Operator's Manual

5.Placethespacersontothescrewsontherollerbrackets.
6.Securetherollerbracketandspacerstoundersideof
sideplatemountingangeswiththenutspreviously
removed.
7.Verifythatthebedknife-to-reelcontactiscorrect.Tip
themowertoexposethefrontandrearrollersand
bedknife.
Note:Thepositionoftherearrollertothereel
iscontrolledbythemachiningtolerancesofthe
assembledcomponents;therefore,parallelingisnot
required.Alimitedamountofadjustmentispossibleby
settingthecuttingunitonasurfaceplateandloosening
theside-platemountingcapscrews(Figure15).Adjust
andtightenthecapscrews.Torquethecapscrewsto
37to45N-m(27to33ft-lb).
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Figure15
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(Figure16).
Thebestcutting-unitsetupdependsonyourturfconditions
anddesiredresults.Experiencewiththecuttingunitonyour
turfwilldeterminethebestsettingtouse.Youcanadjustthe
aggressivenessofcutthroughoutthecuttingseasontoallow
forvariousturfconditions.
Ingeneral,lesstonormalaggressivesettingsaremore
appropriateforwarm-seasongrasses(Bermuda,paspalum,
zoysia)whilecool-seasongrasses(bent,bluegrass,rye)may
requirenormaltomoreaggressivesetups.Moreaggressive
setupscutmoregrassoffbyallowingthespinningreeltopull
moregrassupintothebedknife.
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Figure16
1.Rearspacers
3.Aggressivenessofcut
2.Side-platemountingange
RearSpacers
Thenumberofrearspacersdeterminestheaggressiveness
ofcutforthecuttingunit.Foragivenheightofcut,adding
spacersbelowtheside-platemountingangeincreasesthe
aggressivenessofthecuttingunit.Allcuttingunitsona
givenmachinemustbesettothesameaggressivenessofcut
(numberofrearspacers,PartNo.119-0626),otherwisethe
after-cutappearancecouldbenegativelyaffected(Figure16).
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
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