Operating Guide

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Care and Maintenance
IMPORTANT: To ensure long lasting performance, protect
your mower from impact during use and storage, keep it clean and
dry, and practice regular maintenance as follows.
Lubricate moving parts at least once a season and prior to winter
storage to maintain peak performance. Your Momentum
™
mower will push
easier and last longer if all moving parts are lubricated periodically. It is also
recommended that lubrication be applied any time the mower gets wet.
General Maintenance
Keep your mower dry to prevent rust. Your Momentum
™
mower will
perform better for longer if it is kept dry. The precision ground blade
edges of the cutting reel and stationary blade and the bearings that carry the
cutting reel and the rear axle are most vulnerable to rust. If your mower does
get wet, dry it off with a towel and then spray it with a rust preventative as
soon as possible.
ATTENTION: Do not use solvents such as mineral spirits or kerosene to
clean your reel mower. They will damage the plastic
Keep your mower clean to eliminate potential jams and moisture that
could cause rust. Your Momentum
™
mower will last longer and look better
if it is kept clean. After mowing, use a broom or long-bristled brush to clean
any grass clippings or other loose debris from the mower – especially around
the cutting reel and the bottom of the drive system cover. Removing grass
clippings prevents cutting and drive system jams and eliminates trapped
moisture that could cause rust.
ATTENTION: Do not use a garden hose to wash your mower. Storing the
mower wet will allow rust to form.
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Care and Maintenance
Inspect your blades at least once a season and anytime your mower
strikes a hard object. While your Momentum
™
mower features the Fiskars
®
exclusive StaySharp
™
cutting system with hardened steel blades, blade
damage may still occur if rocks, concrete edges or other hard debris are
struck. Before checking for blade damage, ensure that the mower cannot
roll forward by positioning it on a firm, level surface with blocked rear wheels.
Examine the entire length of the ground edges on all five cutting reel blades
and the stationary blade. If a dent or ding is found, determine if the ding
causes the cutting reel and stationary blade to touch. To do this, slowly pull the
cutting reel downward while listening for scraping and feeling for resistance
in the area of the ding. If there is no contact, there is no need to repair the
ding. Simply treat it with rust preventative and re-inspect periodically in case
raised edges appear with continued use.
WARNING: The mower blades are sharp. Wear gloves when performing
this procedure, and keep fingers away from the interface between the reel
and stationary blade.
To avoid further damage, repair any ding that causes the cutting reel
and stationary blade to touch as quickly as possible. With care, any
ding found can be repaired with little or no impact on your mower’s cutting
performance. Before beginning, get a narrow fine file (like the one found in
the Fiskars
®
Model 7862: Tool Care Kit) and position the mower on a firm,
level surface with blocked rear wheels to ensure that it cannot roll forward.
To remove the ding, file away only enough of the raised material to allow
the cutting reel to spin without making contact with the stationary blade.
File with long, straight strokes perpendicular to
the cutting edge of the blade, trying to avoid
removing material from the cutting edge itself.
When the raised edges are filed down, check
the cutting gap as described in Checking
Cutting Performance on page 8.
WARNING: The mower blades are sharp. Wear gloves when performing
this procedure, and keep fingers away from the interface between reel and
stationary blade.
ATTENTION: Do not use a power tool to repair blades. Too much steel will
be removed, resulting in severe blade damage and greatly reduced cutting
performance.
To Maintain Peak Cutting Performance. The Momentum
™
mower features
a non-contact StaySharp
™
cutting system that cuts grass without the reel
and bedknife blades actually touching. Under normal usage conditions,
StaySharp
™
blades should stay sharp for the life of the mower. In the
unlikely event that the blades on a heavily used Momentum
™
mower begin
to show signs of wear, Fiskars recommends backlapping to restore the
blade edges.
ATTENTION: Fiskars does not recommend sharpening the Momentum
™
mower. The equipment and processes used in home sharpening kits, and
even by many professional sharpeners, will likely not be able to achieve
the strict tolerances required to maintain the non-contact nature of the
StaySharp
™
cutting system.
Drive Chain (A): Spray lubricant through the drive system lubrication hole
while slowly rolling the mower forward to move the chain.
Rear Wheel Bearings (B): Spray lubricant between each wheel and side plate.
Cutting Reel Bearings (C): Spray lubricant on both ends of the cutting reel
shaft, which is located under the grass discharge chute (D).
Front Fork Assembly (E): Spray lubricant on both ends.
Cut Height Adjustment Lever (F): Spray lubricant on the cut height adjustment
lever through the slot in the cover (G).
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HINT: It is recommended that a silicone based lubricant be used.
A lubricant that leaves a dry film instead of an oily or tacky surface
is recommended in order to keep dirt, dust and grass clippings from
sticking to the reel blades.