Manual

If yourtractorhasnot beenputinto usefor anextendedperiodof time,
chargethebatteryas follows:
1. Setyour batterychargerto delivera maxof 10amperes.
If yourbatterychargerisautomatic,chargethe batteryuntilthe
chargerindicatesthatchargingiscomplete.Ifthe chargeris not
automatic,chargefor nofewerthaneight hours.
FUSE
One20AMPfuseis installedin yourtractor'swiringharnessto protect
the tractor'selectricalsystemfromdamagecausedbyexcessive
amperage.
If theelectricalsystemdoesnotfunction,or yourtractor'senginewill
not crank,first checkto be certainthatthe fusehasnot blown.It can
befoundat the rearof the unit,underneaththefenderlocatedby the
battery.
Alwaysusea fusewiththe sameamperagecapacityfor replacement.
CUTTING BLADES
Shutthe engineoff andremoveignitionkeybeforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)for sharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhands
by usingheavygloveswhengraspingthe blade.
Periodicallyinspectthebladeand/or spindlefor cracksordamage,
especiallyafter you'vestrucka foreignobject.Donot operatethe
machineuntil damagedcomponentsare replaced.
Toremovethe blades,proceedas follows.
1. Removethedeckfrombeneaththetractor,(refertoCuttingDeck
Removalearlierinthis section)thengentlyflip thedeckoverto
exposeitsunderside.
2. Placea blockof woodbetweenthe centerdeckhousingbaffle
andthe cuttingbladeto actas a stabilizer.
SeeFig.21.
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4.
Removethe hexflangenut thatsecuresthebladeto the spindle
assembly.SeeFig.21.
To properlysharpenthecuttingblades,removeequalamounts
of metalfrombothendsof the bladesalongthe cuttingedges,
parallelto the trailingedge,at a250.to 300angle.Alwaysgrind
eachcutting bladeedgeequallyto maintainproperbladebalance.
SeeFig.22.
Figure 22
Ifthe cuttingedgeof the bladehas previouslybeensharpened,or if
any metalseparationis present,replacethebladeswith newones.
A poorlybalancedbladewill causeexcessivevibration,maycause
damageto the tractorand/orresultin personalinjury.
5. Testthe blade'sbalanceusinga bladebalancer.Grindmetal
from the heavyside untilit balancesevenly.
NOTE: Whenreplacingthe blade,be sureto installthe bladewiththe
sideof the blademarked"Bottom"(orwitha part numberstampedin
it)facingthe groundwhenthe moweris inthe operatingposition.
Usea torquewrenchto tightenthe bladespindlehexflangenutto
between70Ibs-ftand 90Ibs-ft.
CHANGING THE DECK BELT
Besureto shutthe engineoff,removeignitionkey,disconnectthe
Isparkplugwire(s)andgroundagainstthe engineto preventunin-
ltended startingbeforeremovingthe belt.
All beltsonyourtractoraresubjectto wearandshouldbereplacedif
any signsof wearare present.