Ferris Industries 5900646 Manuale Utente

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SERVICING THE MOWER BLADES
 1.  Blades should be sharp and free of nicks and 
dents. If not, sharpen blades as described in 
following steps.
 2.  Remove the deck guard.
 3.  Raise the mower deck and secure with jack 
stands.
 4.  To remove blade for sharpening, use two (2) 
15/16” wrenches to remove the nut from the top of 
the blade bolt. (Figure 17).
 5.  Use a file or hand-held grinder, sharpen blade to 
fine edge.  Remove all nicks and dents in blade 
edge.  If blade is severely damaged, it should be 
replaced.
 6.  Balance the blade as shown in Figure 18.  Center 
the blade’s hole on a nail lubricated with a drop of 
oil.  A balanced blade will remain level.
 7.  Reinstall each blade with the tabs pointing 
up toward deck as shown in Figure 19.  The 
blade spacers, blade, washer and bolt must be 
reinstalled in the exact same order in which they 
were removed.  Torque bolts to 70-90 ft.lbs. 
(94-120 N.m.).
LOOSEN
Figure 17.  Removing the Blade
Nail
Figure 18.  Balancing the Blade
TIGHTEN
Figure 19.  Installing the Blade
A.  Bolt
B.  Flat Washer
B
A
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WARNING
Mower blades are sharp.  For your personal 
safety, do not handle mower blades with 
bare hands.  Careless or improper handling 
of blades may result in serious injury. For 
your personal safety, blade mounting bolts 
must each be installed with a flat washer then 
securely tightened.  Torque blade mounting 
bolts to 70-90 ft.lbs. (94-120 N.m.)