Operator's Manual

Height-of-CutChartTerms
Height-of-CutSetting(HOC)
Thiscorrespondstothedesiredheightofcut.
Bench-SetHeightofCut
Thebench-setheightofcutistheheightatwhich
thetopedgeofthebedknifeissetaboveaatlevel
surfacethatcontactsthebottomofboththefrontroller
andtherearroller.
EffectiveHeightofCut
Thisistheactualheightthatthegrasshasbeencut.
Foragivenbench-setheightofcut,theactualheight
ofcutwillvarydependingonthetypeofgrass,time
ofyear,turf,andsoilconditions.Thecutting-unit
setup(aggressivenessofcut,rollers,bedknives,
attachmentsinstalled,turf-compensationsettings,
etc.)willalsoaffecttheeffectiveheightofcut.Check
theeffectiveheightofcutusingtheTurfEvaluator
(Model04399)regularlytodeterminethedesired
bench-setheightofcut.
AggressivenessofCut
Theaggressivenessofcuthasasignicantimpacton
theperformanceofthecuttingunit.Aggressiveness
ofcutreferstotheangleofthebedkniferelativetothe
ground(Figure18).
Thebestcutting-unitsetupdependsonyourturf
conditionsanddesiredresults.Experiencewiththe
cuttingunitonyourturfwilldeterminethebestsetting
touse.Youcanadjusttheaggressivenessofcut
throughoutthecuttingseasontoallowforvariousturf
conditions.
Ingeneral,lesstonormalaggressivesettings
aremoreappropriateforwarm-seasongrasses
(Bermuda,paspalum,zoysia)whilecool-season
grasses(bent,bluegrass,rye)mayrequirenormalto
moreaggressivesetups.Moreaggressivesetupscut
moregrassoffbyallowingthespinningreeltopull
moregrassupintothebedknife.
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Figure18
1.Rearspacers
3.Aggressivenessofcut
2.Side-platemountingange
RearSpacers
Thenumberofrearspacersdeterminesthe
aggressivenessofcutforthecuttingunit.Foragiven
heightofcut,addingspacersbelowtheside-plate
mountingangeincreasestheaggressivenessofthe
cuttingunit.Allcuttingunitsonagivenmachinemust
besettothesameaggressivenessofcut(number
ofrearspacers,ToroPartNo.119-0626);otherwise,
theafter-cutappearancecouldbenegativelyaffected
(Figure18).
ChainLinks
Thelocationatwhichthelift-armchainisattached
determinesthepitchangleoftherearroller(Figure
19).
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Figure19
1.Liftchain
3.Bottomhole
2.U-bracket
Groomer
Thesearetherecommendedheight-of-cutsettings
whenagroomerkitisinstalledonthecuttingunit.
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