CutterDeckMaintenance

ServicingtheCuttingBlades

Maintainsharpbladesthroughoutthecuttingseason
becausesharpbladescutcleanlywithouttearingor
shreddingthegrassblades.Tearingandshreddingturns
grassbrownattheedges,whichslowsgrowthand
increasesthechanceofdisease.
Checkthecutterbladesdailyforsharpness,andforany
wearordamage.Filedownanynicksandsharpenthe
bladesasnecessary.Ifabladeisdamagedorworn,
replaceitimmediatelywithagenuineHayterreplacement
blade.Forconvenientsharpeningandreplacement,you
maywanttokeepextrabladesonhand.
Awornordamagedbladecanbreak,anda
pieceofthebladecouldbethrownintothe
operator’sorbystander’sarea,resultingin
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladeperiodicallyforwearor
damage.
•Replaceawornordamagedblade.

BeforeInspectingorServicingthe

Blades

Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagetheblade
controlswitch,andmovethemotioncontrollevers
outwardtotheparkposition.Stoptheengineand
removethekey.

InspectingtheBlades

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
cuttingblades.
1.Inspectthecuttingedges(Figure45).Iftheedges
arenotsharporhavenicks,removeandsharpenthe
blades;refertoSharpeningtheBlades.
2.Inspecttheblades,especiallythecurvedarea
(Figure45).Ifyounoticeanydamage,wear,or
aslotforminginthisarea(item3inFigure45),
immediatelyinstallanewblade.
Figure45
1.Cuttingedge3.Wear/slotforming
2.Curvedarea

CheckingforBentBlades

1.Raisetheheight-of-cutlevertothetransport
position,cuttingheightpositionG(alsothe
4-1/2inch[115mm]).
2.Rotatethebladesuntiltheendsfaceforwardand
backward(Figure46).Measurefromalevelsurface
tothecuttingedge,positionA,oftheblades
(Figure46).Notethisdimension.
Figure46
3.Rotatetheoppositeendsofthebladesforward.
4.Measurefromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedgeof
thebladesatthesamepositionasinstep2.The
differencebetweenthedimensionsobtainedinsteps
2and3mustnotexceed1/8inch(3mm).Ifthis
dimensionexceeds1/8inch(3mm),thebladeis
bentandmustbereplaced.RefertoRemovingthe
BladesandInstallingtheBlades.
Note:Ifabentbladeisreplacedwithanewoneand
thedimensionobtainedcontinuetoexceed1/8inch
(3mm),thebladespindlecouldbebent.Contactan
AuthorizedHayterDealerforservice.
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