Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Lubrication
Eachcuttingunithas6greasettings(Figure26)thatmustbe
lubricatedregularlywithNo.2generalpurpose,lithium-base
grease.
Thelubricationpointsarefrontroller(2),rearroller(2),and
reelbearing(2).
Note:Lubricatingcuttingunitsimmediatelyafter
washinghelpspurgewateroutofbearingsandincreases
bearinglife.
1.Wipeeachgreasettingwithacleanrag.
2.Applygreaseuntilcleangreaseisseencomingoutof
rollersealsandbearingreliefvalve.
3.Wipeexcessgreaseaway.
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Figure26
1.Reliefvalve
AdjustingtheReelBearings
Toensurelonglifeofthereelbearings,periodicallycheckif
reelendplayexists.Thereelbearingscanbecheckedand
adjustedasfollows:
1.Loosenreeltobedknifecontactbyturningthebedknife
adjustingknobs(Figure27)counterclockwiseuntilno
contactexists.
Figure27
1.Bedknifeadjustingknob
2.Usingaragorthicklypaddedglove,holdontothereel
bladeandtrytomovethereelassemblysidetoside
(Figure28).
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Figure28
3.Ifendplayexists,proceededasfollows:
A.Loosenexternalsetscrewsecuringbearing
adjustingnuttobearinghousinglocatedonthe
leftsideofthecuttingunit(Figure29).
Figure29
1.Setscrew
2.Nut
B.Usinga1-3/8inchsocketwrench,slowlytighten
thereelbearingadjustmentnutuntilnoend
playofthereelexists.Ifadjustingnutdoesnot
eliminatereelendplay,replacereelbearings.
Note:Reelbearingsdonotrequirepreload.Over
tighteningreelbearingadjusternutwilldamage
reelbearings.
4.Tightenthesetscrewtosecurethebearingadjusting
nuttothebearinghousing.Torqueitto1.4–1.7N-m
(12–15in-lb).
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