Adjusting The Clip Rate - Toro Groundmaster 1018 Operator's Manual

18in, 21in, and 26in; 8-blade, 11-blade, and 14-blade cutting units
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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
enough to remove play from the washer.
7.
Verify that the height-of-cut setting is correct;
repeat this procedure if necessary.
For a height of cut greater than 8 mm (0.312 inch),
position the traction-unit drum in the H
refer to your machine Operator's Manual.
For a height of cut greater than 16 mm (0.625
inch), install the High Height-of-Cut Kit. Contact
your authorized Toro distributor to acquire this kit.

Adjusting the Clip Rate

The clip rate is determined by the following machine
settings:
Reel speed: The reel speed can be adjusted to
a high or low setting; refer to your traction unit
Operator's Manual.
Reel-drive-pulley position: The reel-drive pulleys
(22-tooth and 24-tooth) can be set in 2 positions:
– H
position: "A" in
IGH
– L
position: "B" in
OW
Note:
The pulley position is set to the L
position from the factory.
1. Pulley (24 tooth)
To adjust the position of the pulleys, refer to the
following steps:
1.
Remove the belt cover to expose the belt
15).
IGH
Figure 14
Figure 14
Figure 14
2. Pulley (22 tooth)
position;
1. Reel-drive-assembly
housing
2. Belt
3. Idler-arm internal hex
4. Idler arm
2.
Loosen the idler-arm bolt and rotate the idler
arm
3.
Remove the belt
OW
4.
Loosen the nut on each pulley, remove the
pulleys, and use the nuts to install the pulleys in
your desired configuration.
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12
Figure 15
5. Idler-arm bolt
6. Belt cover
7. Socket-head screw
(Figure
15) to release tension on the belt.
(Figure
15).
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