Tanaka TBC-255SFK Owner's Manual - Page 18

Edger Maintenance Blade 6. MAINTENANCE Edger / Polesaw Attachments WARNING! Wear protective gloves when handling or performing maintenance on the blade. When replacing blade, use genuine Tanaka replacement blade with a one inch (25.4mm), center arbor hole. Discard blades that are bent, cracked, warped, broken or damaged in any way. Gear Case Check gear case for grease level after every 50 hours of use. Remove the grease filler plug on the side of the gear case. If no grease can be seen on the flanks of the gears, fill with a quality lithium based multipurpose grease. Fill to about ¾ - do not completely fill. Edger Blade Replacement 1. Take off the left-handed nut (1) and cutter holder cap (2) from the blade shaft. 2. Install blade on the shaft and then replace the cutter holder cap and nut in order. NOTE! When installing cutter holder cap (2), be sure to set concave side facing blade. 3. Insert the locking bar (4) into the hole of the cutter holder (5) and the gear case by lining up each hole. 4. Tighten the blade nut securely (clockwise to loosen/counter clockwise to tighten) Pole Saw Maintenance EN Before each use, clean the chain oiler port (1) and bar groove. Check gear case for grease level about every 50 hours of operation by removing the grease filler plug on the side of the gear case. TBC-255SFK 18 Owner's Manual