Installing The Cutting Units - Toro Reelmaster 3555 Operator's Manual

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Installing the Cutting Units

Parts needed for this procedure:
1 Right hose guide
1 Left hose guide
Procedure
1. Park the machine on a level surface, engage the
parking brake, shut off the engine, and remove
the key from the ignition switch.
2. Remove the reel motors from the shipping
brackets.
3. Remove and discard the shipping brackets.
4. Remove the cutting units from the cartons.
Assemble and adjust them as described in the
cutting unit Operator's Manual.
5. Make sure that the counterweight
installed to the proper end of the cutting unit as
described in the cutting unit Operator's Manual.
1. Counterweight
6. All the cutting units are shipped with the turf
compensation spring mounted to the right
side of the cutting unit. Ensure that the turf
(Figure
Figure 3
compensation spring is mounted to the same
side of the cutting unit as the reel drive motor.
Position the turf compensation as follows:
A. Remove the 2 carriage bolts and nuts
securing the rod bracket to the cutting unit
tabs
1. Turf compensation spring
2. Rod bracket
B. Remove the flange nut securing the spring
tube bolt to the carrier frame tab
and remove the assembly.
C. Mount the spring tube bolt to the opposite
tab on the carrier frame and secure it with
3) is
the flange nut.
Note:
side of the tab as shown in
1. Opposite carrier frame tab
D. Mount the rod bracket to the cutting unit
tabs with the carriage bolts and nuts
5).
Note:
units, make sure that the hairpin cotter is
installed in the spring rod hole next to the rod
bracket. Otherwise, install the hairpin cotter in
the hole in the end of the rod.
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7. On cutting unit 4 (left front) and cutting unit 5
(right front), use the rod-bracket mounting nuts
to install the hose guides to the front of the
cutting-unit tabs. The hose guides should lean
toward the center cutting unit
7, Figure
14
(Figure 4).
Figure 4
3. Spring tube
Position the bolt head to the outer
Figure 5
2. Rod bracket
When installing or removing the cutting
8).
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(Figure 4),
Figure 4.
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