MAINTENANCE
CAUTION! BEFORE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS, MAINTENANCE, OR ADJUSTMENTS OF THE MOWER, STOP THE TRACTOR ENGINE, REMOVE THE KEY, AND SECURE PARKING BRAKE. WAIT FOR ALL ROTATING MOTION OF THE MOWER TO STOP AND DISCONNECT THE DRIVELINE SHAFT.
BLOCK THE MOWER AND TRACTOR TO PREVENT MOVEMENT BEFORE PERFORMING ADJUSTMENTS OR MAINTENANCE.
WARNING! AFTER MAINTENANCE OR ADJUSTMENTS ARE COMPLETED, REMOVE ALL BLOCKS AND TOOLS USED IN MAINTENANCE OR ADJUSTMENTS. FAILURE TO CLEAR THE AREA AROUND THE MOWER BEFORE OPERATION COULD RESULT IN OBJECTS BEING THROWN TOWARD THE OPERATOR OR BYSTANDERS.
Disk and Blade Maintenance
For longer service life, carefully check discs, blades and bolts daily. When replacements are necessary, use only Rhino recommended parts. Use of parts not approved by Rhino could void the warranty.
Worn, bent or blunt blades will require more power. To cut efficiently replace worn or damaged blades as soon as possible. To replace the blade, remove the
threads. Torque the blade bolt to 48
Important: During operation, the blades will reach a speed of 3000 RPM! It is very important that the nut and bolt be in good condition and torqued to 48
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CAUTION! A BENT BLADE CAN SERIOUSLY EFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE MACHINE AND THROW MORE OBJECTS. REPLACE BENT BLADES AT ONCE! ALWAYS REPLACE BLADES AND HARDWARE IN PAIRS TO MAINTAIN BALANCE.
Disc Replacement
Disc should be installed on the spline shaft as shown in (Figure 2) for different models. The cutting edges of the blade should face the disc rotation direction. Blades are reversible.
CAUTION! ALWAYS REPLACE BLADES AND BLADE FASTENERS IN PAIRS TO MAINTAIN BALANCE. VIBRATION MAY LEAD TO COMPONENT FAILURE.
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