Operator's Manual

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Operation

Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine

fromthenormaloperatingposition.

MakingAdjustments

AdjustingtheBedknifetotheReel

Usethisproceduretosetthebedknifetothereelandtocheck

theconditionofthereelandbedknifeandtheirinteraction.

Aftercompletingthisprocedure,alwaystestthecutting

unitperformanceunderyoureldconditions.Youmay

needtomakefurtheradjustmentstoobtainoptimalcutting

performance.

Important:Donotovertightenthebedknifetothereel

oryouwilldamageit.

•Afterbacklappingthecuttingunitorgrindingthereel,you

mayneedtomowwiththecuttingunitforafewminutes

andthenperformthisproceduretoadjustthebedknifeto

thereelasthereelandbedknifeadjusttoeachother.

•Youmayneedadditionaladjustmentsiftheturfis

extremelydenseoryourcuttingheightisverylow.

Youwillneedthefollowingtoolstocompletethisprocedure:

•Shim0.05mm(0.002inch)

•Cuttingperformancepaper

1.Positionthecuttingunitonaat,levelworksurface.

2.Turnthebedbaradjustingscrewscounterclockwiseto

ensurethatthebedbardoesnotcontactthereel(Figure

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Figure8

1.Bedbaradjustingscrew

3.Tipthemowertoexposethebedknifeandreel.

Important:Makesurethatthenutsontheback

endofthebedbaradjustingscrewsarenotresting

ontheworksurface(Figure9).

Figure9

1.Cuttingunitkickstand

4.Rotatethereelsothatabladecrossesthebedknife

approximately25mm(1inch)infromtheendofthe

bedknifeontherighthandsideofthecuttingunit.

Note:Putanidentifyingmarkonthisbladetomake

subsequentadjustmentseasier.

5.Insertthe0.05mm(0.002inch)shimbetweenthe

markedreelbladeandthebedknifeatthepointwhere

thebladecrossesthebedknife.

6.Turntherightbedbaradjusterclockwiseuntilyoufeel

lightpressure(i.e.drag)ontheshim,thenbackoffthe

bedbaradjuster2clicksandremovetheshim.

Note:Adjusting1sideofthecuttingunitaffectsthe

otherside,the2clickswillprovideclearanceforwhen

theothersideisadjusted.

Note:Ifstartingwithalargegap,bothsidesshould

initiallybedrawncloserbyalternatelytighteningthe

rightandlefthandsides.

7.Slowlyrotatethereelsothatthesamebladethatyou

checkedontherightsideiscrossingthebedknife

approximately25mm(1inch)infromtheendofthe

bedknifeonthelefthandsideofthecuttingunit.

8.Turntheleftbedbaradjusterclockwiseuntiltheshim

canbeslidthroughthereeltobedknifegapwithlight

drag.

9.Returntotherightsideandadjustasnecessarytoget

lightdragontheshimbetweenthesamebladeand

bedknife.

10.Repeatsteps8and9untiltheshimcanbeslidthrough

bothgapswithslightdrag,butoneclickinonboth

sidespreventstheshimfrompassingthroughonboth

sides.

Note:Thebedknifeisnowparalleltothereel.

Note:Thisprocedureshouldnotbeneededondaily

adjustments,butshouldbedoneaftergrindingor

disassembly.

11.Fromthisposition(i.e.1clickinandshimnotpassing

through)turnthebedbaradjustersclockwise1click

each.

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