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Maintenance Instructions
REPLACING/REPAIRING/
ADJUSTMENTS
DANGER
When blades are operated over sandy soil,
and if blades are allowed to wear, a “slot”
may be worn into the wing tip of blade.
Eventually a piece of the blade may break
off creating a serious potential for injury or
damage.
•
Check the blades for
straightness
by marking
blade tip position inside the deck housing and then
ro tating the opposite end of the blade to the same
po sition and comparing. If the difference in blade tip
track is
more than 1/8 in. (3 mm),
the blade is bent
and
should be replaced.
•
Inspect the blade surface, especially in formed
areas, for
cracks.
Replace the blade if any cracks
are found.
WARNING
DO NOT try to straighten a blade that is
bent. NEVER weld a broken or cracked
blade. ALWAYS replace with a new blade
to assure safety.
Reinstall the blades following procedure from
Sharp-
en Mower Blades
instructions. If blades are re placed,
always use
Walker original equipment blades
to
ensure safety and optimum performance. The qual-
ity and performance of
replacement blades offered
by other manufacturers
cannot be guar anteed, they
could be dangerous.
CAUTION
ALWAYS use genuine factory replacement
parts. Substitute parts CAN result in prod-
uct malfunction and possible injury to the
operator.
ADJUSTMENTS
Transmission Control
IMPORTANT:
The proper adjustment of the tran saxle
control stops is
essential
for efficient operation and
life of the transaxle. These stops are properly ad justed
at the factory and should only require read justment if
the transaxle or related control linkage is removed or
changed.
NOTE:
It would not be unusual for a new machine,
after initial 5 or 10 hours of operation, to begin to not
travel straight (this is due to the break-in of the tran-
saxles).
Steering Lever Position Adjustment - Step 1
NOTE:
For proper operation, the steering levers
should be adjusted to sit evenly using the following
procedure.
1. Examine the steering levers to make sure they
are
parallel front to back
in relation to one an-
other. If they are not equal, adjust accordingly.
(The handles may or may not be even at this
point.)
NOTE:
The
LH steering lever is non-adjust-
able.
This procedure will require adjustment of
the RH lever to make it even with the LH lever.
Levers should sit
parallel to each other
Lever Alignment