Operator's Manual

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Figure14
1.Side-platemountingcapscrews
Height-of-CutChartTerms
Height-of-CutSetting(HOC)
Thisisthedesiredheightofcut.
Bench-SetHeightofCut
Thebench-setheightofcutistheheightatwhichthetop
edgeofthebedknifeissetaboveaatlevelsurfacethat
contactsthebottomofboththefrontandrearroller.
EffectiveHeightofCut
Thisistheactualheighttowhichthegrasshasbeencut.For
agivenbench-setheightofcut,theactualheightofcutwill
varydependingonthetypeofgrass,timeofyear,turf,and
soilconditions.Thecutting-unitsetup(aggressivenessofcut,
rollers,bedknives,attachmentsinstalled,turfcompensation
settings,etc.)willalsoaffecttheeffectiveheightofcut.Check
theeffectiveheightofcutusingtheTurfEvaluator(Model
04399)regularlytodeterminethedesiredbench-setheight
ofcut.
AggressivenessofCut
Aggressivenessofcutreferstotheangleofthebedknife
relativetotheground(Figure15).
Thebestcutting-unitsetupdependsonyourturfconditions
anddesiredresults.Experiencewiththecuttingunitonyour
turfwilldeterminethebestsettingtouse.Youcanadjustthe
aggressivenessofcutthroughoutthecuttingseasontoallow
forvariousturfconditions.
Ingeneral,lesstonormalaggressivesettingsaremore
appropriateforwarmseasongrasses(Bermuda,Paspalum,
Zoysia)whilecoolseasongrasses(Bent,Bluegrass,Rye)may
requirenormaltomoreaggressivesetups.Moreaggressive
setupscutmoregrassoffbyallowingthespinningreeltopull
moregrassupintothebedknife.
Figure15
1.Rearspacers
3.Aggressivenessofcut
2.Side-platemountingange
RearSpacers
Thenumberofrearspacersdeterminestheaggressiveness
ofcutforthecuttingunit.Foragivenheightofcut,adding
spacers,belowthesideplatemountingange,increasesthe
aggressivenessofthecuttingunit.Allcuttingunitsona
givenmachinemustbesettothesameaggressivenessofcut
(Numberofrearspacers,partno.119–0626),otherwisethe
after-cutappearancecouldbenegativelyaffected(Figure15).
Height-of-CutChart
HOCSetting
Aggressiveness
ofCut
No.ofRear
Spacers
6mm(0.250inch)
Less
Normal
More
0
0
1
9mm(0.375inch)
Less
Normal
More
0
1
2
13mm(0.500inch)
Less
Normal
More
0
1
2
16mm(0.625inch)
Less
Normal
More
1
2
3
19mm(0.750inch)
Less
Normal
More
2
3
4
22mm(0.875inch)
Less
Normal
More
2
3
4
25mm(1.000inch)
Less
Normal
More
3
4
5
29mm(1.125
inches)
Less
Normal
More
4
5
6
32mm(1.250
inches)
Less
Normal
More
4
5
6
10