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If yourtractorhasnotbeenputintouseforanextendedperiodoftime,
chargethebatteryasfollows:
1. Setyourbatterychargertodelivera maxof 10amperes.
If yourbatterychargerisautomatic,chargethebatteryuntilthe
chargerindicatesthatchargingiscomplete.Ifthechargerisnot
automatic,chargefornofewerthaneighthours.
FUSE
One20AMPfuseisinstalledin yourtractor'swiringharnesstoprotect
thetractor'selectricalsystemfromdamagecausedbyexcessive
amperage.
If theelectricalsystemdoesnotfunction,or yourtractor'senginewill
notcrank,firstchecktobe certainthatthefusehasnotblown.It can
befoundattherearoftheunit,underneaththefenderlocatedbythe
battery.
Alwaysusea fusewiththesameamperagecapacityforreplacement.
CUTTING BLADES
Shuttheengineoff andremoveignitionkeybeforeremovingthe
cuttingblade(s)forsharpeningor replacement.Protectyourhands
byusingheavygloveswhengraspingtheblade.
Periodicallyinspectthebladeand/orspindleforcracksordamage,
especiallyafter you'vestrucka foreignobject.Donotoperatethe
machineuntil damagedcomponentsare replaced.
Toremovetheblades,proceedasfollows.
1. Removethedeckfrombeneaththetractor,(refertoCuttingDeck
Removalearlierinthis section)thengentlyflipthedeckoverto
exposeitsunderside.
2. Placea blockofwoodbetweenthecenterdeckhousingbaffle
andthecuttingbladetoactasa stabilizer.
SeeFig.21.
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4.
Removethehexflangenutthatsecuresthebladetothespindle
assembly.SeeFig.21.
Toproperlysharpenthecuttingblades,removeequalamounts
of metalfrombothendsofthebladesalongthecuttingedges,
paralleltothetrailingedge,ata250.to 300angle.Alwaysgrind
eachcuttingbladeedgeequallytomaintainproperbladebalance.
SeeFig.22.
Figure 22
Ifthecuttingedgeofthebladehaspreviouslybeensharpened,or if
anymetalseparationis present,replacethebladeswith newones.
A poorlybalancedbladewillcauseexcessivevibration,maycause
damagetothetractorand/orresultin personalinjury.
5. Testthe blade'sbalanceusinga bladebalancer.Grindmetal
from theheavysideuntilit balancesevenly.
NOTE:Whenreplacingtheblade,be suretoinstallthebladewiththe
sideoftheblademarked"Bottom"(orwitha partnumberstampedin
it)facingthegroundwhenthemowerisintheoperatingposition.
Usea torquewrenchtotightenthebladespindlehexflangenutto
between70Ibs-ftand 90Ibs-ft.
CHANGING THE DECK BELT
Besuretoshuttheengineoff,removeignitionkey,disconnectthe
Isparkplugwire(s)andgroundagainsttheenginetopreventunin-
ltendedstartingbeforeremovingthebelt.
All beltsonyourtractoraresubjecttowearandshouldbereplacedif
anysignsof wearare present.
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