Craftsman 247.772461 Operator's Manual

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11OPERATIONEdging Along A CurbThe right, rear wheel of the edger can be lowered into one of fivepositions to ease the task of edging along a curb. To adjust the heightof curb wheel, proceed as follows:1. Lower the right, rear wheel by moving the curb height adjustmentlever slightly to the left. See Figure 8.2. Pivot the right, rear wheel into an applicable position in relation tothe height of the curb to be edged along.3. Release the curb height adjustment lever to lock the wheel inposition.BevelingIn order to achieve a bevelled edge, set the bevel adjustment lever(refer to Assembly & Set-Up Section) in the first (left hand) or third(right hand) notch to place the edger blade in position for beveling.See Figure 9.TrenchingYou can utilize the edger’s optional trenching feature in order to createa wider cutting path for such things as laying wire for landscapelighting.WARNINGDisconnect the spark plug wire and ground against the engine beforeperforming the following steps.WARNINGThe edger blade is sharp. Wear leather work gloves to protect yourhands when working around the edger blade.1. Use two wrenches (one wrench to prevent hex bolt head fromspinning and the other to unthread the flange nut) to removeflange nut that secures edger blade, leaving the edger blade inplace. See Figure 10.2. Install the additional edger blade supplied with your machine andthe flat washer. See Figure 10.3. Secure with the flange nut removed earlier. Use a torque wrenchto tighten the flange nut to between 37 foot-lbs. and 50 foot-lbs.NOTE: Make certain that drive belt is seated correctly on blade spindleand that it is riding smoothly on spindle sheaves and is not pinchedbetween them. Repeat first three steps if belt is pinched.Figure 8123Curb HeightAdjustmentLeverFigure 9Right-Hand Position Left-Hand PositionFigure 10Flange NutFlat WasherEdger BladeAdditionalEdger BladeSpindleSheave