Installing The Verticutter Reels - Toro 03877 Operator's Manual

1. Cutting unit 1
2. Cutting unit 2
3. Cutting unit 3
4. Cutting unit 4
5. Cutting unit 5
Note: The counterweights are shipped installed to the left
end of the verticutters. The 2 cap screws, shipped in the loose
parts bag, are to be used for securing the hydraulic motor.
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Installing the Verticutter Reels

Parts needed for this procedure:
1 Screw
1
O-ring
Procedure
1. Insert a thrust washer onto horizontal shaft of pivot
knuckle as shown in
1. Carrier frame
2. Pivot knuckle
3. Lift-arm steering plate
2. Insert the horizontal shaft of the pivot knuckle into the
mounting tube of the carrier frame
Figure 11
6. Cutting unit 6
7. Cutting unit 7
8. Reel motor
9. Weight
Figure 12 .
Figure 12
4. Lynch pin
5. Steering locking pin
(Figure 12).
3. Secure pivot knuckle to carrier frame with a thrust
washer, a flat washer, and a flange-head cap screw
(Figure 12).
4. Insert a thrust washer onto the vertical shaft of the
pivot knuckle (Figure
5. If removed, insert the vertical shaft of the pivot knuckle
into the lift-arm pivot hub
Note: Guide the pivot knuckle in place between the
2 rubber centering bumpers in the underside of the
lift-arm steering plate.
6. Insert the lynch pin into the cross hole on the
pivot-knuckle shaft
7. Secure the lift-arm chain to the cutting unit chain
bracket (Figure 13) with the snapper pin as follows:
•
On cutting units 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, use only 6 of the
chain links.
•
On cutting units 2 and 3, use all 7 of the chain links.
8. Coat the splines of the reel motor with clean grease.
9. Oil the reel motor O-ring and install it onto the motor
flange.
10. Install the motor by rotating it clockwise so that the
motor flanges clear the cap screws
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12).
(Figure 12).
(Figure 12).
Figure 13
(Figure 14).