Operator's Manual

Reel Construction: Fairway reels. All welded. 5, 7
or 11 blades.
Recommended Height-Of-Cut Range:
5 Blade—1” to 1-3/4” (25–44 mm)
7 Blade—1/2” to 1” (13–25 mm)
11 Blade—3/8” to 3/4” (10–19 mm)
Note: Use bedknife Part No. 93-9774 for heights of
cuts below 1/2” (13 mm).
Reel Diameter: 7 in. (178 mm)
Power Attachment: Reel motors feature quick
disconnect for removal or installation onto the
cutting unit. Cutting units can be driven from either
end.
Height-of-cut & Roller Adjustment: Height-of-cut
adjustment is made at the rear roller with the quick
locating pin and/or the threaded micro adjustment.
Front roller position is adjustable to set cutting unit
attitude.
Bedknife And Bedbar Adjustment: Single-point
adjustment mechanism.
Selected Clip Control: The Reelmaster 5500
Traction Unit is equipped with manually adjustable
reel speeds which control selected clip.
Note: Refer to Traction Unit Operator's
Automatic Clip Control: The Reelmaster 6000D
series traction unit is equipped with an electronic
controller that is programmed to achieve automatic
clip control.
As the traction unit speed varies, the controller will
automatically adjust the hydraulic flow to the reel
motors to vary reel speed and maintain proper clip.
For proper clip, the controller needs to know what
cutting units are installed (5, 7 or 11 blade) and the
height of cut.
Note: Refer to the traction unit operatorís manual
for proper set-up procedure.
Rollers: The front roller is a 3” (76 mm) diameter
cast Wiehle roller. The rear roller is a 3” (76 mm)
diameter steel full roller. Both rollers use the same
heavy-duty ball bearings with two conventional
single-lip seals and a Toro labyrinth seal to provide
four sealing surfaces to protect the bearings.
Optional Equipment
Dethatching Cutting Unit Model No. 03871
Grass Basket Kit Model No. 03882
High-Torque Reel Motor Part No. 98-2448
Wiehle Roller Scraper Part No. 100-9908
Rear Roller Scraper Kit Part No. 100-9920
RM6000 Shoulder Wiehle Roller Part No. 99-8675
RM5500 Shoulder Wiehle Roller Part No. 100-9911
RM6000 Shoulder Wiehle Scraper Part No. 99-8670
RM5500 Shoulder Wiehle Scraper Part No. 100-9913
Low Height-of-Cut Bedknife* Part No. 93-9774
Gauge Bar Assembly‡ Part No. 98-1852
Angle Indicator Part No. 99-3503
Backlapping Brush Assembly Part No. TOR299100
Bedknife Screw Tool Part No. TOR510880
Cutting Unit Tool Kit Part No. TOR4070
Reel Drive Shaft Part No. TOR4074
* For height of cut below 0.5” (13 mm)
‡ Supplied with tractor
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Specifications