WALK-BEHIND TROWELS — HANDLE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS P/N 20485 — REV. #4 (09/18/14) — PAGE 3
BLADE PITCH CABLE INSTALLATION
1. For trowels equipped with a
Standard
handle (SXHC),
simply turn the
star wheel
counterclockwise to pitch
the blades flat. This will release the tension on the blade
pitch cable (Figure 5).
Figure 5. Adjusting Cable Blade
Pitch (Standard Handle)
2. For trowels equipped with a
Quick Pitch™
T-handle
(QXHC), simply squeeze the trigger lock and push
the
T-handle
towards the engine to pitch the blades
downward. Pushing the
T-handle
towards the engine
will cause the blades to lay flat (Figure 6). This will
release the tension on the blade pitch cable.
Figure 6. Adjusting Cable Blade Pitch
(Quick-Pitch
TM
Handle)
INCREASE
BLADE PITCH
(CW)
DECREASE
BLADE PITCH
(CCW)
NO
PITCH
FULL
PITCH
T-HANDLE
TRIGGER
LOCK
3. Remove brass set nut #1 from the blade pitch cable
end. See Figure 7.
Figure 7. Blade Pitch Cable
4. Thread the brass set nut #2 towards the cable as far
as possible. See Figure 7.
5. Insert the cable end through the yoke eyelet (Figure 8).
Tighten brass set nut #1 by hand to remove all the
slack from the cable.
Figure 8. Cable Yoke Attachment
6. Using a wrench, tighten the brass set nut #2 up against
the yoke boss. This will lock the cable in place.
7. Using a wrench, tighten the brass set nut #1 against
the yoke boss.
BLADE
PITCH
CABLE
BRASS SET
NUT #1
BRASS SET
NUT #2
BLADE
PITCH
CABLE
YOKE
YOKE
EYELET
BRASS SET
NUT #1
BRASS SET
NUT #2
