Operator's Manual

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InstallingtheCuttingUnits
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
1Fronthoseguide,right
1
Fronthoseguide,left
Procedure
1.Removethereelmotorsfromtheshippingbrackets.
2.Removetheshippingbracketsanddiscard.
3.Removethecuttingunitsfromthecartons.
4.Assembleandadjustasdescribedinthecuttingunit
Operator'sManual.
5.Makesurethatthecounterweight(Figure9)isinstalled
totheproperendofthecuttingunitasdescribedinthe
cuttingunitOperator'sManual.
Figure9
1.Counterweight
6.Allofthecuttingunitsareshippedwiththe
turf-compensationspringmountedtotherightsideof
thecuttingunit.Theturf-compensationspringmust
bemountedtothesamesideofthecuttingunitas
thereel-drivemotor.Positiontheturf-compensation
springasfollows:
A.Removethe2carriageboltsandnutssecuringthe
rodbrackettothecutting-unittabs(Figure10).
Figure10
1.Turf-compensationspring3.Springtube
2.Rodbracket
B.Removetheangenutsecuringthespring-tube
bolttothecarrier-frametab(Figure10)
C.Removetheassembly.
D.Mountthespring-tubebolttotheoppositetabon
thecarrierframeandsecureitwiththeangenut.
Note:Theboltheadistobepositionedtothe
outersideofthetabasshowninFigure11.
Figure11
1.Oppositecarrier-frametab
2.Rodbracket
E.Mounttherodbrackettothecutting-unittabs
withthecarriageboltsandnuts(Figure11).On
thecuttingunit,mountthelefthoseguidetothe
frontofthecuttingunittabswhenreinstallingthe
rodbracket(Figure13).
Important:OnCuttingUnit4(leftfront)
andCuttingUnit5(rightfront),usethe
rod-bracketmountingnutstoinstallthehose
guidestothefrontofthecutting-unittabs.
Thehoseguidesshouldleantowardthecenter
cuttingunit(Figure12throughFigure14).
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