Tiger T6000 Flail Axe Blades Inspection

MAINTENANCE

Saber Maintenance Section 4-24

MAINTENANCE

Flail Axe Blades Inspection

Inspect the Blades daily for abnormal wear. REPLACE ALL BLADES on the carrier

IMMEDIATELY if any blades have:

• Become bent or deformed from its original shape, or

• Oval shape wear inside the blade bolt hole, or

• Any cracks are visible, or

• Deep gouges in the blade’s surface are present, or

• Gouges or chipped areas in the cutting edge are larger than 1/4”(8mm), or

• The material on the leading edge has been worn away by more than 1/4”(8mm)

Failure to replace worn or damaged blades may lead to catastrophic failure of the blades and ejection of the

broken part with tremendous force which may cause serious bodily injury or death.

Always replace blades in sets

• Blades that are damaged may indicate severe service or abuse. If one blade is worn or damaged other

blades on the same shaft will have been subjected to the same severe service or abuse.

• The Flail Axe rotor turns at speeds exceeding 2000 RPM and is dynamically balanced at the factory. Dif-

ferences in blade weight between used blades with loss of material from gouges or wear as compared to

new blades can cause severe vibration and damage to the Flail Axe rotor. Always replace blades as com-

plete sets.