Blade Maintenance - P1 P4600SPE User Manual

Maintenance & Care

Blade Maintenance

CAUTION - ALWAYS handle the lawn
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mower blade wearing thick gloves suitable for
purpose. Lawn mower blades can be sharp
and cause personal injury if handled
incorrectly.
Check the blade, in order to obtain a good
cut, the blade should always be sharp and
well balanced. At regular intervals, check the
tightness of all nuts, bolts and screws.
If the blade hits an obstacle check for
damage and if the machine vibrates badly
stop the lawnmower and take it to a service
dealer.
It is best if all interventions on the blade are
done at a specialised centre that has the
special tools and equipment.
Only original blades must be used on this
machine. Given product evolution, the blades
may be replaced in time with others having
similar interchangeable and operating safety
features.
• You MUST wear gloves to protect your
hands from being cut when working with the
blade.
• The blade is made of pressed steel, in order
to obtain a good cut, sharpen the blade
frequently, typically around every 25 hours of
work.
• Following blade sharpening you must make
sure that the blade is always well balanced.
• To remove the blade, unscrew the bolt,
check the blade carrier and all components,
replace if they are worn or damaged.
To inspect or remove the blade it is
advisable to drain all the fluids from the
mower and disconnect the spark plug HT lead
cap before inspecting.
STEP 1
Turn the lawn mower on to its side making
sure the side the air filter is installed on, is
facing up.
STEP 2
Using suitable cloves, firmly hold the blade
and undo the centre bolt in an anti-clockwise
direction.
NOTE: this may be stiff as the bolt needs to
be installed tightly.
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