Tarter RC306BL Operation And Assembly Manual page 29

REPLACING BLADE PAN
When replacing blades, blade
hardware and blade pan it will be
necessary to work underneath cutter.
Be sure to support cutter frame at
all four corner locations with safety
CAUTION
shop stands to prevent accidental
lowering. Do not position safety
stands under wheel support because
these components can rotate.
1. Remove the blades. (See Replacing Blades
in this section.)
2. Remove cotter pin from output shaft of
the gearbox underneath cutter.
3. Loosen castle nut to the bottom of the
output shaft (A). Do not remove castle
nut as it must hold the blade pan when it
becomes loose.
4. Tap with a hammer around the hub using
a block of wood as shown in photo.
NOTE: The output shaft of the gearbox is
tapered. A few taps around the hub will loosen
the blade pan.
5. Remove castle nut slowly and allow the
blade pan to be removed.
6. Remove blade pan.
A
7. To reinstall blade pan, reverse the above
steps. Be sure to tighten the castle nut and
replace the cotter pin.
8. Replace blades. (See Replacing Blade in
this section.)
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