GENERAL
BX1870,BX2370,BX2670,LA203A,LA243A,RCK48(P),RCK54(P),RCK60B,RCK60D,RCK54D, WSM
G-42
[2] MOWER
(1) Check Points of Daily or Each Use
To avoid serious injury:
• Stop the engine, set the parking brake, and remove the key.
• Remove the mower for daily checks.
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Retightening Mower Blade Screw
To avoid serious injury:
• Blades may be sharp. When you handle blades, wear heavy
gloves or wrap end of blade with a rag.
1. Dismount the mower and turn it over to expose the mower
blades.
2. Wedge a block of wood securely between the mower blade and
mower deck.
3. Retighten the mower blade screw to the specified torque.
4. If the mower blade screw is worn or broken, replace it.
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Checking Mower Blade
1. Check the cutting edge of mower blade.
2. The blade cutting edges should be kept sharp at all times.
Sharpen the cutting edges, if they resemble the blade in figure
(B).
3. Replace the blades if they appear similar to the blade as shown
in figure (C).
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Checking Mower Belt
1. Check to see the mower belt.
2. Replace the mower belt with a new one, if there is found surface
split at more than 3 positions.
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Tightening torque
Mower blade screw
[RCK60B-23BX,
RCK54-23BX,
RCK48-18BX,
RCK48P-18BX and
RCK54P-23BX]
98.1 to 117 N·m
10.0 to 12.0 kgf·m
72.4 to 86.7 lbf·ft
Tightening torque
Mower blade screw
[RCK54D-26BX and
RCK60D-26BX]
102.9 to 117.6 N·m
10.5 to 12.0 kgf·m
75.9 to 86.8 lbf·ft
(1) Mower Blade Screw
(2) Block
(A) Loosen (Counterclockwise)
(A) New Blade
(B) Worn Blade
(C) Cracked Blade
(1) Mower Belt