Operator's Manual

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C. Leveling Front Roller
Important Toro strongly recommends the use of a
leveling plate when setting–up or adjusting any reel type
cutting unit. The leveling plate will help to ensure
accurate and consistent adjustments. Contact your local
Toro Distributor for ordering a leveling plate.
1. Position cutting unit on a flat surface.
2. Position a straight, parallel sided bar under the reel
blades and against the front edge of the bedknife
(Fig. 11). For 1” (25 mm) height-of-cut or below, a
3/4” (19 mm) bar is recommended. For heights–of–cut
above 1” (25 mm), a 1–1/4” (32 mm) bar is
recommended.
Note: The bar thickness does not affect the
adjustment. The recommended bars
keep the cutting unit more balanced
during the adjustment. Make sure the
bar covers the full length of the reel
blades and the outermost contact points
between the reel and bar are equal
distances from the center of the reel.
3. Rock cutting unit forward (on reel blades and steel
bar) until front roller contacts flat surface. Reel blades
and bedknife must maintain contact with bar. Rear
roller should not contact surface (Fig. 11).
4. Use a piece of newspaper or visually check to see if
any gap exists between front roller ends and flat
surface (Fig. 12). If needed, adjust front
height-of-cut rods until both ends of roller are in
contact with level surface.
Note: If leveling the front roller causes the
cutting unit attitude to be different
from side to side by more than one
degree, you may need to regrind the
reel and/or bedknife to eliminate
uneven wear.
Contact along full length of reel blade and front roller
ends levels front roller to reel.
Bar stock (3/4” thick
stock suggested)
Ref. flat surface
(1” x 20 x 30” flat
stock suggested)
Gap
Figure 11
Figure 12