Agri-Fab 45-03621 - Manual (Page 18)

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TO REINSTALL BLADES
•
Assemble a blade bolt through a flat washer, a blade
and then another flat washer.
• Assemble the bolt through the hole in the stump plate
and the blade hub assembly.
• Assemble a flat washer and nut onto the blade bolt.
• Tighten nut, then loosen just until blade can pivot.
• Install a cotter pin to secure the nut.
TO REINSTALL BLADE ASSEMBLY TO MOWER
•
Reinstall key in spindle shaft, if necessary.
• Install the blade assembly onto the spindle shaft.
• Secure with flat washer and nut.
• Torque the spindle shaft and nut to 100 FT. LBS. and
secure with a hair cotter pin.
CLEANING THE MOWER
Water pressure from a garden hose will remove fresh
clippings from the underside of the mower. Clean mower
after each mowing.
DAILY MAINTENANCE
Make sure all nuts and bolts are tight, cotter pins and
retainer springs are secure. Keep blades sharp. Observe
all Safety Precautions. Keep mower well lubricated.
REPAIR PARTS
Your rotary mower has been produced with components
designed for your unit. Although standard V-belts,
bearings, blades, pulleys, etc. may look like parts used on
your rotary mower, while similar in appearance many are
of a different construction and could in some cases cause
a malfunction in the operation of the machine.
For continued satisfactory performance use only repair
parts supplied by the manufacturer. See the dealer where
the mower was purchased for factory replacement parts.
CAUTION:
DO NOT HANDLE MOWER BLADES WITH
BARE HANDS. CARELESS OR IMPROPER
HANDLING MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS
INJURY.
BLADE CARE AND SERVICE
CAUTION:
IF YOUR BLADE BOLTS SHOW WEAR,
REPLACE THEM WITH FACTORY
REPLACEMENTS ONLY.
BLADE CARE
For best results mower blades must be kept sharp. The
blades can be sharpened with a file or on a grinding
wheel. Do not attempt to sharpen blades while they are
still on the mower.
BLADE SERVICE (Refer to fig. 9)
TO REMOVE BLADE ASSEMBLY FROM DECK
•
Remove cotter pin from the spindle shaft.
• Remove nut and washer from the spindle shaft.
• Pull blade assembly off the spindle shaft. (Watch for a
key in the spindle shaft.)
TO REMOVE BLADES FROM BLADE ASSEMBLY.
•
Remove cotter pin from the blade bolt.
• Remove nut from the blade bolt.
• Remove blade from the blade assembly.
BLADE SHARPENING
•
Blades can be sharpened with a file or grinding
wheel.
NOTE: When sharpening blades take care to maintain blade
balance. Sharpen both blades equally even if one blade does
not need to be sharpened. Check balance by weighing each
blade to make sure they are equal in weight.
BLADE ASSEMBLY
FIG. 9
WARNING:
SHUT OFF MOWER ENGINE AND REMOVE
SPARK PLUG WIRE FROM SPARK PLUG
BEFORE MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS OR
REPAIRS TO THE MOWER.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES