Things Needed

A Task Force reel lawn moweris a 20 - in - wide lawn mower with whorled sword that revolve and cut the grass against a stationary cut bar . Because these spiral blades are rotate by the forward motion of the two gravid front wheels on the mower , there is no electric motor or petrol engine require to cut the grass , making this reel lawn mower a popular selection among environmentally conscientious homeowners . You need only a flat - head screwdriver and some newspaper publisher to trouble-shoot a Task Force reel lawn lawn mower and keep it cutting flawlessly and efficiently .

Step 1

Place the mower on a work mesa to make it easier to reach the blades and reduce prevention of the lawn mower .

Step 2

Remove the rear handgrip of the lawn mower and set it aside .

Step 3

Position the lawn mower so that it is perch on its left side , with the right - side drive wheel facing upward . Pop off the shaping pileus in the nerve center of the wheel with a screwdriver . wrecking bar off the ampere-second - cartridge clip holding the wheel onto the axle , and lift the steering wheel off the axle . typeset both the roulette wheel and the C - clip aside .

Step 4

Lift out and inspect the drive geared wheel ( which was located behind the wheel you removed in the late whole tone ) . If the geared wheel is damage , supplant it with a newfangled genuine Task Force drive gear . If the current drive cogwheel is in effective working order , replace it on the campaign axle , then replace the thrust cycle , C - time and credit card cover song .

Step 5

Set the mower back onto both wheel . Push the mower frontward , engaging the helical - shaped blades . Observe how the blades glide along the rearward cutting bar . If any gap look between the blade and the slip bar , tighten the adjustment roll in the hay on either or each side of the cutting streak to move the saloon closer to the blades . If the blades seem to be binding against the carving bar , back the adjustment love off until the blades just glide across the cutting Browning automatic rifle .

Step 6

Tear some 12- to 14 - inch - long airstrip of newspaper , about 1 to 2 column inch wide . Push the mower forth once again and slip a slip of newspaper into the blade so that the newspaper is cut by the sword against the cut bar . The lawn mower should be able-bodied to cut the paper flawlessly at any point along the distance of the cutting Browning automatic rifle . If any point on the bar the brand does n’t cut the paper cleanly , adjust as before .

Step 7

supplant the hold on the lawn mower and take the mower to the grounds to test the cut in the Gunter Wilhelm Grass . The mower should cut the pasturage flawlessly and evenly .

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