Operator's Manual

Setup
MediaandAdditionalParts
Description
Qty.
Use
CEDecal
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ApplytothecuttingdeckforCEcompliance.
Operator'sManual
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Readbeforeoperating.
PartsCatalog
1Usetolookupparts.
AdjustingtheCarrierFrame
(Groundsmaster3500-Dand
3500-Gonly)
AdjustingtheFrontCuttingDecks
Thefrontandrearcuttingdecksrequiredifferentmounting
positions.Thefrontcuttingdeckhastwomountingpositions
dependingonwhatheight-of-cutanddegreeofdeckrotation
youdesire.
1.Forheightsofcutinthe3/4to3inch(2to7.6cm)
range,mountthefrontcarrierframesinthelowerfront
mountingholes(Figure2).
Note:Thispermitsmoreuptravelofthecutting
decksrelativetotractorwhenapproachingquickuphill
changesinterrain.Itdoeshoweverlimittheclearance
ofthechambertothecarrierwhencrestingsharp
knolls.
Figure2
1.Frontdeckmountinghole
(upper)
3.Reardeckmountinghole
2.Frontdeckmountinghole
(lower)
2.Forheightsofcutinthe2-1/2to4inch(6.3to10
cm)range,mountthefrontcarrierframesintheupper
frontmountingholes(Figure2).
Note:Thisincreasesthechambertocarrierclearance
duetothehigherpositionofthecuttingchamber,but
willcausethecuttingdecktoreachtheirmaximumup
travelsooner.
AdjustingtheRearCuttingDeck
Thefrontandrearcuttingdecksrequiredifferentmounting
positions.Therearcuttingdeckhasonemountingposition
forproperalignmentwiththesidewinderunderframe.
Forallheightsofcut,mounttherearcuttingdeckintherear
mountingholes(Figure2).
AdjustingtheHeight-of-Cut
Important:Thiscuttingdeckoftencutsapproximately
1/4inch(6mm)lowerthanareelcuttingunitwiththe
samebenchsetting.Itmaybenecessarytohavethese
rotarycuttingdeck’sbenchset1/4inch(6mm)above
thatofreelscuttinginthesamearea.
Important:Accesstotherearcuttingunitsisgreatly
improvedbyremovingthecuttingunitfromthetractor.
IftheunitisequippedwithaSidewinder®,sidewindthe
cuttingunitstotheright,removetherearcuttingunit,
andslideitouttotherightside.
1.Lowerthecuttingdecktotheground,stoptheengine,
andremovethekeyfromignitionswitch.
2.Loosentheboltsecuringeachheight-of-cutbracketto
theheight-of-cutplate(frontandeachside)(Figure3).
3.Beginningwithfrontadjustment,removethebolt.
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