Operator's Manual

CuttingUnitSystem
Maintenance
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladeorbedknifecanbreak,and
apiececouldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesandbedknivesperiodicallyfor
excessivewearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Weargloves
andusecautionwhenservicingthem.Only
replaceorbacklapthebladesandbedknives;
neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmachineswithmultiplecuttingunits,takecare
whenrotatingacuttingunit;itcancausethereels
intheothercuttingunitstorotate.
Checkingthe
Reel-to-BedknifeContact
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthereel-to-bedknifecontactevenifthequality
ofcuthadbeenacceptablepreviously.Theremust
belightcontactacrossthefulllengthofthereeland
bedknife;refertoAdjustingReeltoBedknifeinthe
cuttingunitoperator’smanual.
BacklappingtheCutting
Units
DANGER
Contactingthereelsmaycausepersonal
injuryordeath.
•Neverplaceyourhandsorfeetinthereel
areawhiletheengineisrunning.
•Whilebacklapping,thereelsmaystalland
thenstartagain.
•Donotattempttostartreelsagainwith
yourhandorfoot.
•Donotadjustthereelswhiletheengineis
running.
•Ifthereelstalls,shutofftheenginebefore
attemptingtoclearthereel.
1.Parkthemachineonacleanandlevelsurface,
lowerthecuttingunits,shutofftheengine,
engagetheparkingbrake,andremovethekey
fromtheignitionswitch.
2.Removetheconsolecovertoexposethe
controls.
3.Rotatethebacklapcontroltothebacklap
position(R).Rotatethereelspeedcontrolto
position1(Figure74).
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Figure74
1.Reelspeedcontrol2.Backlapcontrol
Note:Theseatswitchisbypassedwhenthe
backlapcontrolisinthebacklapposition.You
donotneedtobeintheseat,buttheparking
brakemustbeengagedfortheenginetorun.
Important:Donotrotatethebacklap
controlfromthemowpositiontothebacklap
positionwhileengineisrunning.Otherwise,
youmaydamagethereels.
4.Maketheinitialreel-to-bedknifeadjustments
appropriateforbacklappingonallcuttingunits.
Starttheengineandsetittolowidlespeed.
5.EngagethereelsbyengagingthePTOswitch
onthecontrolpanel.
6.Applylappingcompoundwithlong-handled
brush.
7.T oadjustthecuttingunitswhilebacklapping,
disengagethereelsandturntheengineoff.
Afteryouhavemadetheadjustments,repeat
steps4through6.
8.Afterbacklapping,shutofftheengine,rotate
thebacklapcontroltothemowposition(F),set
thereelspeedcontrolstothedesiredmowing
setting,andwashallthelappingcompoundoff
thecuttingunits.
Note:Additionalinstructionsandprocedures
onbacklappingareavailableintheT oroReel
MowerBasics(withsharpeningguidelines),
Form09168SL.
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