Bush Hog 4815RR1 Manual Del Operador página 166

Avoid personal injury. Blade and/or blade carrier removal should be done only with the
tractor engine shut off, key removed, in neutral, parking brake on, PTO disengaged, and the
cutter blocked in the raised position.
Blade Bolt Inspection
Inspect Blade Bolt Head daily for wear as followed:
Inspect the Blade Bolt Heads daily for abnormal wear. REPLACE BOTH BLADE BOLTS on
DANGER
the Blades IMMEDIATELY if either blade bolts has:
• Visible cracks or
• If the recessed area on blade bolt is worn off or
• If Blade Bolt has gouges or chipped areas.
Failure to replace abnormally worn blade bolts may lead to catastrophic failure of the blades and ejection of the
broken part which may cause serious bodily injury or death.
Always replace Blade Bolts with new Bolts whenever replacing the Blades.
BLADE CARRIER ASSEMBLY
Removal
1. Remove cotter pin and loosen slotted nut on gearbox shaft. Loosen but do not remove the nut until the
blade carrier is loosened.
2. Align blade bolt with access hole in top of cutter deck. Use long bar inserted through blade bolt access
hole with end against blade bar. Strike opposite end of bar with sledge hammer. Rotate blade carrier 180
degrees and repeat process.
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