Mower Deck
Maintenance
Servicing the Cutting Blades
To ensure a superior quality of cut, keep the
blades sharp. For convenient sharpening and
replacement, you may want to keep extra blades
on hand.
A worn or damaged blade can break, and a
piece of the blade could be thrown into the
operator’s or bystander’s area, resulting in
serious personal injury or death.
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Inspect the blade periodically for wear
or damage.
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Replace a worn or damaged blade.
Before Inspecting or Servicing the
Blades
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade control bail and set the parking brake.
Turn the ignition key to off. Remove the key and
disconnect the spark plug wire(s) from the spark
plug(s).
Inspecting the Blades
Inspect the blades every 8 hours.
1. Inspect the cutting edges (Figure 68). If the
edges are not sharp or have nicks, remove and
sharpen the blades. Refer to Sharpening the
Blades.
Figure 68
1. Cutting Edge
3. Wear/slot Forming
2. Curved Area
2. Inspect the blades, especially the curved area
(Figure 68). If you notice any damage, wear, or
a slot forming in this area (item 3 in Figure 68),
immediately install a new blade.
Checking for Bent Blades
1. Rotate the blades until the ends face forward
and backward (Figure 69).
Figure 69
2. Measure from a level surface to the cutting
edge, position A, of the blades (Figure 70).
Note this dimension.
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