Craftsman 247.772460 Operator's Manual page 12

edging along a Curb
The right, rear wheel of the edger can be lowered into one of five
positions to ease the task of edging along a curb. To adjust the height
of curb wheel, proceed as follows:
1. Lower the right, rear wheel by moving the curb height adjustment
lever slightly to the left. See Figure 8.
Curb Height
Adjustment
Lever
3
2
2. Pivot the right, rear wheel into an applicable position in relation to
the height of the curb to be edged along.
3. Release the curb height adjustment lever to lock the wheel in
position.
beveling
In order to achieve a bevelled edge, set the bevel adjustment lever
(refer to Assembly & Set-Up Section) in the first (left hand) or third
(right hand) notch to place the edger blade in position for beveling.
See Figure 9.
Right-Hand Position
OPERATION
1
Figure 8
Left-Hand Position
Figure 9
Trenching
you can utilize the edger's optional trenching feature in order to create
a wider cutting path for such things as laying wire for landscape
lighting.
Disconnect the spark plug wire and ground against the engine before
performing the following steps.
The edger blade is sharp. wear leather work gloves to protect your
hands when working around the edger blade.
1. Use two wrenches (one wrench to prevent hex bolt head from
spinning and the other to unthread the flange nut) to remove
flange nut that secures edger blade, leaving the edger blade in
place. See Figure 10.
Spindle
Sheave
Edger Blade
Flat washer
2. Install the additional edger blade supplied with your machine and
the flat washer. See Figure 10.
3. Secure with the flange nut removed earlier. Use a torque wrench
to tighten the flange nut to between 37 foot-lbs. and 50 foot-lbs.
NOTE: Make certain that drive belt is seated correctly on blade spindle
and that it is riding smoothly on spindle sheaves and is not pinched
between them. Repeat first three steps if belt is pinched.
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Warning
Warning
Additional
Edger Blade
Flange Nut
Figure 10