Operator's Manual

ManualsBrandsToro ManualsAttachments8-Blade EdgeSeries Radial Reel DPA Cutting Unit with 7in Reel, Reelmaster 5010 Series Traction Unit

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

assembledcomponents,andsoparallelingis

notrequired.Alimitedamountofadjustmentis

possiblebysettingthecuttingunitonasurface

plateandlooseningtheside-platemountingcap

screws(Figure12).

g027167

Figure12

1.Side-platemountingcapscrews

8.Adjustandtightenthecapscrewsandtorque

thecapscrewsto37to45N∙m(27to33ft-lb).

Height-of-CutChartTerms

Height-of-CutSetting(HOC)

Thiscorrespondstothedesiredheightofcut.

BenchSetHeight-of-Cut

Thebenchsetheightofcutistheheightatwhich

thetopedgeofthebedknifeissetaboveaatlevel

surfacethatcontactsthebottomofboththefrontroller

andrearroller.

EffectiveHeightofCut

Thisistheactualheightthatthegrasshasbeen

cut.Foragivenbenchsetheight-of-cut,theactual

height-of-cutwillvarydependingonthetypeofgrass,

timeofyear,turf,andsoilconditions.Thecutting

unitsetup(aggressivenessofcut,rollers,bedknives,

attachmentsinstalled,turfcompensationsettings,

etc.)willalsoaffecttheeffectiveheightofcut.Check

theeffectiveheightofcutusingtheTurfEvaluator

(Model04399)regularlytodeterminethedesired

benchsetheightofcut.

AggressivenessofCut

Theaggressivenessofcuthasasignicantimpacton

theperformanceofthecuttingunit.Aggressiveness

ofcutreferstotheangleofthebedkniferelativetothe

ground(Figure13).

Thebestcuttingunitsetupisdependentonyour

turfconditionsanddesiredresults.Experiencewith

thecuttingunitonyourturfwilldeterminethebest

settingtouse.Aggressivenessofcutmaybeadjusted

throughoutthecuttingseasontoallowforvariousturf

conditions.

Ingeneral,lesstonormalaggressivesettings

aremoreappropriateforwarm-seasongrasses

(Bermuda,paspalum,zoysia)whilecool-season

grasses(bent,bluegrass,rye)mayrequirenormalto

moreaggressivesetups.Moreaggressivesetupscut

moregrassoffbyallowingthespinningreeltopull

moregrassupintothebedknife.

g033976

Figure13

1.Rearspacers

3.Aggressivenessofcut

2.Side-platemountingange

RearSpacers

Thenumberofrearspacersdeterminesthe

aggressivenessofcutforthecuttingunit.Foragiven

heightofcut,addingspacersbelowtheside-plate

mountingangeincreasestheaggressivenessofthe

cuttingunit.Allcuttingunitsonagivenmachinemust

besettothesameaggressivenessofcut(number

ofrearspacers,ToroPartNo.106-3925);otherwise,

theafter-cutappearancecouldbenegativelyaffected

(Figure13).

ChainLinks

Thelocationatwhichthelift-armchainisattached

determinesthepitchangleoftherearroller(Figure

14).

10