Adjusting The Height Of Cut (Hoc) - Toro Reelmaster 3550 Operator's Manual

Adjusting the Height of Cut
(HOC)
Note:
For heights of cut greater than 2.54 cm (1 inch)
install the High Height-of-Cut Kit.
1. Loosen the locknuts securing the height-of-cut
brackets to the cutting-unit side plates
15).
Figure 15
1. Adjusting screw
2. Locknut
2. Loosen the nut on the gauge bar
and set the adjusting screw to the desired height
of cut. The distance between the bottom of the
screw head and the face of the bar is the height
of cut.
Figure 16
1. Gauge bar
2. Height-adjusting screw
3. Nut
3. Hook the screw head on the cutting edge of the
bedknife and rest the rear end of the bar on the
rear roller (Figure
4. Rotate the adjusting screw until the front roller
contacts the gauge bar
(Figure
3. Height-of-cut bracket
(Figure
4. Holes used for setting the
height of groom (HOG)
5. Hole not used
17).
(Figure 17). Adjust both
ends of roller until the entire roller is parallel to
the bedknife.
Important:
and front rollers will contact the gauge
bar and the screw will be snug against the
bedknife. This ensures that the height of cut
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is identical at both ends of the bedknife.
5. Tighten the nuts to secure the adjustment.
Note:
just enough to remove play from the washer.
16)
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Figure 17
When set properly, the rear
Do not overtighten the nuts. Tighten them
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