screwdrivershankclampedhorizontallyinavise
(Figure27).
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Figure27
Note:Youcanalsocheckthebalanceusinga
commerciallymanufacturedbladebalancer.
2.Ifeitherendofthebladerotatesdownward,le
thatend(notthecuttingedgeortheendnear
thecuttingedge)untilneitherendoftheblade
drops.
InstallingtheBlade
1.Installasharp,balancedToroblade,the
accelerator,thelockwasher,andthebladebolt.
Thesailoftheblademustpointtowardthetop
ofthemowerhousingforproperinstallation.
Note:T orquethebladeboltto82N∙m(60ft-lb).
WARNING
Operatingthemachinewithoutthe
acceleratorinplacecancausethe
bladetoex,bend,orbreak,resulting
inseriousinjuryordeathtoyouorto
bystanders.
Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthe
acceleratorinplace.
2.Returnthemachinetotheoperatingposition.
CleaningundertheBelt
Cover
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Removegrass
clippingsanddebrisfromunderthe
beltcover.
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Removethebeltcover(Figure28)fromthe
mowerhousing.
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Figure28
1.Beltcover
4.Liftoffthecoverandbrushoutallthedebris
aroundthebeltarea.
5.Installthebeltcover.
6.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
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