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:
•Shim0.0508mm(0.002inch)—Toropartnumber
125-5611
•Cuttingperformancepaper—Toropartnumber125-5610
1.Positionthecuttingunitonaat,levelworksurface.
Turnthebedbaradjustingscrewscounterclockwise
toensurethatthebedbardoesnotcontactthereel
(Figure11).
Figure11
1.Bedbaradjustingscrew
2.Tipthemower,toexposethebedknifeandreel.
Important:Makesurenutsonbackendofbedbar
adjustingscrewsarenotrestingonthework
surface(Figure12).
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Figure12
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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