Honda Power Equipment metro 21 manual Danger, Cutting Edge Radius, Cutting Angle, G0220

DANGER

POTENTIAL HAZARD

♦A worn or damaged blade can break.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN

♦A piece of the blade could be thrown into the operator’s or bystander’s area, resulting in serious personal injury or death.

HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD

♦Inspect the blade periodically for wear or damage.

♦Replace a worn or damaged blade.

If it is necessary to remove the blade for replacement or sharpening, complete the following steps:

6.Remove the blade. Make sure to grasp the end of the blade using a rag or a thickly padded glove.

For Blade Brake Clutch Units: Remove the blade nuts, anti-scalp cup, accelerator, and the blade (Fig. 19)

For Units without a Blade Brake Clutch: Remove the blade bolt, accelerator, and blade.

7.For Sharpening: File the top side of the blade to maintain its original cutting angle (Fig. 21A) and inner cutting edge radius (Fig. 21B). The blade will remain balanced if you remove the same amount of material from both cutting edges.

		Cutting Edge Radius
Cutting Angle
			G0220
	Figure 21

8.Check the balance of the blade by placing the center hole of the blade over a nail or screwdriver shank clamped horizontally in a vise (Fig. 22). If either end of the blade rotates downward, file that end (not the cutting edge). The blade is properly balanced when neither end drops.

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Figure 22

9.For Installation: Make sure to grasp the end of the blade using a rag or a thickly padded glove.

For Blade Brake Clutch Units: Install a sharp, balanced Exmark blade, the accelerator, the anti-scalp cup, and the blade nuts. The sail of the blade must point toward the top of the lawn mower housing for proper installation. Torque the blade nuts to 15-27 ft-lb (20-37 N m).

For Units without a Blade Brake Clutch: Install a sharp, balanced Exmark blade, the accelerator, and blade bolt. The sail of the blade must point toward the top of the

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