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Blade Kit
FORM NO. 3322-860
Part No. 100–2422
Loose
Note: Use the chart below to identify parts for assembly.
DESCRIPTION QTY. USE
Righthand Blade
Lefthand Blade
Shear Bolt
Lock Nut
Spacer
Removing
Parts
Existing Blades
1
1
4
4
2
Install Blades and Spacer
3. Hold the blade end using a rag or thickly-padded
glove. Remove the blade bolt, shear bolts, lock
nuts, spacer and blade from the blade retainer.
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
POTENTIAL
HAZARD
• Blade is sharp.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
• Contact with sharp blade can cause serious
personal injury.
HOW TO AV
OID THE HAZARD
• Wear gloves or wrap sharp edges of the
blade with a rag.
1. Disengage the power take off (PTO), set the
parking brake, and turn the ignition key to
“OFF” to stop the engine. Remove the key.
2. Flip up deck and lock into vertical position.
Refer to Tilting the Mower on page 3.
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4. Discard blades, shearbolts, locknuts and spacer.
oro Company – 1999
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Installation Instructions
Installing
the Blades and
Spacer
Note: Notice there is a left hand and a right
hand blade. Notice the direction in
which the blades turn. The cutting edge
must rotate toward the center of the
deck. (Fig. 1).
4
2
1. Lefthand
2.
Righthand Blade
3.
Cutting Edge
Blade
1. Install washer and spacer onto blade bolt. New
spacer is black in color (Fig. 2).
IMPORTANT: The curved part of the blade
must be pointing upward toward the inside of
the mower to ensure proper cutting.
3
Figure 1
4.
Curve in Blade T
Deck
1
owards
4. Torque the blade bolt to 85–110 ft-lb
(115–150 Nm).
5. Rotate blade. Blade should rotate freely.
6. Repeat this procedure for second blade.
2
7
3
6
1
5
4
Figure 2
1. Shear
2.
3. Spacer
4.
Installing
Bolt
Lock Nut
Blade Bolt
5. Washer
6.
Blade (Righthand Shown)
7.
Blade Retainer
Shear Bolts
1. Install new shear bolts and lock nuts. Tighten the
shear bolt to 80–90 in-lb (9–10 Nm) (Fig. 2).
Note: Notice the direction of the shear bolts
being replaced (Fig. 2).
2. Repeat this procedure for second blade.
2. Place blade against blade retainer and align holes
(Fig. 2).
3. Install blade bolt, washer and spacer onto blade
retainer. Thread blade bolt into spindle shaft.
Ensure that the spacer is in hole of blade
(Fig. 2).
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Installation Instructions
Tilting
the Mower
The mower can be tilted up for ease of service.
To Raise Mower
1. Turn engine off, set the parking brake and check
that PTO cover is down against deck.
2. Lift on the mower carrier frame to release weight
on latch pin and pull out on latch pin to release
(Fig. 3). Lower rear of mower onto anti-scalp
rollers. Repeat on the other side.
3. Return the pins to the spring loaded (down)
position.
4
1
4. Standing in front of the mower, lift up and push
rearward on front to raise mower (Fig. 4).
5. Raise mower until it contacts stops and latch
pins snap into locked position.
1
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Figure 4
1. Mower
up
3
1. Parking
2. PTO cover
brake
2
Figure 3
3.
Latch pin
4. Notch–open
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Installation Instructions
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