technical manual

REN-O-THIN

BLADE REPLACEMENT

Fixed Blade Reels - To replace worn or damaged blades or to change to different blade and/or spacer combination.

1.

Remove the entire reel from the chassis.

2.

Remove bearing from end of shaft (opposite the pulley end). Loosen the set screw securing the locking collar. With a small punch, tap the bearing approximately one quarter turn in the opposite direction of the reel rotation. This relieves the cam lock action of the bearing and it can be removed from the shaft.

3.

Hold the shaft to keep it from turning and remove the shaft nut. Remove the blades and spacers from the shaft and replace or rearrange as required.

NOTE: When reassembling the reel, it is important to start and end with a spacer. DO NOT assemble with a blade next to the shaft nut at either end.

Fixed blades must be placed on the shaft in a pattern 60 o

off center from the previous blade.

4.

Re-install the shaft nut and tighten securely to keep the blades from coming loose.

5.

Re-install the reel bearing by exactly reversing the steps taken to remove it.

NOTE: Blades that are worn on one cutting face may be reversed and used again.

Flail Blade reels

Work on only one of the six blade shaft assemblies at a time.

1.

Remove the cotter pin from one end of one of the blade shafts and pull the shaft out.

2.

Replace the blades and other worn parts and reassemble in the proper order while sliding the shaft back into place.

3.

Install a new cotter pin to secure the shaft.

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