9-9
10 Emergency Operation
10-1
Emergency Hand Pump 10-1