Husqvarna K 1260 Owners Manual - Page 27

MAINTENANCE Dismantling the cutting unit The cutting unit can be released from the machine for cleaning or checking of the blades and screws. 1 Dismantle the cutting unit on Rider 850 HST as follows: 1. Dismantle the front hood and right-hand and left- hand fenders as described on page 18. 2 2. Raise the cutting unit by pulling the lift lever backwards to the transport position. 3. Dismantle the drive belt (1). 4. Lower the cutting unit by pressing in the lift lever's lock button and moving the lever to cutting position, and then setting the lowest cutting height with the cutting height lever. 5. Remove the hair-needle spring (2) from the chain retainer. 6. Remove the lock pins (one on each side) on the rear edge of the unit. ! WARNING! When the lock pins are removed the unit will drop to the ground. Make sure to keep your hands or fingers away from under the unit during dismantling. Fitting of the cutting unit takes place in the reverse order to dismantling. Dismantle the cutting unit on Rider 970 Bioclip as follows: 1. Dismantle the front hood as described on page 18. 2. Set the cutting height to the highest position. Push the stop (1) in against the crossbar and then set the cutting height to the lowest position. The cutting unit is now locked vertically. 3. Relieve the tensioning roller (2) by disconnecting the spring (3). 4. Push the lock-plate (4) forwards and press down the unit's front edge so that it is released from the unit's frame (5). 5. Push the unit backwards and dismantle the drive belt. Remove the hair-needle spring and release the crossbar (6) from the height adjustment. The unit can now be pulled forward until it releases from the rear suspension. Fitting of the cutting unit takes place in the reverse order to dismantling. ! WARNING! Wear protective glasses when dismantling the cutting unit. The spring which tensions up the belt can go off and cause personal injury. 2 5 3 4 1 6 English - 25