Toro Reelmaster 3550 Series Operator's Manual
Right/left-hand groomer kit, 18-inch cutting unit
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- Page 1 Form No. 3375-852 Rev B Right/Left-Hand Groomer Kit Reelmaster ® 3550 Series 18-inch Cutting Unit Model No. 03914 Model No. 03915 *3375-852* B Register at www.Toro.com. Original Instructions (EN)
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
You are responsible for operating the product properly and safely. You may contact Toro directly at www.Toro.com for product and accessory information, help finding a dealer, or to register your product. -
Page 3: Safety
If major repairs are ever needed or assistance is desired, contact an Authorized Toro Distributor. • To ensure optimum performance and safety, always purchase genuine Toro replacement parts and accessories to keep the Toro all Toro. Never use “will-fit”... -
Page 4: Setup
• Needle-nose pliers Note: If you want to install a groomer and a brush, • 6 inch ruler, Toro part 114-5446 obtain the appropriate Groomer and Brush Kit from your • Flat screwdriver Authorized Toro Distributor. - Page 5 and remove the key. Remove all the cutting units from the machine. Note: Make sure that all the black plastic tie straps have been removed from the groomer assemblies. 3. Remove the carriage bolts and nuts securing the height-of-cut brackets to the cutting-unit side plates (Figure 3).
- Page 6 Note: The washers on the height-of-cut adjusting 16. Install the new (longer) splined drive insert to the bolts must be located on each side of the flange on the reel shaft (Figure 8). Apply 242 Loctite (Blue) to the side plate (Figure 7). threads of the insert prior to installation.
- Page 7 G021696 Figure 10 1. Groomer plate w/quick-up lever (non-drive end) 9. Socket-head screw 10. Flange-head bolt—long 2. Pivot hub (non-drive end) 3. Quick-up lever 11. Belt 4. Square key 12. Pivot hub (drive end) 5. Shim (must remain loose after installation) 13.
- Page 8 Figure 12 1. Excluder seal 2. Bearing housing 25. Mount the quick-up lever assemblies to the side plates with 2 flange-head bolts (3/8 x 3/4 inch); refer to Figure 14 Figure 10. 26. Apply anti-seize compound to the key slot of the drive pulley, insert the square key into the key slot, and slide •...
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Page 9: Adjusting The Hydraulic Hoses
Installing the Broomer Kit (optional) 1. From one side of the groomer reel, slide a brush into each groove around the full length of the groomer reel (Figure 18). Figure 16 Note: After greasing the groomer bearings, operate the groomer for 30 seconds, stop the machine, and wipe excess grease from the groomer shaft and seals. -
Page 10: Operation
Operation Grooming is performed in the turf canopy above the soil level. Grooming promotes vertical growth of grass plants, reduces grain and severs stolons producing a denser turf. Grooming produces a more uniform and tighter playing surface for faster and truer action of the golf ball. Verticutting is a more aggressive cultivation technique designed to remove thatch by cutting through the turf canopy and into the thatch/mat layer. -
Page 11: Adjusting The Groomer Height
• The type of grass • The overall management program (such as irrigation, fertilizing, spraying, coring, and over-seeding) • The traffic on the fairway • Stress periods (such as high temperatures, high humidity, unusually high traffic) These factors can vary from golf course to golf course. It is important, therefore, to inspect the fairways frequently and vary the grooming practice in accordance with the need. -
Page 12: Testing The Groomer Performance
Height of Cut (HOC) and Height of Groom (HOG) Recommended Range Height of Cut Number of Rear Roller Recommended HOG = HOC - Groomer Engagement Spacers 0.250 inch (6.35 mm) 0.125 to 0.250 inch (3.175 to 6.35 mm) 0.375 inch (9.525 mm) 0.187 to 0.375 inch (4.750 to 9.525 mm) 0.375 inch (9.525 mm) 0.187 to 0.375 inch (4.750 to 9.525 mm) -
Page 13: Maintenance
Maintenance 3. Remove the belt. 4. Remove the lock nut securing the driven pulley to the end of the groomer shaft. Insert a 5/8 inch wrench on Cleaning the Groomer the flats on the groomer shaft to keep the shaft from rotating. -
Page 14: Groomer Binding Troubleshooting
Groomer Binding 5. Make sure that the main drive bushing (Figure 28) pivots freely around the drive hub. Troubleshooting 1. Make sure that the groomer is set to the desired height of groom (HOG); refer to Figure 26. Figure 28 1. - Page 15 Notes:...
- Page 16 The method of transmission shall be electronic transmittal. This machinery shall not be put into service until incorporated into approved Toro models as indicated on the associated Declaration of Conformity and in accordance with all instructions, whereby it can be declared in conformity with all relevant Directives.