Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Lubrication
Eachcuttingunithas(6)greasettings(Figure24)thatmust
belubricatedregularlywithNo.2GeneralPurposeLithium
BaseGrease.
Thelubricationpointsarefrontroller(2),rearroller(2)and
reelbearing(2).
Note:Lubricatingcuttingunitsimmediatelyafter
washinghelpspurgewateroutofbearingsandincreases
bearinglife.
1.Wipeeachgreasettingwithacleanrag.
2.Applygreaseuntilcleangreaseisseencomingoutof
rollersealsandbearingreliefvalve.
3.Wipeexcessgreaseaway.
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Figure24
1.Reliefvalve
AdjustingtheReelBearings
Toensurelonglifeofthereelbearings,periodicallycheckif
reelendplayexists.Thereelbearingscanbecheckedand
adjustedasfollows:
1.Loosenreeltobedknifecontactbyturningthebedknife
adjustingknobs(Figure25)counterclockwiseuntilno
contactexists.
Figure25
1.Bedknifeadjustingknob
2.Usingaragorthicklypaddedglove,holdontothereel
bladeandtrytomovethereelassemblysidetoside
(Figure26).
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Figure26
3.Ifendplayexists,proceededasfollows:
A.Loosenexternalsetscrewsecuringbearing
adjustingnuttobearinghousinglocatedonthe
leftsideofthecuttingunit(Figure27).
Figure27
1.Setscrew
2.Nut
B.Usinga1-3/8inchsocketwrench,slowlytighten
thereelbearingadjustmentnutuntilnoend
playofthereelexists.Ifadjustingnutdoesnot
eliminatereelendplay,replacereelbearings.
Note:Reelbearingsdonotrequirepreload.Over
tighteningreelbearingadjusternutwilldamage
reelbearings.
4.Retightensetscrewsecuringbearingadjustingnutto
bearinghousing.Torqueto1.4-1.7N-m(12-15in-lb).
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