Install Blade - Echo SRM - 311 Operator's Manual

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Install Blade

Tools Required: Locking Tool, Scrench.
Parts Required: Upper Plate w/ 20 mm pilot, Lower Plate, 10 mm Nut
w/L.H. threads, 2 x 25 mm Cotter Pin, Blade.
1. Install upper plate (D) on splined PTO shaft, pilot side down.
Blade installation requires Upper Plate (D) with 20 mm pilot.
2. Install Blade (L) on upper plate pilot. Blades must be installed so
that rotation arrow on blade matches rotation of unit: teeth toward
direction of rotation (See debris shield decal). Secure blade with
Lower Plate (C), and 10 mm L.H. nut (B). Turn nut counter-
clockwise on PTO shaft to tighten.
3. Align hole in upper plate with notch in gear housing, and insert
Locking Tool (H) to prevent splined shaft from turning. Arrow on
gear housing points to notch. Tighten 10 mm nut securely.
4. Insert Split Pin (A) in hole in PTO shaft, and bend pin legs around
shaft counterclockwise to retain 10 mm nut.
IMPORTANT
Never resuse a cotter pin - install a new cotter pin each time a blade
is installed or replaced.
5. (Tri-Cut Blade (M) is installed with Glide Cup (N).)
6. Remove locking tool.
FRONT HANDLE INSTALLATION AND
ADJUSTMENT
Models SRM-311, 311S
Tools Required: Screwdriver.
Parts Required: Loop Handle Assembly:
Loop Handle
Loop Handle Bracket
5mm x 35mm Screws (4)
5mm Nuts (4)
1. Install front handle on drive shaft. DO NOT tighten screws yet.
2. Position front handle for comfortable operation, and tighten screws
securely.
M H
N
D
20
L
B
D
L
C
B
A
H
C
A