Mower Blade - Ariens 927 Series Owner's Manual

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Lubrication and Maintenance (Continued)
Drive Belt Replacement |
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. Mower Belt
. Idler Arm
. Engine Pulley:
. Rear Belt Finger
. Friction Wheel:
. Drive Disc
Figure 10: Drive Belt
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install new belt around engine pulley, drive
disk and idler with belt properly seated in
grooves. —
Secure friction wheel and guard on hub with
five cap screws and lock washers.
Install mower belt.on engine pulley and secure
rear belt finger to back cover. (Refer to Mower
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Mower Blade
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CAUTION: Use sturdy gloves or padding
'to protect hands when working with
'mower blades.
Regularly check mower blades for wear (vanes
if used) and that lock washer is fully compress-
ed by nut (requires 50-60 ft. Ibs of torque on
nuts).
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2. Heavy Glove or Padding
Figure-11: Mower Blade Replacement
WARNING: Stop engine, remove key,
wait for moving parts to stop and remove
wire from spark plug before: attempting
any maintenance procedures.
CAUTION: Wear of mower blade will
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stall new or replacement vanes on worn
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prevent rotation, remove nut, lock washer and
blade from shaft.
Sharpen both ends of blade at original angle
(25 degrees), removing equal amounts of
material from each end to maintain proper
blade balance. New blades are. balanced to
within 1.3 inch ounces at factory. DO NOT
grind around corner at tip of blade. If cutting
edge of blade cannot be sharpened in a
straight line to within 1/8 of an inch of its end,
replace blade with Ariens replacement blade
only. Blades are available through your Ariens
Dealer.
1. Cutting Edge:
2. Square Corner:
3. Air Lift Erosion ~:~
4. Air Lift £
Figure 12: Mower Blade