Adjusting The Height Of Cut - Toro 03698 Operator's Manual

Adjusting the Height of Cut

Note: For heights of cut greater than 2.54 cm (1.00 inch)
install the High Height-of-Cut Kit.
1. Loosen the locknuts securing the height-of-cut arms to
the cutting-unit side plates
Figure 24
1. Adjusting screw
2. Locknut
2. Loosen the nut on the gauge bar
adjusting screw to the desired height of cut.
Figure 25
1. Gauge bar
2. Height-adjusting screw
3. Nut
3. Measure the distance between the bottom of the screw
head and the face of the bar to get the height of cut.
4. Hook the screw head on the cutting edge of the
bedknife and rest the rear end of the bar on the rear
roller (Figure 26).
5. Rotate the adjusting screw until the front roller contacts
the gauge bar (Figure
until the entire roller is parallel to the bedknife.
(Figure 24).
3. Height-of-cut arm
(Figure 25) and set the
4. Holes used for setting
Groomer HOC
5. Hole not used
26). Adjust both ends of roller
Important: When set properly, the rear and front
rollers will contact the gauge bar and the screw
will be snug against the bedknife. This ensures
that the height of cut is identical at both ends of
the bedknife.
6. Tighten the nuts to secure the adjustment. Do not
overtighten the nuts. Tighten them just enough to
remove play from the washer.
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Figure 26