Ryobi ACRM006 Operation Manual - Page 1

ACRM006 COMBO BLADES REPLACEMENT BLADES ACRM007 BAGGER BLADES FOR USE WITH RYOBI ELECTRIC ZERO TURN LAWN MOWER WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, user must read and understand the operator's manual for their riding lawn mower before using this accessory. Save these instructions. Refer to them frequently and use them to instruct other users. If you loan someone this product, loan them these instructions also. Combo blades and bagging blades are sold separately. For purposes of the illustrations in this manual, only combo blades are shown. However, bagging blades would install in the same way. INSTALLING BLADES See Figures 1 - 2. WARNING: Only use replacement blades and blade bolts authorized by the manufacturer of your riding mower. Unauthorized blades and/or blade bolts could break, allowing the blade to come loose, resulting in possible serious personal injury and damage to the mower. NOTE: Make certain all parts are replaced in the exact order in which they were removed.  Make sure drive levers are in open position and blade engage knob is down.  Stop the motor, remove the start key, and set the parking brake.  Raise the height of the cutting deck to its highest position to allow access to blades. NOTE: If necessary, raise the mower by placing on a lift or using a jack and jack stands to gain access to the blades. WARNING: If raising the mower to access the blades, make sure the mower is properly secured and the parking brake is set before proceeding. Failure to properly secure the mower could cause it to fall, resulting in death or possible serious personal injury.  Wedge a block of wood between the blade and mower deck to prevent the blade from turning.  Loosen the blade nut by turning it counterclockwise (as viewed from bottom of mower) using a 15 mm wrench or socket (not provided). WRENCH BLOCK OF WOOD BLADE CIRCLE POST BLADE Fig. 1 SHAFT BLADE HALF CIRCLE POST BLADE CIRCLE HOLE BLADE NUT CENTER BLADE HOLE SPRING WASHER BLADE HALF CIRCLE HOLE BLADE Fig. 2 English