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10. Install the mower deck.See"How To Install The Mower

Deck".

A new blade will cut better than a badly worn blade.

Everythree years, have an authorizedservice person

inspect the blade or replace the old blade with an

original equipment blade.

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Figure 20. Bladeassembly

A - Bladeadapter

7. Assemble the blade according to the instructions "How

To Remove And Install The Blade".

B - Belleville washer(Outside nm must be against the blade.)

C - Nut

D- Washer

E - Blade

How to Sharpenthe Blade

,_ WARNING:Vibrationcanbe causedif the blade is

notcorrectlybalancedor if the blade is damaged.A

bladethat is damagedwith crackscanbreakand

causeanaccident.

Figure 21: Sharpening the blades

A - Screwdriver

B - Blade

C - File

D - Ground

E - Blade is balanced when parallel to the ground

Keepa sharp edge on the blade. A blade that is not sharp

will causethe tips of the grass to become brown.

1. Sharpenthe bladetwo times ayear or every 25 hours.

2. Remove the blade according to the instructions in

"How To RemoveAnd Install The Blade".

3. Cleanthe blade with a brush, soap and water. Check

the blade. Look for cracks, nicks, or other damage.

Replacea badly worn or damaged bladewith an

original equipment blade. Seean authorized service

center in your area.

4. Sharpenthe blade with a file (Figure 21). Make sure

you keep the original bevel angle.

5. Make sure the blade is balanced. Usea screwdriver

and hold the blade parallelto the ground (Figure 21). A

bladethat is balancedwill stay parallelto the ground.If

the blade is not balanced,the heavyend will rotate

toward the ground. Sharpenthe heavyend until the

blade is balanced.

Adjustments

Howto Adjustthe Blade RotationControl(42" Models)

,_ WARNING:To preventan injury, the blade rotation

controlmustoperatecorrectly.

In normal usage,the bladerotation controlwill not require

an adjustment. However,if the cutting performance

decreasesor the quality of cut is poor, makethe following

changes.

1. When you mow, makesure the throttle control in in the

FASTposition.

2. Move the blade rotationcontrolto the DISENGAGE

position(Figure 22).

3. Stop the engine. Disconnect the wire from the spark

plug.

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