Use and Care Manual

d. Remove three screws holding shield plate and plastic shield

(F) to gear housing.

e. Retain line head, upper xing plate, shield plate, and plastic

shield for conversion back to nylon line head operation.

2. Align hole in upper plate (A) with notch in gear housing (B), and

insert locking tool to prevent splined shaft from turning. Arrow on

gear housing ange points to notch location.

3. Remove split pin (C), L.H. blade nut (D), lower plate (E), and

upper plate (A) from PTO shaft (F). Turn blade nut clockwise to

remove.

4. Remove locking tool (G).

5. Loosely attach bracket (K) to shield (L) and attach shield to bottom

of gear housing (B) with hardware provided.

6. Tighten all shield hardware.

Install Blade

Tools Required: Locking Tool, 17x19 mm Wrench.

Parts Required: Upper Plate w/ 20 mm pilot, Lower Plate, 10 mm Nut

w/L.H. threads, 2 x 25 mm Cotter Pin, Blade.

1. Install upper plate (A) on splined PTO shaft, pilot side down.

Blade installation requires Upper Plate (A) with 20 mm pilot.

2. Install Blade (M) on upper plate pilot. Blades must be installed so

that rotation arrow on blade matches rotation of unit: teeth toward

direction of rotation (See debris shield decal). Secure blade with

Lower Plate (E), and 10 mm L.H. nut (N). Turn nut counter-clock-

wise on PTO shaft to tighten.

3. Align hole in upper plate with notch in gear housing, and insert

Locking Tool (G) to prevent splined shaft from turning. Arrow on

gear housing points to notch. Tighten 10 mm nut securely.

4. Insert Cotter Pin (C) in hole in PTO shaft, and bend pin legs

around shaft counterclockwise to retain 10 mm nut.

IMPORTANT

Never reuse a cotter pin - install a new cotter pin each time a blade

is installed or replaced.

5. Remove locking tool (G).