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Mower Deck
Maintenance
Servicing the Cutting Blades
To ensure a superior quality of cut, keep the blades
sharp. For convenient sharpening and replacement, you
may want to keep extra blades on hand.
A worn or damaged blade can break, and a
piece of the blade could be thrown into the
operator's or bystander's area, resulting in
serious personal injury or death.
• Inspect the blade periodically for wear or
damage.
• Replace a worn or damaged blade.
Before Inspecting or Servicing the
Blades
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the blade
control bail and set the parking brake. Turn the ignition
key to off. Remove the key and disconnect the spark
plug wire(s) from the spark plug(s).
Inspecting the Blades
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Inspect the blades every 8 hours.
1. Inspect the cutting edges (Figure 47). If the edges
are not sharp or have nicks, remove and sharpen the
blades. Refer to Sharpening the Blades.
1. Cutting Edge
2. Curved Area
2. Inspect the blades, especially the curved area
(Figure 47). If you notice any damage, wear, or
a slot forming in this area (item 3 in Figure 47),
immediately install a new blade.
Checking for Bent Blades
1. Rotate the blades until the ends face forward and
backward (Figure 48).
1. Measure from cutting edge to a level surface
2. Measure from a level surface to the cutting edge,
position A, of the blades (Figure 49). Note this
dimension.
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Figure 47
3. Wear/slot Forming
Figure 48
Figure 49
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