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b) Raise deck to t he transport ( 4. 5” (11.4cm) cut ting height ) position. Lif t the
fr ont of unit and support unit using j ack stands or eq uivalent suppor t .
CAUTION
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦ Raising the m ower deck for service or m aint enance
relying solely on mechanical or hydraulic jacks could
be dangerous.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦ The mechanical or hydraulic j acks may not be enough
support or m ay malfunction allowing the unit to fall,
which could cause injury.
HOW TO AVOID T HE HAZARD
♦ DO NOT rely solely on mechanical or hydraulic jacks
for suppor t . Use adequate jack stands or eq uivalent
support.
c) Clean out any grass build-up from under side of deck and in discharge chute.
5.1.5 Check mower blades.
Service Interval: Daily
a) Stop engine, wait for all moving par t s t o stop, and remove k ey.
b) Lift deck and secure in raised position as stated in Section 5.1. 4.
c) Inspect blades and sharpen or r eplace as r equired.
d) Re-install the blades ( if they were removed) in the following order (See
Figure 7):
1) Install bushing t hrough blade with bushing flange on bottom (grass)
side of blade.
2) Install bushing /blade combo into spindle.
3) Install blade bolt and spr ing disc washer. Be sure the spring disc
washer cone is installed towards the bolt head. Place a block of wood
between front or r ear baffles and the blade then torque the blade bolts
to 55-60 ft-lbs. ( 75- 81 N- m ).
FIGURE 7
BLADE BOLT INSTALLATION
IMPO RTANT: DO NOT use components other than the original blade, blade
bushing, spr ing disc washer, and blade bolt supplied with the unit. Failure t o use
all original com ponent s and assem bled as shown will increase the risk of a blade
bolt becoming loose or weak after striking a foreig n object.