Operator's Manual

CuttingUnitSystem
Maintenance
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladeorbedknifecanbreak,and
apiececouldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesandbedknivesperiodicallyfor
excessivewearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Weargloves
andusecautionwhenservicingthem.Only
replaceorbacklapthebladesandbedknives;
neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmachineswithmultiplecuttingunits,takecare
whenrotatingacuttingunit;itcancausethereels
intheothercuttingunitstorotate.
Checkingthe
Reel-to-BedknifeContact
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthereel-to-bedknifecontactevenifthequality
ofcuthadbeenacceptablepreviously.Theremust
belightcontactacrossthefulllengthofthereeland
bedknife;refertoAdjustingReeltoBedknifeinthe
cuttingunitoperator’smanual.
UsingtheOptionalGauge
Bar
Usethegaugebar(Figure95)toadjustthecutting
unit.RefertothecuttingunitOperator'sManualfor
theadjustmentprocedure.
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Figure95
1.Gaugebar4.Holesusedforsetting
groomerHOG
2.Heightadjustingscrew5.Holenotused
3.Nut
BacklappingtheCutting
Units
WARNING
Contactwiththecuttingunitsorothermoving
partscanresultinpersonalinjury.
•Keepyourngers,hands,andclothing
awayfromthecuttingunitsandother
movingparts.
•Neverattempttoturnthecuttingunitsby
handorfootwhiletheengineisrunning.
PreparingtheMachine
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page41).
2.Maketheinitialreel-to-bedknifeadjustments
appropriateforbacklapping;refertothecutting
unitOperator'sManual.
3.Raisetheplatformcover(Figure69)toexpose
themowermanifold.
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