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Installing Brushcutter Blade
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
If the Brushcutter blade is not adequately
tightened, it can come loose from the
Brushcutter during use.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
•
This may cause damage to property or
personal injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
•
Make sure the Brushcutter blade is securely
fastened to the splined shaft in the gearcase.
1.
Remove the blade bolt, stabilizer and clamping
washer from the splined shaft out of the gearcase
(Fig. 10).
Note:
The blade bolt has left-hand threads.
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
Brushcutter blade is sharp.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
•
Contact with sharp blade can cause serious
personal injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
•
Wear gloves when you handle the blade.
2.
Install the brushcutter blade onto the boss
adapter, then reinstall the clamping washer,
stabilizer and blade bolt (Fig. 10).
3.
Align the hole in the boss adapter with the hole
in the gearcase (Fig. 10).
4.
Insert a 3mm hex wrench or other suitable tool
into the holes in the boss adapter and gearcase to
lock the splined shaft (Fig. 10).
5.
Tighten the blade bolt to 100 in.-lbs. (11.3 N
S
M)
(Fig. 10).
6.
Remove the 3mm hex wrench from the boss
adapter and gearcase (Fig. 10).
Attaching Strap
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
Without the strap installed on the
Brushcutter, the blade can produce side
thrust which can expose the operator and
bystanders to blade contact.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
•
Contact with the Brushcutter blade can
cause severe personal injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
•
Never operate the Brushcutter without
installing and using the strap.
Snap the strap hook into the ring on the drive shaft.
To detach the strap quickly from the Brushcutter, pull
upward on the red band (Fig. 11).
Installing Brushcutter Blade
Cover
POTENTIAL HAZARD
•
Brushcutter blade is sharp.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
•
Contact with sharp blade can cause serious
personal injury.
•
An unprotected blade is subject to damage.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
•
Keep the blade cover on the blade when the
Brushcutter is not in use. This will protect
persons from injury from blade contact,
and will protect the blade from damage.
1.
Insert the tips of the blade into the grooves in the
blade cover (Fig. 12).
