Operator's Manual

Figure 16

1. Bedknife adjusting knob

2. Hold on to the reel shaft and try to move the reel

assembly side to side (Fig. 17).

Figure 17

3. If end play exists, proceeded as follows:

A. Loosen external set screw securing bearing

adjusting nut to bearing housing located on the left

side of the cutting unit (Fig. 18).

B. Using a spanner wrench, slowly tighten the reel

bearing adjustment nut until no end play of the reel

exists. If adjusting nut does not eliminate reel end

play, replace reel bearings.

Note: Reel bearings do not require pre–load.

Over tightening reel bearing adjuster

nut will damage reel bearings.

4. Retighten set screw securing bearing adjusting nut to

bearing housing.

Figure 18

1. Set screw 2. Bearing adjusting nut

SPA (Single Point Adjustment)

Spring Adjustment

If single point adjustment assembly (Fig. 19) is

removed for servicing, make sure spring is

compressed to a length of 1.25” (32 mm). This

adjustment is attained by tightening nut on SPA knob

shaft.

Note: SPA assembly has left-handed threads.

1.25”

(32mm)

Figure 19

1. Single point adjust

assembly

2. Adjusting nut