Operator's Manual

Operation

Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine

fromthenormaloperatingposition.

Thedualknobbedknife-to-reeladjustmentsystem

incorporatedinthiscuttingunitsimpliestheadjustment

procedureneededtodeliveroptimummowingperformance.

Thepreciseadjustmentpossiblewiththedualknob/bedbar

designgivesthenecessarycontroltoprovideacontinual

self-sharpeningaction-thusmaintainingsharpcuttingedges,

ensuringgoodquality-of-cut,andgreatlyreducingtheneed

forroutinebacklapping.

MakingDailyAdjustmentsto

theCuttingUnit

Priortomowingeachday,orasrequired,checkeachcutting

unittoverifyproperbedknife-to-reelcontact.Thismustbe

performedeventhoughqualityofcutisacceptable.

1.Lowerthecuttingunitsontoahardsurface,shutoff

theengine,andremovetheignitionkey.

2.Slowlyrotatethereelinareversedirection,listening

forreel-to-bedknifecontact.

Note:Theadjustmentknobshavedetents

correspondingto0.018mm(0.0007inch)bedknife

movementforeachindexedposition.Referto

AdjustingtheBedknifetotheReel.

3.Testthecuttingperformancebyinsertingalongstrip

ofcuttingperformancepaper(Toropartnumber

125-5610)betweenreelandbedknife,perpendicular

tothebedknife(Figure18).Slowlyrotatethereel

forward;itshouldcutthepaper.

Figure18

Note:Ifexcessivecontact/reeldragisevidentitwill

beeithernecessarytobacklap,refacethefrontofthe

bedknife,orregrindthecuttingunittoachievethe

sharpedgesneededforprecisioncutting(Refertothe

ToroManualforSharpeningReelandRotaryMowers,

FormNo.09168SL).

Important:Lightcontactispreferredatalltimes.If

youdonotmaintainlightcontact,thebedknifeandreel

edgeswillnotsufcientlyself-sharpenandwilldullafter

aperiodofoperation.Ifyoumaintainexcessivecontact,

thebedknifeandreelwillwearquicker,wearunevenly,

andthequalityofcutmaybeadverselyaffected.

Note:Afterextendedrunning,aridgewilleventually

developatbothendsofthebedknife.Roundofforlethese

notchesushwiththecuttingedgeofthebedknifetoensure

smoothoperation.