Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication
AFM4211 All-Flex Grooming Mower 315-507M
3/8/23
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Servicing Mower Blades
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
•
Always disconnect driveline from the tractor and secure the
implement in the up position with solid, non-concrete
supports before servicing the underside. A person can
become entangled in the drivetrain if the tractor is started
and power take-off is engaged or crushed by an
•
Bent, deformed, or cracked blades should be removed from
unit and discarded. Never weld a broken or cracked blade.
DO NOT attempt to straighten or reuse such blades.
ALWAYS replace with a new OEM blade to assure safety.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Exercise caution when working under the deck as the mower
cutting blades are extremely sharp. Wear a pair of gloves
when checking blades. Avoid direct contact with cutting edge
Blade Inspection
Refer to Figure 5-3:
Blade Wear:
Blade performance is reduced as blades
wear and are sharpened for reuse. Excessively high wear
can occur to your mower blades when mowing in sandy
soil areas. Frequent inspection should be made and
blades replaced if damaged.
Bent, Deformed or Split Blades
should be removed
from unit and discarded.
DO NOT
attempt to straighten a
blade for reuse.
Blade Placement
Figure 5-3
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Blade Removal and Installation
CAUTION
!
To avoid minor or moderate injury:
Depending on blade rotation, bolts attaching mower blades to
their respective spindles may be either left-hand or right-hand
thread. Prevent spindle and/or bolt damage by knowing which
hand the threads are before removing and/or tightening any
Refer to Figure 5-4 on page 37:
1. Verify blade rotation and bolt thread type (right-hand
or left-hand) before loosening center blade bolts and
removing blades to be sharpened or replaced.
Refer to Figure 5-5 on page 37:
2. Remove blades by grasping blade end (#1) with a rag
or thick padded glove while loosening the blade
mounting bolt (#4).
3. Remove blade bolt (#4) and Washer (#5) from blade
being replaced.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
Replace mower blades in pairs with genuine Land Pride
blades only. Not replacing both blades will result in an out-of-
4. Reinstall blade (#1), blade washer (#5) and bolt (#4).
Care should be taken when installing the blade bolt to
not get it cross threaded and to know if the bolt is
right-hand or left-hand.
Torque bolt to 75 ft-lbs (102 Nm)
.
NOTE:
Blade bolt on the left-hand deck is right-
hand threads. Blade bolts on the right-hand and
center decks are left-hand threads.
