Operator's Manual

ManualsBrandsToro ManualsAttachments27-inch 8-Blade Cutting Unit, Reelmaster 7000-D Traction Unit

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6.Re-securerollerbracketandspacerstounderside

ofsideplatemountingangeswithnutspreviously

removed.

7.Verifythatbedknifetoreelcontactiscorrect.Tip

mowertoexposefrontandrearrollersandbedknife.

Note:Thepositionoftherearrollertothe

reeliscontrolledbythemachiningtolerances

oftheassembledcomponentsandparallelingis

notrequired.Alimitedamountofadjustmentis

possiblebysettingthecuttingunitonasurface

plateandlooseningthesideplatemountingcap

screws(

Figure14).Adjustandretightencapscrews.

Torquethecapscrewsto27-33ft-lb(37-45N-m).

Figure14

1.Sideplatemountingcapscrews

HeightofCutChartTerms

HeightofCutSetting(HOC)

ThedesiredHeightofCut.

BenchSetHeightofCut

Theheightatwhichthetopedgeofthebedknifeisset

aboveaatlevelsurfacethatcontactsthebottomof

boththefrontandrearroller.

EffectiveHeightofCut

Thisistheactualheightthegrasshasbeencut.For

agivenbenchsetheightofcut,theactualheightof

cutwillvarydependingonthetypeofgrass,timeof

year,turfandsoilconditions.Thecuttingunitsetup

(aggressivenessofcut,rollers,bedknives,attachments

installed,turfcompensationsettings,etc.)willalso

affecttheeffectiveheightofcut.Checktheeffective

heightofcutusingtheTurfEvaluator,Model04399

regularlytodeterminethedesiredbenchsetheightof

cut.

AggressivenessofCut

CuttingunitAggressivenessofCuthasasignicant

impactontheperformanceofthecuttingunit.

AggressivenessofCutreferstotheangleofthe

bedkniferelativetotheground(Figure15).

Thebestcuttingunitsetupisdependentonyour

turfconditionsanddesiredresults.Experiencewith

thecuttingunitonyourturfwilldeterminethebest

settingtouse.Aggressivenessofcutmaybeadjusted

throughoutthecuttingseasontoallowforvariousturf

conditions.

Ingeneral,lesstonormalaggressivesettingsare

moreappropriateforwarmseasongrasses(Bermuda,

Paspalum,Zoysia)whilecoolseasongrasses(Bent,

Bluegrass,Rye)mayrequirenormaltomoreaggressive

setups.Moreaggressivesetupscutmoregrassoffby

allowingthespinningreeltopullmoregrassupinto

thebedknife.

Figure15

1.Rearspacers

3.Aggressivenessofcut

2.Sideplatemountingange

RearSpacers

Thenumberofrearspacersdeterminesthe

aggressivenessofcutforthecuttingunit.Foragiven

heightofcut,addingspacers,belowthesideplate

mountingange,increasestheaggressivenessofthe

cuttingunit.Allcuttingunitsonagivenmachinemust

besettothesameaggressivenessofcut(Numberof

rearspacers,partno.106-3925),otherwisetheafter-cut

appearancecouldbenegativelyaffected(

Figure15).

TurfCompensationSettings

Theturfcompensationspringtransferstheweight

fromthefronttotherearroller.(Thishelpstoreduce

awavepatternintheturf,alsoknownasmarcellingor

bobbing.)

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