Regular Maintenance

SERVICING THE MOWER BLADES

WARNING

Mower blades are sharp. For your personal safety, do not handle mower blades with bare hands. Careless or improper handling of blades may result in serious injury. For your personal safety, blade mounting bolts must each be installed with a flat washer then securely tightened. Torque blade mounting bolts to 70-90 ft.lbs. (94-120 N.m.)

1.Blades should be sharp and free of nicks and dents. If not, sharpen blades as described in following steps.

2.Remove the deck guard.

LOOSEN

Figure 17. Removing the Blade

3.

Raise the mower deck and secure with jack

 

 

 

stands.

 

 

4.

To remove blade for sharpening, use two (2)

 

 

 

15/16” wrenches to remove the nut from the top of

 

 

 

the blade bolt. (Figure 17).

 

 

5.

Use a file or hand-held grinder, sharpen blade to

 

 

 

fine edge. Remove all nicks and dents in blade

 

 

 

edge. If blade is severely damaged, it should be

 

Nail

 

replaced.

 

 

 

 

6.

Balance the blade as shown in Figure 18. Center

 

 

 

the blade’s hole on a nail lubricated with a drop of

Figure 18.

Balancing the Blade

 

oil. A balanced blade will remain level.

 

 

7.Reinstall each blade with the tabs pointing up toward deck as shown in Figure 19. The blade spacers, blade, washer and bolt must be reinstalled in the exact same order in which they were removed. Torque bolts to 70-90 ft.lbs.

(94-120 N.m.).

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A

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Figure 19. Installing the Blade

A.Bolt

B.Flat Washer

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