Installation Instructions

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PreparingtheCuttingUnit
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
2
Extendedsplinedinsert(right-handthreads)
1
Extendedsplinedinsert(left-handthreads)
6
Flangelocknut(3/8inch)
Procedure
Note:Youmaydiscardallremovedpartsunless
otherwisestated.
1.Removeallcuttingunitsfromthetractionunit;
refertoyourOperator’sManual.
2.Removethecarriageboltsandlocknuts
securingtheheight-of-cut(HOC)bracketstothe
cutting-unitsideplates(Figure3).
Note:Savethecarriageboltstoinstallthenew
height-of-cutbrackets.
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Figure3
1.Screw4.Carriagebolts
2.Locknut5.Frontroller
3.Height-of-cutbracket
6.Threadedinserts
3.Loosenthescrewssecuringtheheight-of-cut
bracketstothefront-rollershaft(Figure3).
4.Removetheexistingheight-of-cutbracketsand
thefrontrollerfromthecutting-unitsideplates
(Figure3).
Note:Savethefrontrollerforlaterinstallation.
5.Restrainthereelforremoval;refertoRestraining
theReelforRemovingThreadedInserts(page
18).
6.Removeanddiscardtheexistingsplinedinsert
fromeachendofthereelshaftusingthereel
driveshafttool(PartNo.TOR4074forthe7-inch
reel).RefertoFigure3.
Important:Thesplinedinsertontheleft
sideofthecuttingunithasleft-handthreads.
Thesplinedinsertontherightsideofthe
cuttingunithasright-handthreads.
Important:Cleanthethreadsintheendof
thereelshaftofanydebrisorgreasebefore
installingthekitsplinedinsertandgroomer
box.
7.Restrainthereelforinstallation;referto
RestrainingtheReelInstallingThreadedInserts
(page19).
8.Applymedium-strengththread-locking
compound(suchasBlueLoctite®243)to
thethreadsofthenewlongersplinedinsert
(Figure4),andsecureittothereelshaftonthe
reel-motorsideonly.T orquetheinsertto115to
128N∙m(85to95ft-lb).
Important:Allowthethread-locking
compoundtocurefor15minutesbefore
continuingtheprocedure.
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Figure4
Rightsideofcuttingunitshown
1.Extendedsplinedinsert(forreel-motorside)115to128
N∙m(85to95ft-lb)
2.Medium-strengththread-lockingcompound
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