Manual

7. Movethedecklift leverintothe top notchon theright •
fenderto raisedecklift armsupandout of the way.
8. Carefullyslidethe cuttingdeckforwardandremove
the deckbelt fromaroundthe tractor'sPTOpulleyon
the bottomof the engine.
9. Continueto rollthe decktowardthefrontof the tractor
until the frontdeckhangerrodcanbe removedfrom °
the slotsof the hangerbracketat thefrontof the deck.
10.Whileholdingthe frontdeckhangerrodupwarduntil
it clearsthe hangerbracketonthe frontof the deck,
carefullyslidethedeckout fromthe rightside of the
tractor.
Cutting
A
Blades
WARNING:Besuretoshuttheengine
off,removeignition key,disconnect
thesparkplugwire(s) to preventun-
intendedstartingbeforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)for sharpeningor re-
placement.Protectyourhandsbyusing
heavyglovesor a ragto graspthecut-
tingblade.
WARNING:Periodicallyinspect the
bladespindlesfor cracksordamage,
especiallyifyoustrikea foreign object.
Replaceimmediatelyif damaged.
The bladesmaybe removedas follows.
• Removethe deckfrombeneaththetractor,(referto
CuttingDeck Removalonpage24)thengentlyflip the
deckoverto exposeits underside.
A blockof woodmaybeplacedbetweenthe deck
housingandthe cuttingedgeof the bladeto helpin
breakingloosethehex nut securingthe blade.See
Figure24.
('I"- WoodBlock
HexFlangeNut
SpindleAssembly
k,,.. j
Figure 24
Useawrenchto loosenthehexflangenutthatsecures
thebladetothe spindle.Holdingthebladeontothestar
hubof thespindle,orusinga secondwrenchto hold
thenutatthetopof thespindle,securethe spindleand
removetheflangenutandcuttingblade.Repeatto
removetheotherthreeblades.
Toproperlysharpenthe cuttingblades,remove
equalamountsof metalfrombothendsof the blades
alongthe cuttingedges,parallelto the trailingedge,
at a 25oto 30oangle.
IMPORTANT:Ifthe cuttingedgeof thebladehas
alreadybeensharpenedto within 15/8"fromthe edge,
or if anymetalseparationis present,replacetheblades
withnewones.SeeFigure25.
WindWing
Figure 25
• It is importantthateachcuttingbladeedgebe
groundequallyto maintainproperbladebalance.
A poorlybalancedbladewill causeexcessive
vibrationand maycausedamageto thetractorand
resultinpersonalinjury.The bladecan betested
by balancingit ona roundshaftscrewdriver.Grind
metalfromthe heavyside untilit balancesevenly.
• Whenreplacingtheblade,be sureto installthe
bladewiththe side of the blademarked"Bottom"(or
witha part numberstampedin it) facingthe ground
whenthe moweris inthe operatingposition.
IMPORTANT:Usea torquewrenchto tightenthe blade
spindlehexflangenutto between70foot-poundsand
90foot-pounds.
WARNING
Usecaution when
handlingthe cutting
blades.The sharp-
ened edges could
cause severe cutsto
your hands.
Shut tractor engine
off, removeignition
key,and disconnect
the spark plugwire(s)
before proceeding
with job. Protect
your handsby using
heavygloves or a rag
to graspthe cutting
blade
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