Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Lubrication
Eachcuttingunithas6greasettings(Figure23)thatmustbe
lubricatedregularlywithNo.2general-purpose,lithium-base
grease.
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Figure23
1.Reliefvalve
Note:Lubricatingcuttingunitsimmediatelyafter
washinghelpspurgewateroutofbearingsandincreases
bearinglife.
1.Wipeeachgreasettingwithacleanrag.
2.Applygreaseuntilcleangreaseisseencomingoutof
rollersealsandbearingreliefvalve.
3.Wipeexcessgreaseaway.
AdjustingtheReelBearings
Toensurelonglifeofthereelbearings,periodicallycheckif
reelendplayexists.Thereelbearingscanbecheckedand
adjustedasfollows:
1.Loosenreeltobedknifecontactbyturningthebedknife
adjustingknobs(Figure24)counterclockwiseuntilno
contactexists.
Figure24
1.Bedknifeadjustingknob
2.Usingaragorthicklypaddedglove,holdontothereel
bladeandtrytomovethereelassemblysidetoside
(Figure25).
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Figure25
3.Ifendplayexists,proceededasfollows:
A.Loosenexternalsetscrewsecuringbearing
adjustingnuttobearinghousinglocatedonthe
leftsideofthecuttingunit(Figure26).
Figure26
1.Setscrew
2.Nut
B.Usinga1-3/8-inchsocketwrench,slowlytighten
thereelbearingadjustmentnutuntilnoendplay
ofthereelexists.Iftheadjustingnutdoesnot
eliminatereelendplay,replacethereelbearings.
Note:Reelbearingsdonotrequirepreload.
Over-tighteningthereelbearingadjusternutwill
damagereelbearings.
4.Tightenthesetscrewsecuringbearingadjustingnutto
thebearinghousing.Torquethesetscrewto1.4-1.7
N-m(12-15in-lb).
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