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C. OPERATINGTIPS
Asyou becomefamiliarwithyouredger,youwillbeai0teto
determineyourownpaceforusingit.Conditionssuchas
depthofcutandmaterialbeingcutwillregulatethespeed'
andtimerequiredforyouredgingjob.
• i. Increasetheenginespeadbeforapiaclngtheblsde
in the cut. AllowengInetowarmupforone minute
beforeyoubeginedging,
2. RuntheengineatfullthmtUewhilecuffingforbast
operation,
.3. Keep your edging path straight by guiding the
depth adjustingwheel fiat onthewalkway.Figure
14.
4. Always work going awayfrom people and solid-
obiects, such as walls, large stones, trees,
automobiles, etc,
5. Be careful when edging near trees or valuable
plants.The highspeedmetalblademaycutrootsand
causedamagetotheplant_
6. ifthe bPadestalls,immediatelyraisethebladefrom
thecutbylowering theengine,ifthebladecontinues
tostallwhenraised,stopthe englneand inspectfor
blockageordamage.Referto"BladeGuard',section
below.
7. Alwayskeepthe bladeareaolean. Stoptheengine,
makesurethebladehascompletelystoppedturning,
anddisconnectthespark plugbeforecleaning.
DEPTH" ADJUSTING
Figure14
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
A. ,DRIVE SHAFT LUBRICATION
' o Lubricatethe Rexible DriveShaft:
;;:-- After eachten(10)hoursof operation;
. "• -- Before operating ifthe unithas beenstoredfor
• 90daysor longer.
/ |CAUTIONi tLaythe flexible driveshaft0naclean
surface.Avoidlayingtheshafton theflo0r,ground
, _: oronanysurfacethatmayhavedirtordebd_Even
..... afterwiplngtheshaft, grease restduecanpick up
• UseDriveShaft LubePartNo. 30102.
NOTE:A tubeofgreasehasbeensuppliedwithyour " r
unittobe usedafterthefirst 10hoursor=operation.
• Obser/e the following precedurefor bestresults:
1=Loosenthegearboxindexscrewandpinchclamp
bolt. Refer toFigure1,page5-
2. Removethedriveshafthousingfromthegearbox.
3 PulttheflexJbledrfveshaftfromthehousing, ..
• ' NOTE: Check theflexibledriveshaftforwearor '"
-. .damage.Replaceifbrokenwires,twistsorkinksare
found.
• B,, |LADE GUARD
,:" • Keep mud, grass, weeds, etc. cleanedfrom the
:. .. blade, bladeguard, anddepth adjustingwheel. •
• Binding can occur if grass or other material is
;...... eaughtbetween thebtadeguardandtheshaft.The
dirtparticlesthatcan causedamage orpremature
.failure.
• 4. Usingacleancloth,thoroughlywipethesurfaceof
theflexible driveshafttoremove enyoldgrease.
5, Applyauniformcoatofdriveshaftlubetotheentire
surfaceoftheflexibledriveshaft.
6. Injecttheremainingcontentsofthetubeprovided
---: 'into thetopofthedriveshafthousing.
Z Replace flexible drive shaft in the ddve shaft
. housing.
8. Followinstructionsonpage6 toreassemb_ethedrive
shafthousingtogearbox.
3. RemovethethreescrewsandwashershOtdingthe
bladeguardtothegear bc0(.
4. Removeforeignmaterial.
• .. 5- Reinstallthebladeguard and hardwarecarefully
... topreventbindingtothe shaft collar.
clutchwlilslipand theblade willnottum. • .-_:..:6. Testthebladebyhandtobesurethebladewillturn
=' r " e >TOcorrect abindingcondition: " r easilyafterthepartsare reassembled.
ii- " I.CAUTIO_NEtWeargloveswhenhandtingthebladel : ' :_. i NOTE:lfadragonthebladeisfeft, toosenthethree
.!': . to helpavoidinjury. " " "........
• . ' ...... ' screwsandrepositionthebladeguard.Repeatthe
'. _r_+• :'1. Discennectthesparkplug. , " :: . '.iii. : ;ihandtest.Oontinue_ad_ustaccordinglyuntilthe
, ,, bladetumseas ly
.i !:i' 2. Removetheedgingblad_:(RefertoEdgingBlade, .".';i, •,+ "''" J " _ _ " ' r ' " + = r ...... T
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