Blade Bolt Inspection
Inspect Blade Bolt Head daily for wear as followed:
Inspect the Blade Bolt Heads daily for abnormal wear. REPLACE BOTH BLADE BOLTS on
the Blades IMMEDIATELY if either blade bolts has:
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Visible cracks or
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If the recessed area on blade bolt is worn off or
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If Blade Bolt has gouges or chipped areas.
Failure to replace abnormally worn blade bolts may lead to catastrophic failure of the blades and ejection of the
broken part which may cause serious bodily injury or death.
Always replace Blade Bolts with new bolts whenever replacing the Blades.
BLADE HOLDER ASSEMBLY
Removal
1.
Remove cotter pin and loosen slotted nut on gearbox shaft. Loosen but do not remove the nut
until the blade carrier is loosened.
2.
Align blade bolt with access hole in top of cutter deck. Use long bar inserted through blade bolt
access hole with end against blade bar. Strike opposite end of bar with sledge hammer. Rotate blade
carrier 180 degrees and repeat process.
BH200 SERIES 08/20
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MAINTENANCE
Maintenance Section 5-11
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