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CR POWER RAKE Owner's Manual
MAINTENANCE
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
NOTE: Items in ( ) can be referenced in the Parts Illustration and Parts List on pages 10-11.
Periodic maintenance should be performed at the following intervals:
Maintenance Operation
Inspect for loose, worn or damaged parts
Check engine oil
Inspect belt
Engine (See Engine Manual)
Grease reel bearings
Inspect and clean engine air filter
Oil height adjustment linkage
FLAIL BLADE WEAR
1. Wait for engine to cool and disconnect spark plug.
2. Close fuel valve on engine. (Honda only)
3. Lean unit back onto lower handles and secure in place.
4. Inspect blades for wear, and immediately replace any bent, or cracked
blades. Measure the overall length of the blade. (See Fig. 4)
5. If blades measure less than 3.0"(76 mm) in overall length, they must be
replaced. NOTE: We recommend replacing all the flails at once.
SLICING BLADE WEAR
1. Wait for engine to cool and disconnect spark plug.
2. Close fuel valve on engine. (Honda only)
3. Lean unit back onto lower handles and secure in place.
4. Inspect blades for wear, and immediately replace any bent or cracked blades. Measure the overall length of
the blade from the center of the attachment bolts to the tip of the worn blade.
5. If blades measure less than 3.0"(76 mm) they must be replaced. NOTE: We recommend replacing all the
blades at once.
ROTATING FLAIL REEL END TO END
To maximize flail blade life and performance, the reel can be rotated end to end periodically to provide a fresh lead cutting edge.
Takes approx. 20 min. and requires two 1/2" socket wrenches with extension bar.
1. Wait for engine to cool and disconnect spark plug.
2. Close fuel valve on engine.
3. Lean unit back onto lower handles and secure in place.
4. Remove six screws (item 65) holding the belt and shaft guards (item 21 & 22) in place. It is necessary to lower the height
adjust lever to reach the locknuts on the guards. Remove the guards.
5. Remove the drive belt (item 9) by "walking" it out of the groove on the reel pulley (item 2).
6. Remove the four lock nuts (item 47) and washers (item 35) holding the bearings (item 23) to the frame of the unit.
7. The reel (item 6) is now free from the machine. Slide the reel down and out of the machine.
8. Remove the capscrew (item 58), lock washer (item 57), reel pulley (item 2), key (item 75), and reel spacer (item 10) from the
end of the reel.
9. Rotate the reel end to end, and re-install these items on the opposite end of the reel.
10. Re-install the reel in reverse order of removal. Re-install the guards in reverse order of removal.
Part No 350518
Every Use (daily)
7
Every 25 Hours
Fig. 4
350518_-_HI
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