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MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
5.8 Knives
WARNING
Keep hands clear of the area between guards and
knife at all times.
CAUTION
Wear heavy gloves when working around or
handling knives.
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury, before servicing machine or
opening drive covers, refer to
5.1 Preparing Machine
for Servicing, page 295 .
Figure 5.76: Cutterbar Hazard
5.8.1 Replacing Knife Section
Inspect the knife sections daily and ensure they are fi rmly bolted to the knife back and are not worn or damaged
(worn and damaged sections leave behind uncut plants). Worn or damaged sections can be replaced without
removing the knife from the cutterbar.
WARNING
To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected startup of machine, always stop engine and remove key
before making adjustments to machine.
NOTE:
For dirty, sandy conditions, coarse serrated sections last longer than fi ne serrated sections. Fine serrated
sections perform best in thin stemmed grasses and plants with more fi brous stems.
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