6.3 CHECKS AND ADJUSTMENTS
6.3.1 D
ISMANTLING, SHARPENING AND BALANCING BLADES
Blades that are badly sharpened tear at the grass, reduce collection and make
the lawn turn yellow.
When accessing the blades, remove the cutting deck that is
equipped with a quick release system that makes their removal from the
machine easy.
a) Removing the cutting deck
After moving the cutting height lever to position «1», loosen the engagement
cable adjuster (1), pull it out and release the spring (2).
Release the safety pin (3) and move the fork (4) to the side; rotate forward the
belt guide (5) as much as necessary to free the belt (6) from the pulley (7).
Release the two cotter pins (8) which hold the two rods (9) onto the frame.
Release the three cotter pins (10) hold-
ing the pins onto the lifting lever, being
careful not to touch the nuts or locknuts
in order to keep them parallel for
assembly.
Having checked that there is nothing in
the way, the deck can be removed, tak-
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