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Maintenance
5
Cutting System
Cutting Blades
1. Open cutting blade shield.
2. Visually inspect blades and bolts for wear
and damage. If blades or bolts are
excessively worn, deformed, damged, or
missing, replace them with new components.
3. Close cutting blade shield.
5323M-0509-010E
When New
2mm
Inspecting
• When a blade is damaged, replace it and the other blade immediately. Always
replace blades in pair. Damage due to vibration may occur.
• When replacing blades, always replace carriage bolts also.
• When a foreign object is tangled with the blade, immediately stop the engine
and remove the foreign object. Damage due to vibration may occur.
• Blades have sharp edges. When replacing blades, use special tool, wear thick
gloves, or wrap the blade with thick cloth and handle carefully.
• Stop engine and remove ignition key when servicing.
• Allow machine to cool off before servicing. Engine and its ancillaries are very
hot after operation and may pose a burn hazard.
• Wear Limit: to the solid line in the figure on
the left.
NOTE