Operator's Manual

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InstallingtheCuttingUnits
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
1Fronthoseguide-R.H.
1Fronthoseguide-L.H.
Procedure
1.Removethereelmotorsfromtheshippingbrackets.
2.Removetheshippingbracketsanddiscard.
3.Removethecuttingunitsfromthecartons.Assemble
andadjustasdescribedinthecuttingunitOperator's
Manual.
4.Makesurethecounterweight(
Figure9)isinstalled
totheproperendofthecuttingunitasdescribedin
thecuttingunitOperator'sManual.
Figure9
1.Counterweight
5.Allthecuttingunitsareshippedwiththeturf
compensationspringmountedtotherightsideofthe
cuttingunit.Theturfcompensationspringmustbe
mountedtothesamesideofthecuttingunitasthe
reeldrivemotor.Repositiontheturfcompensation
asfollows:
A.Removethe2carriageboltsandnutssecuringthe
rodbrackettothecuttingunittabs(
Figure10).
Figure10
1.Turfcompensationspring3.Springtube
2.Rodbracket
B.Removetheangenutsecuringthespringtube
bolttothecarrierframetab(Figure10)Remove
theassembly.
C.Mountthespringtubebolttotheoppositetab
onthecarrierframeandsecurewiththeange
nut.Theboltheadistobepositionedtothe
outersideofthetabasshownin
Figure11.
Figure11
1.Oppositecarrierframetab
2.Rodbracket
D.Mounttherodbrackettothecuttingunittabs
withthecarriageboltsandnuts(Figure11).Also,
onthecuttingunit,mountthelefthandhose
guidetothefrontofthecuttingunittabswhen
reinstallingtherodbracket(
Figure13).
Important:Onthe#4(leftfront)and#5
(rightfront)cuttingunits,usetherodbracket
mountingnutstoinstallthehoseguidesto
thefrontofthecuttingunittabs.Thehose
guidesshouldleantowardthecentercutting
unit(
Figure12throughFigure14).
Figure12
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