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Note: Each time the adjusting screw is rotated
one flat, the bedknife moves .003" closer to the
reel. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE ADJUST-
ING SCREW.
4.
Check for light contact at the other end of the reel
using the paper and adjust as required. Make sure
to tighten the jam nuts on the adjusting screws
after completing adjustment.
5.
After adjustment, check to see if the reel can
pinch paper when it is inserted from the front and
cut paper when inserted at a right angle to the
bedknife (Fig. 5). It should be possible to cut
paper with minimum contact between the bed-
knife and the reel blades. Should excessive reel
drag be evident, it will be either necessary to
backlap or regrind the cutting unit to achieve the
sharp edges needed for precision cutting (see Toro
reel sharpening manual).
WARNING: Use caution if removing the bedbar
because the adjusting screw springs (Fig. 4) are under
tension and could release suddenly.
ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF CUT
1.
Verify that the rear roller is level and that the bed-
knife-to-reel contact is correct. Tip the mower
back on its handle to expose the front and rear
rollers and the bedknife.
2.
Loosen the locknuts securing the height-of-cut
brackets to the side plates (Fig. 6).
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Fig. 5
1.
Height-of-cut bracket
2.
Roller support
3.
Loosen the nut on the gauge bar (Fig. 7) and set
the adjusting screw to desired height of cut.
Distance between bottom of screw head and face
of bar is height of cut.
1.
Gauge bar
2.
Height adjusting screw
3.
Nut
4.
Hook the screw head on the cutting edge of the
bedknife and rest the rear end of the bar on the
rear roller (Fig. 8).
5.
Rotate the adjusting knob until the roller contacts
the front of the gauge bar. Adjust both ends of
the roller until the entire roller is parallel to the
bedknife.
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
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