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Craftsman 517.372500 Owner's Manual page 13

4.0 horsepower 20" rotary power - propelled mulching mower

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WARNING: A LOOSE 8LADE CANBE
DANGERO_.JS
ANDMAYMAKE]HE
ENGINE H ARD ] 0 START. FAILURE ] 0
PROP!RLY ASSEMBLE 1"14E C U"TEF!
BLADE N _iHEADAPTORMAYRESULT
_;", CRACKS t NTHE CUTTER B LAOE O R
LOOSENI'-;G OF THE MOUNTING
BOLT. E ',-!qER OF THESE DEVELOP-
I/,ENTS COULD RESUiTfN SERIOUS
BODE YII'IJtIRY FPOM PIECES B EHqG
D SCHAiqG!:[) [-ROMUN©ERNEATH
TbiE _,40WER
!3
BLADE SHAF{PBN NG
r_ When
sharpening
the cutting
edges
o! the s,lade,
do not fm!iow
the orig nsl angle
of grind
as shown
in "A"
of Figure
18
!nstead,
grind
new
ct;ttin 9
edges
on a diaqonal
as showr'
in "B."
Make
sure
that
each
culting
edge
recek, es an
amount
of
g indin
9 necessary
for
the
b:ade
to
remain
balanced
e_ The
remaining
straight
edge
por_on
of the blade
may be smoothed
just enoug:;
_o remove
burrs.
¢ TO cheek
balance,
suspe_d
blade
on a screwdriver
or drill
shank
at center
ho_e
If one
end
hangs
down,
gr nd more
steel
from
_.hat end until
blade
balances
ORIGINAL
EDGE
DO
NOT
RESHARPE_4
TO THIS
PATTERN
V__ (1.3 cm)
M ;_ _:icTiUrCi _er£Ov_l
000
t
REQUIRED RESHARPENING PAT_;ERN
Fig. 18
WARNING;
INCORRECT
RESHARPEN-
tNG OF CUTTER
BLADE
AS DISPLAYED
IN "A"
OF FIGURE
i8,
COULD
CAUSE
-_P'IE BLADE
TIPS
TO
BREAK
OFF
AFTER
A SUDDEN
IMPACT
OF
THE
B]_ADE
WITI-t
A
FOREIGN
OBJECT
DUR;NG
OPERATION.
BROKEN
PIECES
OF
THE
BLADE
T_iROWN
FROM
THE
MOWER
COULD
INFLICT
SERIOUS
BODILY
INJURY.
GEAR REDUCER
OF
POWEE-@ROPELLED
_/iODEL
The
gear
r_d_ce
_s filled
wth
el
at the iactory
Additional
oJi will rot
be required
unoer
_-ermal
use.
E'er':,'25,'flours
o: f leakage
is apparent.,
remove
the
pipep!_g(seeFg
_9)
Ire'
evel is _ebw
the hole.
fll
untii
el
is Ie_e
wills
bet!era
el ho!e
Use
Type
_'F'
A::temafie
TiafhsrrlfE.sior
Fld_d
D: rot subs,iitute
!dbricafi_
if rep£r
is necessary,
see
yoL
suthorzed
se_'.',c_r',(_ deaer
IMPORTAiqT:
O_,er dlh_g
or
use
oi-rnproper
uc,_,cani
wilt
ca,use
prer_]a_u_e
.::ear red Jeer fa_ ure

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