Alamo 00761808C, A96B, FC-0015, FC-0016 BLADE SHARPENING, BLADE REMOVAL, BLADE CARRIER REMOVAL

MAINTENANCE

A96B 03/06 Maintenance Section 5-7

MAINTENANCE

BLADE SHARPENING

Always sharpen both blades at same time to maintain balance. Follow original sharpening pattern as shown in

Figure Mnt-R-0008. Always sharpen blades by grinding. DO NOT heat and pound out edge. Do not sharpen

blade to a razor edge, but leave a 1/16” blunt edge. Do not sharpen back side of blade.

Avoid personal injury. Always block the cutter up to prevent if from falling when the blades

and/or carrier ar e being serviced.

Do not heat or weld on hard surface blades as this can alter material strength causing

blades to fail in a hazardous manner that could cause injury.

To remove blades for sharpening or replacement,

remove the cover plate on deck of cutter near gear

box. Remove lock nut from blade bolt. NOTE:

Inspect lock nut after removal and replace if thre ads

are damaged. Always replace nut when replacing

blade bolt. When installing blades be sure and

check blade bolt pivot diameter for wear. Replace

bolt if worn more than 1/4 inch at any point. Install

blade bolts with partially worn side of bolt or away

from center. Tighten lock nut to 350 ft. lbs.

Avoid personal injury. Blade and/or blade carrier removal should be done only with the

tractor eng ine s hu t off, key remov ed , in ne ut ra l, parking br ak e on , an d PTO disengaged and

the cutter blocked in the raised position.

Remove cotter pin and loosen slotted nut on gearbox shaft. Loosen but do not remove the nut until the blade

carrier is loosened. Use a suitable 2 jaw gea r puller to p ull carr ier off t a per ed g ear box sh aft. If gear pu ller is n ot

available use long bar inser ted through blade bolt a ccess hole with end against roto r bar. S trike opposite end of

bar with sledge hammer. Rotate blade carr ier 180 degrees and repeat process until carrier breaks loose.