Operator's Manual

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D. With the cutting unit in position, release the wire
hook and rotate the pull frame to the operating
position. The slotted link locks automatically.
E. Attach the motor and pull links.
Important Do not operate the lift system when the
center cutting unit is in the service position. Damage
could result to the pull frame and clevis assembly.
Note: When installing cutting units with groomers, and
the groomer carton label does not read “with extension
brackets,” Groomer Extension Kit, Part No. 99-4255, is
required.
6. Slide the sleeve back on each ball joint receiver and
hook the receiver onto the cutting unit ball stud
(Fig. 13).
6.06 in. (154 mm)
w/o groomer
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2
3
Figure 13
1. Ball stud
2. Pull arm extension
3. Ball joint receiver
Note: The pull link assemblies are preset at the factory. If
they ever need to be disassembled, reassemble them to the
dimensions shown in Figure 13.
7. Mount the basket onto the carrier frame.
8. Adjust the pull links until there is 1/4 to 3/8 in. (6 to
9 mm) clearance between the lip of the basket and the
reel blades. Make sure the basket lips are equidistant
from the reel blades all the way across the reel blades.
9. Assemble the mounting screws for the reel drive motor
to each cutting unit. Leave approximately 1/2 in.
(13 mm) of the threads exposed on each mounting
screw (Fig. 14).
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2
Figure 14
1. Screws 2. Drive motor
10. Remove the protective covers from the cutting units
and the reel drive motor shafts.
Note: Retain the protective covers for the cutting units.
Install them whenever the reel drive motors are removed
to protect the cutting unit bearings from contamination.
11. Coat the spline shaft of the motor with clean grease
and install the motor by rotating the motor clockwise
so the motor flanges clear the studs. Rotate the motor
counterclockwise until the flanges are encircling the
studs and tighten the mounting capscrews (Fig. 14).
12. Using a hand pump grease gun, fill the cavity at the
end of the cutting unit with #2 general purpose grease.