Operator's Manual

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Operation

Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe

machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.

AdjustingtheBedknifeto

theReelforLightContact

Important:Afterthecuttingunitissetupand

installedonthetowingframe,thebedknifeand

reelmustbeadjustedforlightcontact.Adjust

thebedknifetothereelwhilethecuttingunit

issittingonthegrasstobecutbecausethe

forceofturfagainstundersideofbedknifeduring

actualoperationmustbeduplicatedtoensurethe

correctsetting.Toensuresharpcuttingedges,

thebedknifeandreelmusthavelightcontact.

1.Standbehindthecuttingunit.

2.Disengagethereelthrowoutknobs(Figure4).

Carefullyspinthereelbackwardtoensurefree

movement.

3.Whilespinningthereelbackward,rotatethe

bedknifeadjustingknobcounterclockwise

(Figure4)untilthebedknifedoesnottouchthe

reelblades.

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Figure4

1.Throwoutknobs

2.Bedknifeadjustingknob

4.Whilespinningthereelbackward,rotatethe

adjustingknobclockwise(Figure4),oneclick

atatime,untillightcontactofthebedknifeand

thereelisnoticedorawhisperingcuttingsound

isheard.

Note:Thespringarm(clicker)maybeadjusted

forpositivedetentbylooseningthecapscrews

securingthespringarmtotheadjustmentarm

retainer,adjustuntilasolidclickingsoundis

achievedwhentheadjustingknobisturned,and

retightenthecapscrews.

5.Checkthereel“carryover”byspinningthereel

backwardagain.Thereelshouldrotateone

totwocompleterevolutions.Lessthanone

revolutionindicatesheavycontact,whichmeans

thebedknifeandreelmustbereadjustedfor

lightcontact;refertosteps1,3,and4.

6.Atthebeginningofthecuttingday,whenthe

reelsarecold,engagethereelthrowoutknobs

(Figure4).Operatethecuttingunitsfor15to

20minutessothatthebedknifeandreelreach

normaloperatingtemperature;thenstopthe

operation.Next,disengagethereelthrowout

knobsandspinthereelbackward.Awhispering

sound,notclicking,shouldbeemitted,andthis

assuresthecorrectadjustment.Ifawhispering

soundisnotheard,thebedknifeandreelmust

bereadjusted;refertosteps3–5.Bycontrast,

whenthereelsarewarmfrombeingused,use

onlysteps1–5tomaintainlightcontactbetween

thebedknifeandthereel.

Important:Neveradjustthebedknifetothe

reelforlightcontactifthecuttingunitsare

coldbecausetheincreaseintemperature

duringoperationcouldcausethemetalto

expandandresultinheavycontact.Heavy

contactcausesunevenbedknifewearand

poorqualityofcut.However,lightcontact

betweenthebedknifeandthereel,whichis

desirable,minimizesthewearandkeepsthe

cuttingedgessharp.Adjustforlightcontact

everyfourhoursorsooner,eventhough

qualityofcutisacceptable.Whencutting

unitsareoperatedinsparsegrassorthe

temperatureoftheairishigh,theadjustment

forlightcontactmustbecheckedevenmore

frequentlytoavoidheavycontactbetween

thebedknifeandreel.Ifcuttingunitsarenot

operatedforashorttime,onehourafterany

use,checkforlightcontactafterresuming

operationfor15to20minutes;refertosteps

1–6.

AdjustingtheBedknifeto

theReel

1.Positionthecuttingunitonalevelsurface.

Removeanypaintandgreasefromthebedknife

andthereelcuttingedges.

2.Makesurethatthethrowoutknobs(Figure5)

aredisengagedandthebedknifetoreelcontact

isremovedbyturningthebedknifeadjustment

knobcounterclockwise.

3.Insertalongstripofnewspaperbetweenthe

reelbladeandthebedknife.Whilerotatingthe

reelbackward,turnthebedknifeadjustingknob

(Figure5)clockwise,oneclickatatime,until

thepaperispinchedlightly,whichresultsinthe

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