Height Of Cut; Seat Adjustment Lever - Ransomes G-Plex II Safety And Operation Manual

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NOTICE
Too much clearance between the
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bedknife and the blades will result in poor
cutting quality. Too little clearance will
cause excessive wear to the cutting
edges and may cause damage to the
bedknife, reel blades or other components.
Figure 16
1. Upper Adjustment Screw
2. Lower Adjustment Screw
Rotate the reel forward. The reel must
3.
turn freely and you should just be able to
hear the reel blades making slight contact
with the bedknife.
4. After the bedknife is properly adjusted,
tighten the lower adjustment screw at
each end.
5. Test the cutting head by holding two strips
of newsprint perpendicular to the bedknife.
Rotate the reel with a wrench. The reel
must turn freely and each blade on the
reel should cut one of the two strips of
paper.

HEIGHT OF CUT

NOTICE
All three cutting heads MUST be
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accurately set at the same height of cut to
insure an even cut.
• Bedknife adjustment must be made before
setting the height of cut.
1. Set the height of cut on the gauge block
(Part No. 892010) by turning the wingnut
until the distance between the bottom of
the screw head and the top of the gauge
block equals the desired height of cut (See
Fig. 18).
Loosen the locking nut on one of the front
2.
roller adjusting brackets just enough to
allow adjustment (See Fig. 17).
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RANSOMES G PLEX II Series :WD
SAFETY AND OPERATORS MANUAL
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Figure 17
1. Loosen Locking Nut
3. Hold the gauge block across the bottom of
both the front and rear rollers near the
roller adjustment bracket and adjust the
front roller until the cutting edge of the
bedknife comes up to touch the bottom of
the gauge screw head (See Fig. 18).
Gauge
Screw
Front Roller
Head
Set Height Of Cut
Figure 18
Height of Cut Adjustment
4. Tighten the locking nut and repeat the
procedure at the other end. After
adjustment has been made at both ends,
go back and recheck both ends.
5. Make sure all three cutting heads are set
without changing the height of the gauge
screw.

SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER

Pull out on the adjustment lever located under the
left side of the seat. Slide the seat to the desired
position and release the lever.
Figure 19
1. Seat Adjustment Lever
Cutting Head Shown
with
Rear Rotary Brush
Accessory mounted
Rear Roller
Bedknife
Gauge Block
(Part No. 892010)
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