Operator's Manual

AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Theheight-of-cutisadjustablefrom25to127mm(1to
5inches)in13mm(1/2inch)increments.Toadjustthe
height-of-cut,positionthecastorwheelaxlesintheupper
orlowerholesofthecastorforks,addorremoveanequal
numberofspacersfromthecastorforksandsecuretheheight
ofcutcollartothedesiredholesintheheightofcutrod.
1.Starttheengineandraisethecuttingunitofftheoor
sothattheheight-of-cutcanbechanged.Stopthe
engineandremovethekeyafterthecuttingunitis
raised.
2.Positionthecastorwheelaxlesinthesameholesin
bothcastorforks.Referto
Figure6andFigure7to
determinethecorrectholesforthesetting.
Figure6
1.Tensioningcap4.Axlemountingholes
2.Spacers5.CastorWheel
3.Shims
Figure7
Note:Whenoperatingin64mm(2–1/2inch)height
ofcutorhigher,theaxleboltmustbeinstalledinthe
lowercastorforkholetopreventgrassbuildupbetween
thewheelandthefork.Whenoperatinginheightof
cutslowerthan64mm(2–1/2inch)andgrassbuildup
isdetected,reversethemachinesdirectiontopullany
clippingsawayfromthewheel/forkarea.
3.Removethetensioningcapfromthespindleshaft
(Figure6)andslidethespindleoutofthecastorarm.
Putthe2shims(1/8inch)ontothespindleshaftas
theywereoriginallyinstalled.Theseshimsarerequired
toachievealevelacrosstheentirewidthofthecutting
units.Slidetheappropriatenumberof1/2inchspacers
ontothespindleshafttogetthedesiredheight-of-cut;
thenslidethewasherontotheshaft.
RefertoFigure7todeterminethecombinationsof
spacersforthesetting.
4.Pushthecastorspindlethroughthecastorarm.Install
theshims(astheywereoriginallyinstalled)andthe
remainingspacersontothespindleshaft.Installthe
tensioningcaptosecuretheassembly.
5.Removethehairpinandclevispinsecuringtheheight
ofcutcollartotheheightofcutrodontherearofthe
cuttingunit(Figure8).
Figure8
1.Height-of-cutrod3.Clevispinandhairpin
cotter
2.Height-of-cutcollar
6.Aligntheheight-of-cutcollartothedesired
height-of-cutholesontheheightofcutrod(Figure
8andFigure9).
7.Securetheadjustmentwiththeclevispinandhairpin.
Note:Positiontheheadoftheclevispintowardthe
frontofthedeck,ifpossible.
Note:Whenusing25mm(1inch),38mm(1-1/2
inch),oroccasionally51mm(2inch)height–of–cut,
movetheskidsandrollertothehighestholes.
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