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2. Check the balance of the blade. If the blades are out
of balance, vibration and premature wear can occur.
See your authorized Scag dealer for blade balancing
or special tools, if you choose to balance your own
blades.
C. Blade Replacement
1. Remove the ignition key before replacing the blades.
2. Raise the mower deck to the highest position. Place
the lanyard pin in the highest cutting height positon to
prevent the cutter deck from falling.
3. Secure the cutter blades to prevent them from rotating,
(Use the optional Blade Buddy tool, P/N 9212, to assist
in securing the cutter blades), remove the nut from the
blade attaching bolt. Remove the cutter blade, bolt
and spacer from the spindle shaft. (Figure 7-10).
-NOTE-
The front of the machine will have to be raised
slightly to remove the blade bolt from the cutter
spindle.
4. To install the new cutter blade, put the flat washer onto
the blade bolt and slide the bolt into the hole in the
cutter blade.
Figure 7-10 Blade Replacement
WARNING:
Always wear proper hand and eye protection
when working with cutter blades.
-NOTE-
Be sure that the blade is installed with the lift wing
toward the top.
5. Install the spacer onto the blade bolt and insert the bolt
into the cutter spindle shaft.
6. Install the hex nut to the blade bolt at the top of the
cutter spindle. Secure the blades from rotating and
torque to 75 ft-lbs. (See Figure 7-10)
7.10 TIRES
Check the tire pressures after every 8 hours of operation
or daily.
Caster Wheels ........................................ 25 PSI
Drive Wheels ......................................... 12 PSI
Figure 7-9 Blade Sharpening
390S0160
WASHER
HEX HEAD BOLT
CUTTER
BLADE
SPINDLE
ASSEMBLY
CUTTER BLADE
SPACER
HEX HEAD
BOLT / NUT
CUTTER
DECK
SPINDLE
SHAFT
HEX NUT-TORQUE
TO 75 LB-FT
2002SGB033
Angle Blade Back
Do Not Cut In
X Must NOT Exceed
1/3 Blade Width
X
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