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LEVELING THE REAR DRUM TO
THE REEL
1.
Position the machine on a flat, level surface,
preferably a precision steel plate. Place a 1/4" x
1" flat steel strip, 24" long, under the reel blades
and against the front edge of the bed knife to pre-
vent the bedbar from resting on the work surface.
2.
Raise the front roller so that only the rear drum
and the reel are on the surface.
3.
Firmly press down on the machine above the reel
so all reel blades contact the steel strip.
4.
While pressing down on the reel, slide a feeler
gauge under one end of the drum, then check the
other end of the drum. If there is a gap between
the drum and the work surface, greater than .010"
on either end, an adjustment to the drum is
required; go to step 5. If the gap is less than
.010" no adjustment is required.
5.
Remove the rear belt cover from the right side of
the machine.
6.
Rotate the drive pulley until the holes align with
the (4) roller bearing flange screws
(Fig. 3).
1.
Drive pulley 3.
2.
Four holes
Fig 3.
Idler pulley
7.
Loosen the four roller bearing screws and the
screw securing the idler pulley. Raise or lower
the right side of the roller assembly until the gap
is reduced to less than .010". Tighten the roller-
bearing screws. Adjust belt tension and tighten
idler pulley mounting screw (Fig. 4 ).
ADJUST THE BEDKNIFE TO THE
REEL
Bedknife-to-reel adjustment is done by loosening or
tightening the bedknife adjusting screws, located on
top of the mower.
1.
Position the machine on a flat, level work surface.
Make sure the reel contact is removed by loosen-
ing jam nuts on the bedknife adjusting screws and
rotating the adjusting screws counterclockwise
(Fig. 4).
1.
Bedknife adjusting screw
2.
Jam nut
3.
Spring
2.
Tilt the mower back on the handle to expose the
bedknife and reel.
3.
On one end of the front side of the reel, insert a
long strip of newspaper between the reel and the
bedknife (Fig. 5). While slowly rotating the reel
forward, tighten the bedknife adjusting screw (on
same end of the reel), one flat at a time, until the
paper is pinched lightly when inserted from the
front, parallel to the bedknife, which results in a
slight drag when the paper is pulled (Fig. 4).
Fig. 4
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