Cutting Blades
WARNING!
Shut the engine off and remove
ignition key before removing the cutting blade(s) for
sharpening or replacement. Protect your hands by
using heavy gloves when grasping the blade
WARNING!
Periodically inspect the blade and/or
spindle for cracks or damage, especially after you’ve
struck a foreign object. Do not operate the machine
until damaged components are replaced.
To remove the blades, proceed as follows.
Remove the deck from beneath the tractor, (refer to
1.
Cutting Deck Removal earlier in this section) then gently
flip the deck over to expose its underside.
Place a block of wood between the center deck housing
2.
baffle and the cutting blade to act as a stabilizer.
See Fig. 7-6.
Remove the hex flange nut that secures the blade to the
3.
spindle assembly. See Fig. 7-6.
Pull the deck support pin outward to release the deck from
6.
the deck lift arm. See Fig. 7-3.
Repeat the above steps on the tractor’s right side.
7.
Move the deck lift lever into the top notch to raise the deck
8.
lift arms up and out of the way.
Remove the bowtie cotter pin connecting the deck sway
9.
rod to the tractor frame. See Fig. 7-4.
Remove the cotter pin and flat washer from the end of the
10.
stabilizer rod and slide the stabilizer rod out of the hanger
bracket on the deck. as shown in Fig. 7-5.
Gently slide the cutting deck (from the right side) out from
11.
underneath the tractor.
Reinstall the belt keeper rod loosened earlier.
12.
CAUTION:
Failure to reinstall the belt keeper rod
may result in serious damage to your tractor’s PTO
system.
Figure 7-3
Figure 7-5
Figure 7-6
Deck Sway
Rod
Figure 7-4
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