9. Blade Assembly.
WARNING
: To reduce the risk of serious
bodily injury,
DO NOT use power tools to
assemble the blades. If overtightened, blades
may crack and break.
Time Saver:
Washers for blade screws can be
set on each blade screw prior to installing
blades.
Locate 15 blade attachment screws and
washers in a hardware pack. Slide blade into
slot on side of motor housing (
please note
side of blade indicating
THIS SIDE UP
), then
align holes in blade with holes on blade plate
located
inside
motor housing. Insert 3 blade
attachment screws (along with washers)
from
underside
of motor housing. Tighten
screws securely with a Phillips screwdriver.
Repeat for remaining blades.
Note
: Tighten blade arm screws twice a year.
motor housing
blade
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blade plate
blade attachment
screws and washers
rod support cap
rod support
rod support
set screw
canopy
yoke cover
rod
8. Rod Support Assembly.
Hook one end of rod to loop on motor
housing. Adjust rod support to top end of
rod so it holds the rod in place and tighten
rod support set screw. Allow rod support
cap to rest on rod support.
Install remaining rods in between motor
housing and rod support. If rods fall off
easily, re-adjust rod support (by
re-adjusting rod support set screw as
described above) with rods already
installed.
loop
motor
housing
