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5. To install the blade, place the blade and washer on the spindle shaft and screw the nut on fully
and tighten securely, keeping the shaft locked at the same time as described above.
Note: Always wear heavy, leather gloves while tightening blade bolts.
Blade Sharpening
To maintain a proper blade balance, always sharpen both ends of the blade equally. Follow the
sharpening pattern as shown in the figure below. Do not sharpen the blades to a razor edge, but leave
a 1/32" blunt edge. Never sharpen the back side of the blades.
⚠WARNING
Avoid personal injury! Always support or block the mower when servicing the
blades, carrier, or any other component on the underside of the deck.
Hold the end of the blade using heavy leather gloves.
Drive Belt Adjustment
1. Shut off the mower and tractor.
2. Loosen all four nuts (Item 1) on the gearbox slide plate (Item 2). See the figure below.
3. Loosen the jam nut (Item 3) on the tension adjustment bolt (Item 4).
4. Tighten the adjustment bolt (Item 4) until the belt deflection along the front side of the belt
(items 5 & 6) is 3/4" when approximately 10 pounds of pressure is applied to the center of the
belt length.
5. Do not overtighten belts!
6. Tighten the jam nut (item 3) and the nuts (item 1) on the gearbox slide plate.
Obey All Safety Warnings!