Operator's Manual

Maintenance

LubricatingtheCuttingUnit

Eachcuttingunithas5greasettings(Figure23)thatmust

belubricatedregularlywithNo.2lithiumgrease.

Thelubricationpointsarethefrontroller(2),therearroller

(2),andthemotorspline(1).

Note:Lubricatingthecuttingunitsimmediatelyafter

washinghelpspurgewateroutofthebearingsand

increasesbearinglife.

1.Wipeeachgreasettingwithacleanrag.

2.Applygreaseuntilcleangreasecomesoutoftheroller

sealsandthebearingreliefvalve.

3.Wipeexcessgreaseaway.

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Figure23

1.Reliefvalve

Relief-GrindingtheReel

Thenewreelhasalandwidthof1.3to1.5mm(0.050to

0.060inch)anda30degreereliefgrind.

Whenthelandwidthgetslargerthan3mm(0.120inch)wide,

dothefollowing:

1.Applya30degreereliefgrindonallreelbladesuntil

thelandwidthis1.3mm(0.050inch)wide(Figure24).

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Figure24

1.30degrees

2.1.3mm(0.050inch)

2.Spingrindthereeltoachieve<0.025mm(0.001inch)

reelrun-out.

Note:Thiscausesthelandwidthtogrowslightly.

Note:Toextendthelongevityofthesharpnessoftheedge

ofthereelandthebedknife—aftergrindingthereeland/or

thebedknife—checkthereeltobedknifecontactagainafter

cutting2fairways,asanyburrswillberemoved,whichmay

createimproperreeltobedknifeclearanceandthusaccelerate

wear.