Manual

MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

SHARPENING STANDARD BLADE(S)

Blades should be kept sharp at all times. When the

blade(s) are dull,cut grasswill be ragged and lawn will

usuallyturnbrown.Sharpen standardbladesas follows:

Movetractorto a firm, levelsurface.

Tum engine "OFF'.

Raise hood,removesparkplugwirefromsparkplugand

securewire away from plug.

Remove mowing deck fromtractor.

Remove mower blade(s)

Inspectfor excessivewearor damage.

FIGURE 56

Never use a blade that shows signs of

exceaslve wear or damage. Refer to Figure

52 for standard blade wear limits.

Sharpenstandardmowerblade(s)at 25° angle+3°. See

Figure56.

NINJATM BLADE WEAR LIMITS

The NinjaTM recyclingblade requiresmorefrequentser-

vice intervalsthan standardblades. Check the NinjaTM

recyclingbladeforexcessivewearor damageafterevery

use. See Figure 57.

NINJATM BLADE SHARPENING

The NinjaTM recycling blade requires more frequent

sharpening than standard blades due to its recycling

method.

Remove the NinjaTM blade by followingproceduresfor

standardbladeremoval.

Inspectthe NinjaTM bladeforexcessivewearordamage.

See Figure57 for NinjaTM bladewear limits,

B- WEAR UMIT

(CRACKS OR NOTCHES

BEGIN TO APPEAR)

_ DANGEROUS CONDITIONI / _2._ ._,' 'It

DO NOT USE ON MOWERI "_ "_ _

FIGURE 57