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25
CUTTING BLADE REPLACEMENT (See Figure 16-17)
W A R N I N G
Always protect your hands by wearing heavy gloves and/or wrapping the cutting edges with rags
or other materials when performing any maintenance on the blades.
• RELEASE THE BAIL SWITCH TO TURN THE MOWER OFF, WAIT FOR THE BLADE TO
COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND THEN UNPLUG THE POWER CORD.
• While wearing leather padded gloves, wedge a block of wood between the blade and the
mower deck in order to prevent the blade from turning when the nut is being removed.
• Using a 15-mm wrench or socket, loosen the blade nut (1) and remove the blade (4). Turn the
nut "COUNTERCLOCKWISE" to loosen it and "CLOCKWISE" to tighten it.
• Remove the blade nut (1), the square washer (2), the insulator washer (3), and the blade (4).
• To re-install the blade, position the blade with the cutting edges toward the ground. Assemble
the blade nut, the square washer, and the insulator washer as shown in following. Using a 15-
mm wrench or socket, turn the blade nut "CLOCKWISE” to secure the blade.
NOTE: Be sure to replace the parts in the exact order in which they were removed. When installing the
cuttingblade, verify that it is installed with the curved ends pointing toward the mower deck, and not toward
the ground. Refer to the schematic drawing on page 30 of this Manual.
MAINTENANCE
Fig. 17Fig. 16
Tighten
Loosen
1
2
3
4
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