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Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication
AFM4211 All Flex Grooming Mower 315-507M
4/12/11
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Blade Removal And Installation
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CAUTION
Depending on blade rotation, bolts attaching mower blades to
their respective spindles may be either left hand or right hand.
Prevent spindle and/or bolt damage by knowing which hand
the threads are before removing and/or tightening any blade
mounting bolts.
Refer to Figure 5-2:
1.
Verify blade rotation and bolt thread type (right hand
or left hand) before loosening center blade bolts and
removing blades to be sharpened or replaced.
Refer to Figure 5-3:
2.
Remove blades by grasping the blade end (#1) with a
rag or thick padded glove while loosening the blade
mounting bolt (#4).
3.
Remove blade bolt (#4) and Washer (#5) from blade
being replaced.
4.
Reinstall blade (#1), blade washer (#5) and bolt (#4).
Care should be taken when installing the blade bolt
to not get it cross threaded and to know if the bolt is
right hand or left hand. Do not exceed 55 ft.-lbs. of
torque on bolt.
NOTE: Blade bolt on the left hand deck is right hand
threads. Blade bolts on the right hand and center
decks are left hand threads.
IMPORTANT: Replace blades with Land Pride
blades only.
IMPORTANT: Always install blades with cutting
edge facing direction of blade spindle rotation and
with wing tips pointing up towards bottom of deck.
Blade Rotation
Figure 5-2
Blade Removal
Figure 5-3
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