Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Lubrication
Eachcuttingunithas(6)greasettings(Figure25)that
mustbelubricatedregularlywithNo.2GeneralPurpose
LithiumBaseGrease.
Thelubricationpointsarefrontroller(2),rearroller(2)
andreelbearing(2).
Note:Lubricatingcuttingunitsimmediatelyafter
washinghelpspurgewateroutofbearingsand
increasesbearinglife.
1.Wipeeachgreasettingwithacleanrag.
2.Applygreaseuntilcleangreaseisseencomingoutof
rollersealsandbearingreliefvalve.
3.Wipeexcessgreaseaway.
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Figure25
1.Reliefvalve
AdjustingtheReelBearings
Toensurelonglifeofthereelbearings,periodically
checkifreelendplayexists.Thereelbearingscanbe
checkedandadjustedasfollows:
1.Loosenreeltobedknifecontactbyturning
thebedknifeadjustingknobs(Figure26)
counterclockwiseuntilnocontactexists.
Figure26
1.Bedknifeadjustingknob
2.Usingaragorthicklypaddedglove,holdontothe
reelbladeandtrytomovethereelassemblysideto
side(Figure27).
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Figure27
3.Ifendplayexists,proceededasfollows:
A.Loosenexternalsetscrewsecuringbearing
adjustingnuttobearinghousinglocatedonthe
leftsideofthecuttingunit(
Figure28).
Figure28
1.Setscrew
2.Nut
B.Usinga1-3/8"socketwrench,slowlytightenthe
reelbearingadjustmentnutuntilnoendplayof
thereelexists.Ifadjustingnutdoesnoteliminate
reelendplay,replacereelbearings.
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