4
Installing the Recycler
Blades
A blade is sharp. Contact with sharp blade can
cause serious personal injury.
•
Wear gloves or wrap sharp edges of the blade
with a rag.
Warning
1. Remove the standard blades (Fig. 7). Refer to
Operator’s Manual.
2. Place the blade onto the bolt, over cone washer. Select
proper number of spacer(s) for height-of-cut and slide
bolt into spindle (Fig. 7).
Important
The sail (curved part of the blade) must be
pointing toward the inside of the mower to ensure proper
cutting.
3. Install remaining spacer(s) for proper height-of-cut and
secure with thin washer and nut (Fig. 7).
4. Torque the blade bolt to 75–80 ft. lb. (101–108 N
m).
5. Rotate the blades to ensure that there is at least 1/8 inch
(3 mm) clearance between the blades and baffles.
6. Remove jack stands and lower mower.
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Figure 7
1.
High-lift lade
2.
Blade bolt
3.
Cone washer
4.
Spacer
5.
Tube
6.
Thin washer
7.
Nut
Removing Baffles for Side
Discharge Cutting
1. Thoroughly clean the mower.
2. Tilt the mower up and support with jack stands to ease
removal of kit.
3. Remove the mounting hardware from the baffle,
blocker plate, kickers and discharge cover plate.
Note: Save the hardware for use when installing the baffle.
Open holes in the mower exposes you and others to
thrown debris. Debris thrown out of holes in the
mower can cause injury.
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Never operate mower without hardware
mounted in all holes in mower.
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Install hardware in mounting holes when
mulching baffle is removed.
Warning
4. Install previously removed discharge baffle
5. Install previously removed standard blades.
6. Remove jack stands and lower mower.
