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MAINTENANCE
Drive belt
• The drive belt is enclosed and well protected from dust
and dirt.
Check the tension of the drive belt
• Check the drive belt adjustment by feeling with your
fingers as illustrated. A correctly adjusted drive belt
should have about 5 mm of movement.
Tensioning the drive belt
• The tension of a new drive belt must be readjusted after
one or two tanks of fuel have been used.
• Loosen the bar nuts one turn anticlockwise.
• Screw the belt tensioner clockwise at the same time as
y
ou feel with your fingers how the drive belt is adjusted.
• A correctly adjusted drive belt should have about 5 mm of
mo
vement.
• Tighten the bar nuts.
Replacing the drive belt
Release the belt tension.
• Remove the blades.
• Remove the cover.
• Remove the drive belt from the nose of the cutting arm.
• Loosen water hose. Slide back the bar and remove the
dr
ive belt.
• Remove the cutting arm by pulling it straight out from the
machine
.
• Loosen the screws holding the belt cover on the cutting
ar
m.
• Remove the old drive belt and put in a new one.
!
WARNING! Never start the engine when the
belt pulley and clutch are removed for
maintenance. Do not start the machine
without the cutting arm or cutting head
fitted. Otherwise the clutch could come
loose and cause personal injuries.