BalancingtheBlade
1.Checkthebalanceofthebladebyplacingthecenter
holeofthebladeoveranailorscrewdrivershank
clampedhorizontallyinavise(Figure38).
Figure38
Note:Youcanalsocheckthebalanceusinga
commerciallymanufacturedbladebalancer.
2.Ifeitherendofthebladerotatesdownward,๎lethat
end(notthecuttingedgeortheendnearthecutting
edge).Thebladeisproperlybalancedwhenneither
enddrops.
InstallingtheBlade
1.Installasharp,balancedHayterblade,theanti-scalp
cup,andthebladenuts.Thesailoftheblademust
pointtowardthetopofthemowerhousingfor
properinstallation.Torquethebladenutsto23to
27ft-lb(32to37N-m).
2.Returnthemowertoitsoperatingposition.
3.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
Cleaning
CleaningundertheMower
Housing
Toensurethebestperformance,keeptheundersideof
themowerhousingclean.
WashingMethod
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Positionthemowerona๎atconcreteorasphalt
surfacenearagardenhose.
2.Starttheengine.
3.Holdtherunninggardenhoseathandleleveland
directthewaterto๎owonthegroundjustinfront
oftherightreartyre(Figure39).
Figure39
1.Rightrearwheel
Note:Thebladewilldrawinwaterandwashout
clippings.Letthewaterrununtilyounolongersee
clippingsbeingwashedoutfromunderthehousing.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Turnoffthegardenhose.
6.Startthemowerandletitrunforafewminutes
todryoutthemoistureonthemowerandits
components.
ScrapingMethod
Ifwashingdoesnotremovealldebrisfromunderthe
mower,scrapeitclean.
1.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug(Figure12).
2.Drainthefuelfromthefueltank.RefertoEmptying
theFuelTankandCleaningtheFuelFilter.
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