Manual

B_ade Care f -_,
_ ARNING:When removing cutting
bladefor sharpening or replacement,
protect your hands with a pair of heavy
gloves or use a heavy rag to hold blade.
1, Disconnectsparkplugwire fromsparkplug,Turn
moweron itsside makingsurethatthe airfilterand
the carburetorareup,
2, Removebolt,bladebell support,blade,andblade
adapterfromthe enginecrankshaft,SeeFigure5,
3, The bladecan be sharpenedwitha file oron agrind=
ingwheel Do notattemptto sharpenthe bladewhile
it is stillon the mower,Whensharpeningblade,follow
originalangleof grind,Grindcuttingedgesequallyto
keepbladebalanced,
4, Removebladefromthe adapterfor testingbalance,
Balancethe bladeona roundshaftscrewdriverto
check,Removemetalfromthe heavyside untilit
balancesevenly,
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Figure 5
WARNING:An unbalanced bladewill
cause excessivevibration when rotating
at high speeds, it may causedamage
to mower,and could break causing
personalinjury.
5, Lubricatetheenginecrankshaftandthe innersurface
of the bladeadapterwithlightoil Slidethe blade
adapterontotheenginecrankshaft,Placethe blade
on the adaptersuchthat theside of the blademarked
"Bottom"(orwithpart number)facesthe groundwhen
the moweris inthe operatingposition,Makesurethat
bladeis alignedandseatedon bladeadapterflanges,
6, Placebladebellsupporton the blade,Alignnotches
on the bladebellsupportwithsmallholesin blade,
Replacehexbolt andtightenhex boltto torque:450
in, Ibs,rain,,600 in, Ibs,max,
Toensuresafeoperationof yourmower,periodically
checkthe bladeboltfor correcttorque,
Belt Care
1, Removetwoshoulderscrewssecuringfrontdrive
coverto mowerdeck, SeeFigure6, Pressinwardon
sidesof frontdrivecoverand releasetabsthatsecure
it to the heightadiusterbrackets,Removedrive cover
frommower,
2, Loosenscrewholdingbelttensionspringto trans=
mission,SeeFigure6 inset,Donot removescrew
completely,As you loosenit, tensiononthe belt will be
released,
Figure 6
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Figure 7
4, Replacewith newbelt,workingaroundblade,Make
surebelt is firmlyseatedonenginepulleywhile
pullingfromthe othersideandslidingit aroundthe
transmissionpulley,Tightenscrewloosenedearlier
to securebelt tensionspringto thetransmission,
Reassemblefrontdrivecover,
3, Pushtransmissionupa littleandslidebelt offthe
transmissionpulley,Lift mowerto accessbeltfrom
undersideof mower,Slidebeltoff of enginepulleyand
aroundthe blade,SeeFigure7,
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WhenremOVing
the cutting blade
_for sharpening or
rep!aeement or
pair of heavy g oves
or use a heavy rag to
hold the blade.
An unbalanced blade
will cause excessive
vibration when rotat-
ingat high speeds, it
may cause damage
to mower, and could
break causing per-
sonal injury.