tual dam
age to the en
gine and mower. Be sure to
care fully bal ance blade af ter sharp en ing. The blade can
be tested for bal ance by bal anc ing it on a round shaft
screw driver. Re move metal from the heavy side un til it
bal ances evenly.
Be fore re as sem bling the blade and the blade adapter
to the unit, lu bri cate the en gine crank shaft and the in -
ner sur
face of the blade adapter with light oil. In stall
the blade adapter on the crank
shaft with the “star”
away from the en
gine. Re
fer to Fig
ure 13. Place the
blade with the side marked bot tom (or with part num -
ber) fac ing away from the adapter. Align the blade bell
sup port over the blade with the tabs in the holes of the
blade and in sert the hex bolt. Tighten the hex bolt to
the torque listed be low:
Blade Mounting Torque
Cen ter Bolt 450 in. lb. min., 600 in.lb. max.
To in sure safe op er a tion of your unit, ALL nuts and bolts
must be checked pe ri od i cally for cor rect tight ness.
CAUTION: Cutting grass in sandy soil
condition causes abrasive wear to the blade.
Af ter pro
longed use, es pe cially in sandy soil con di -
tions, the blade will be come worn and lose some of
the orig i nal shape. Cut ting ef fi ciently will be re duced
and the blade should be re placed. Re place with an
ap proved fac tory re place ment blade only. Pos si ble
dam age re sult ing from blade un bal ance con di tion is
not the re spon si bil ity of the man u fac turer.
Deck
The un der side of the mower deck should be cleaned
af
ter each use to pre
vent a buildup of grass clip
-
pings, leaves, dirt or other mat
ter. If this de
bris is
al
lowed to ac
cu
mu
late, it will in
vite rust and cor
ro
-
sion, and may pre vent proper mulch ing.
The deck may be cleaned by tilt ing the mower and
scrap ing clean with a suit able tool (make cer
tain the
spark plug wire is dis con nected).
NOTE:
We do not rec om mend the use of pres -
sure wash ers or gar den hose to clean your unit.
These may cause dam
age to elec
tric com
po
-
nents, spin dles, pul leys, bear ings, or the en gine.
The use of wa ter will re sult in short ened life and
re duce ser vice abil ity.
Engine
Re
fer to the sep
a
rate en
gine man
ual for en
gine
maintenance in struc tions.
Main tain
en gine
oil
as in structed in the sep a rate en gine
man ual packed with your unit. Read and fol low in struc -
tions care fully.
Un der nor mal con di tions ser vice
air cleaner
as in
-
structed in the sep
a
rate en
gine man
ual packed with
your unit. Clean ev ery few hours un der ex tremely dusty
con di tions. Poor en gine per for mance and flood ing usu -
ally in di cates that the air cleaner should be ser viced.
The
spark plug
should be cleaned and the gap re
set
once a sea
son. Spark plug re
place
ment is rec
om
-
mended at the start of each mow
ing sea
son; check
en gine man ual for cor rect plug type and gap spec i fi ca -
tions.
NOTE:
This spark ig ni tion sys tem meets all re quire -
ments
of
the
Ca na dian
In ter fer ence-Caus ing
Equip ment Reg u la tions.
Clean the en gine reg u larly with a cloth or brush. Keep
the cool ing sys tem (blower hous ing area) clean to per -
mit proper air cir
cu
la
tion which is es
sen
tial to en
gine
per for mance and life. Be cer tain to re move all grass, dirt
and com bus ti ble de bris from muf fler area.
Rear Flap Replacement
The rear flap is at tached to the back of the mower deck,
and is de signed to min i mize the pos si bil ity that ob jects
will be thrown from the rear of the mower to
ward the
op er a tor. If the rear flap be comes dam aged, re place as
fol lows.
To re move the old rear flap, cut off the flat end of the
wire rod which se
cures it to the deck us
ing a pair of
side-cut ters. At tach the new rear flap us ing the new rod
pro vided with the rear flap, bend ing the ends of the rod
over to se cure.
OFF SEASON STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS
The fol
low
ing steps should be taken to pre
pare lawn
mower for stor age.
•
Clean and lu bri cate mower thor oughly as de scribed
in the lu bri ca tion in struc tions.
•
Re fer to en gine man ual for cor rect en gine stor age in -
struc tions.
•
Coat mower’s cut
ting blade with chas
sis grease to
pre vent rust ing.
•
Store mower in a dry, clean area.
NOTE:
When stor ing any type of power equip ment
in an un
ven
ti
lated or metal stor
age shed, care
should be taken to rust-proof the equip ment. Using
a light oil or sil i cone, coat the equip ment, es pe cially
ca bles and all mov ing parts.
CAU
TION: Never fold or un
fold han
dle
with out dis con nect ing spark plug.
NOTE:
Be care ful not to bend or kink ca bles.
11
Fig ure 13
Blade Adapter
Blade
Hex Bolt
Blade Bell
Sup port
