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7. MAINTENANCE - BLADE
Make sure that the engine has stopped and is cool before
performing any service to the machine. Contact with moving
cutting head or hot muffler may result in a personal injury.
• Clean any resin and plant residue from the blade before
and after using the machine.
• Check the cutting edges and resharpen with a flat file.
• Make sure that the blade bolts are well tightened.
• The blade assembly is designed to automatically
compensate for any play between the blades.
WARNING
WARNING
1. Keep the end corner
sharp.
2. Round the root of the
edge.
3. Do not use water when
using a grinder.
When mounting the blade, make
sure to fasten the spacer, washer
and bolt, then fasten the nut.
7. MAINTENANCE - SHARPENING
Always keep the file or sharpener at an angle of 45° to
the blade, and:
• Always grind in the direction of the cutting edge;
• Note: files cut only in one direction; lift the file from the
blade when returning to start a new pass;
• Remove all burr from the edge of the blade with a slip
stone;
• Remove as little material as possible;
• Before refitting the sharpened blades, remove filings and
then apply grease.
Do not try to sharpen a damaged blade, replace it.
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