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Adjusting the Height of Cut
1.
Loosen the locknuts securing the height-of-cut
arms to the cutting-unit side plates
Figure 14
1. Height-of-cut arm
2. Locknut
2.
Hook the screw head of the height-of-cut gauge
onto the right side of the cutting edge of the
bedknife and rest the rear end of the bar onto
the rear of the roller
Figure 15
1. Gauge bar
3.
Rotate the adjusting screw until the roller
contacts the front of the gauge bar.
4.
Repeat steps
2
and
5.
Adjust both ends of the roller until the entire
roller is parallel to the bedknife.
Important:
When set properly, the rear
and front rollers will contact the gauge
bar and the screw will be snug against the
bedknife. This ensures that the height of cut
is identical at both ends of the bedknife.
(Figure
3. Adjusting screw
(Figure
15).
3
for the left side.
6.
Tighten the nuts to secure the adjustment
enough to remove play from the washer.
7.
Verify that the height-of-cut setting is correct;
14).
repeat this procedure if necessary.
Adjusting the Clip Setting
There are 6 clip settings on the cutting unit that you
can set to match your turf conditions. Start out setting
the clip to match the height of cut, but then test the
cutting unit and adjust the clip to obtain the quality of
cut that you desire.
1.
Shut off the machine as follows:
•
Gas units: Shut off the engine and disconnect
the spark-plug wire.
•
Electric units: Turn off the machine and
disconnect the battery connector (T-handle).
2.
Loosen the flange bolt securing the belt cover
and remove the belt cover to expose the belt
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(Figure
1. Belt cover
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3.
Loosen the bearing-housing nut
12
16).
Figure 16
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(Figure
17).
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