Operator's Manual

10.Ifremoved,inserttheverticalshaftofthepivotknuckle
intoliftarmpivothub(Figure5).Guidethepivot
knuckleinplacebetweenthetworubbercentering
bumpersintheundersideoftheliftarmsteeringplate.
11.Insertthelynchpinintothecrossholeonthepivot
knuckleshaft(Figure5).
12.Removenutsecuringturfcompensationspring
mountingbrackettocuttingunitstabilizerear(Figure
6).Inserttipperchainontocapscrewandsecurewith
nutremoved.
Figure6
1.Liftchain2.Cuttingunitstabilizerear
13.Mountthemotortothedriveendofthecuttingunit
andsecurewithtwocapscrewsprovided(Figure7).
Figure7
1.Motor
2.O-ring
Note:Ifxedcuttingunitpositionisrequired,insert
steeringlockingpinintopivotknucklemountinghole
(Figure5).
14.Hookspringwirearoundbottomofsteeringlocking
pin(
Figure5).
AdjustTurfCompensationSpring
Tractorsaresetupatthefactoryappropriatelyformost
fairwaymowingapplications.Thefollowingadjustmentisfor
ne-tuningthemachinetotheapplication:
TheTurfCompensationSpring(
Figure8),connectingcarrier
frametocuttingunit,controlstheamountoffore-aftrotation
available,aswellastheamountofgroundclearancein
transportandturnaround.
TheTurfCompensationSpringalsotransfersweightfromthe
fronttorearroller.Thishelpstoreduceawavepatterninthe
turf,alsoknownasbobbing.
Important:Makespringadjustmentswithcuttingunit
mountedtotractionunitandloweredtoshopoor.
1.Tightenlocknutonrearofspringroduntilthegap(C)
betweenrearofspringbracketandfrontofwasheris
25mm(1inch)(Figure8).
Figure8
2.Tightenhexnutsonfrontendofspringroduntilthe
compressedlength(A)ofspringis203mm(8inches)
(Figure8).
Note:Whencuttingroughorundulatingturf,increase
compressedlength(A)ofspringto216mm(8-1/2
inches)andgap(C)betweenrearofspringbracketand
frontofwasherto38mm(1-1/2inches)(Figure8).
Note:Ascompressedspringlength(A)decreases,
weighttransferfromfrontrollertorearroller
increasesandcarrierframe/cuttingunitrotationangle
(B)decreases.
Note:Asgap(C)betweenspringbracketandwasher
increases,cuttingunitgroundclearancedecreases
andcarrierframe/cuttingunitrotationangle(B)
increases.
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