MAINTENANCE
FIGURE8
CUTTER DRIVE BELT
REPLACEMENT
1. Detachthe mower from the tractor.
2. Remove screws
and lockwashers
from around
the
belt cover and carefully
remove it
from the mower
(See Fig. 8).
3. With apair
of pliers, grip the endof
the tension
spring and remove it from the
slot in the
mower
housing (See Fig. 9).
4. Removethe worn belt
and replace it with anew one.
5. Hook theendof
the tension spring inthe slot.
6. Replace the cover
and fasten
it securely with the
screws and lockwashers
previously removed.
IDLER PULLEY
FIGURE9
CUTTER BAR
Cutter Bar Removal
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This operation
must be performed
with the mower
detached from the tractor.
Turn the
mower over on its
back and remove thescrew and
lockwasher at the center of each cutter bar.
When sharpening
the cutter
bar, do not follow
the
original angle of grind as shown
in "A"
(See Fig. 10).
Instead, grind new cutting
edges onthe diagonal
as
shown
in "8".
Make sure that
each cutting
edge
8
receives anequal
amount of grinding to prevent
having
an
unbalanced
bar
which
will
cause
excessive
vibrations at high speeds and maydamage the mower.
A
WARNING
Incorrect resharpening ofthe cutter
bar as illustrated in"A",
Fig. 10,may
result in serious bodily injuryshould
the sudden impact
ofthe bar anda
foreign object occur during operation
causing apossible
brokenblade tip
to be discharged
from under
the
mower.
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A
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NOT RESHARPEN
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TO THISPATTERN
ORIGIN;:
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1/2" (1.27
CM) MAXIMUM
REMOVAL DURING
RESHARPENING
B
REQUIREDSHARPENING PATTERN
FIGURE 10
ADJUSTING
REAR ROLLER
HEIGHT
There are five
cutting heights on the control
quadrant.
The cutting heights are shown inFigure 11.
Move the
cutting height
control leverto the position desired.
NOTE
Cutting heights are measured withthe rearrollers
setting onthe ground,
and theimplement
lift lever
set in the corresponding position on the liftquadrant
or the next lower position for2" (5.08em) and 3"
(7.62 em) cutting position (see Figure
11).
MOWER LEVELING ADJUSTMENT
The mower is pre-set at the factory
and under normal
conditions
will
never need adjusting.
However, the
mower should be checked periodically
and if necessary
adjusted as follows:
1. Side to Side:
If one side of
the mower is lower than
the other, remove the rearhanger
bracket onthe low
side of the mower and reassemble it in adifferent
set
