SERVICE MOWER Servicing Mower Blades 2. Position mower blade (B) with the cutting edge towards the ground. c CAUTION: Avoid injury! Mower blades are sharp. Always wear gloves when handling mower blades or working near blades. 3. Align the center hole (D) in the blade with the spindle shaft (E) and put the blade onto the mower spindle. 4. Install and hand tighten cap screws (A) until mower blade is in full contact (fully seated) with spindle. Removing Mower Blades 1. Raise mower deck to gain access to mower blades. If 5. Block mower blade with a piece of wood to prevent spinning and tighten cap screws to 62 N•m (46 lb-ft). Service Mower - 45 m necessary, remove mower deck. 2.
Block mower blade with a piece of wood to prevent it from spinning. C y B A MX10510 3. Loosen and remove two cap screws (A) and blade (B). C B A c CAUTION: Avoid injury! Mower blades are sharp. Always wear gloves when handling mower blades or working near blades. 1. Park machine safely. (See Parking Safely in the Safet section.) 2. Raise mower to transport position to access blades. A MX4897 Picture Note: Mower deck with side discharge us for illustration 3. Measure distance (A) between blade tip and flat grou surface. 4. Rotate blade 180° and measure distance between oth blade tip and flat ground surface. 5.
Install new blade if the difference between the two measurements is more than 3 mm (1/8 in.). 6. Repeat for all blades. y 3. Loosen and re Do not remove tw blade adapter. 4. Inspect blades o nuts/bushings (C) inside holes of the ; sharpen, balance or replace blades as necessary. Installing Mower ed nd er 1. Make sure tha Blades E C D B A MX10510 t two nuts/bushings (C) are in place. c CAUTION: Avoid injury! Mower blades are sharp. Always wear gloves when handling mower blades or working near blades. E C D B A