Operator's Manual

LevelingtheCoreProcessor
1.BeforelevelingtheCoreProcessor,makesure
thepickupbrushandtherearrollerheightare
adjustedtothecorrectheightofcut(Figure30).
IftheCoreProcessorisequippedwithanewbrush,
therearrolleradjustmenttablecanbereferencedto
settherearrollerforpropergrassheightofcut.
Note:Atthefactorytherearrollerissetat1/8
inchbrushclearancefromtheground.
Figure30
1.Locknut3.Rollerheightadjusting
nuts
2.Heightadjustingkey4.Rollerheightadjusting
plate
Note:Thetablehasmadeaccommodationsfor
oneinchofbrushwear.Replacethebrushifworn
morethanoneinch.
2.Adjusttherearrollersothebrushissetatheightof
grassorlower.Adjusttherollerasfollows:
•Beforemakinganyadjustments,checkthebrush
heightonahardsurfacesoyoucandetermine
whichdirectionyoumayhavetoadjusttherear
roller.
•Loosenthethreeboltsoneachrollersideplate.
•Loosenthecenternutsotheadjustmentkey
canbepulledout.Holdrearrollerup,pull
adjustmentkeyoutandmoverollertodesired
height.Bothsidesmustbeatthesameheight.
Note:Eachnotchis1/4inchofadjustment
•AfterrearrollerisadjustedcheckCoreProcessor
frametobesureitisparalleltotheground.
Recheckbrushheight.
Note:Youmayhavetoreadjusttherearroller
ifyoucannotgetthemainframeparalleltothe
ground.
RearRollerAdjustmentTable
OpenNotches
NewBrushHeight
(Inches)
HeightofCut
(Inches)
18
3–5/8
17
3–3/8
16
3–1/8
3–3/4to3
15
2–7/8
14
2–5/8
13
2–3/8
3to2–1/4
12
2–1/8
11
1–7/8
10
1–5/8
2–1/4to1–1/2
9
1–3/8
8
1–1/8
7
7/8
1–1/2to3/4
6
5/8
5
3/8
4
1/8
3/4to0
3
–1/8
2
—3/8
1
—5/8
0
—7/8
BrushWear
3.Lowertheprocessorontotherearrollerbyraising
theliftwheels.
4.Makesurethatthemainframeisparalleltothe
ground.Checktoseeifthemainframeisparallel
tothegroundwithalevel.Ifthemainframeisnot
paralleltotheground,proceedasfollows:
OnePassHitch
•Ifthefrontoftheframeislower,lengthenthe
connectinglink.
•Ifthefrontoftheframeishigher,shortenthe
connectinglink.
Note:Iftheconnectinglinkisdifcultto
rotate,lowerthetransportwheelsontheCore
Processortorelievesomeofthepressureonthe
connectinglink.
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