Operator's Manual

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
Adjustments
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)—Toropartnumber125-5611
•Cuttingperformancepaper—Toropartnumber125-5610
1.Positionthecuttingunitonaat,levelworksurface.
Turnthebedbaradjustingscrewscounterclockwiseto
ensurethatthebedbardoesnotcontactthereel(Figure
8).
Figure8
1.Bedbaradjustingscrew
2.Tipthemowertoexposethebedknifeandreel.
Important:Makesurethatthenutsontheback
endofthebedbaradjustingscrewsarenotresting
ontheworksurface(Figure9).
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Figure9
1.Cuttingunitkickstand
3.Rotatethereelsothatabladecrossesthebedknife
approximately25mm(1inch)infromtheendofthe
bedknifeontherighthandsideofthecuttingunit.
Puttinganidentifyingmarkonthisbladewillmake
subsequentadjustmentseasier.Insertthe0.05mm
(0.002inch)shimbetweenthemarkedreelbladeand
thebedknifeatthepointwherethebladecrossesthe
bedknife.
4.Turntherightbedbaradjusterclockwiseuntilyoufeel
lightpressure(i.e.drag)ontheshim,thenbackoffthe
bedbaradjustertwoclicksandremovetheshim.(Since
adjustingonesideofthecuttingunitaffectstheother
side,thetwoclickswillprovideclearanceforwhenthe
othersideisadjusted)
Note:Ifstartingwithalargegap,bothsidesshould
initiallybedrawncloserbyalternatelytighteningthe
rightandlefthandsides.
5.Slowlyrotatethereelsothatthesamebladethatyou
checkedontherightsideiscrossingthebedknife
approximately25mm(1inch)infromtheendofthe
bedknifeonthelefthandsideofthecuttingunit.
6.Turntheleftbedbaradjusterclockwiseuntiltheshim
canbeslidthroughthereeltobedknifegapwithlight
drag.
7.Returntotherightsideandadjustasnecessarytoget
lightdragontheshimbetweenthesamebladeand
bedknife.
8.Repeatsteps6and7untiltheshimcanbeslidthrough
bothgapswithslightdrag,butoneclickinonboth
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