Adjusting The Height Of Cut (Hoc) - Toro 03638 Operator's Manual

Note:
When operating the machine on rough
terrain, decrease the spring length by 12.7 mm
(1/2 inch).
Note:
The turf-compensation setting will
need to be reset if the HOC setting or the
aggressiveness-of-cut setting is changed.
Adjusting the Height of Cut
(HOC)
Note:
For heights of cut greater than 2.54 cm (1.00
inch) the High Height-of-Cut Kit must be installed.
1. Loosen the locknuts securing the height-of-cut
arms to the cutting-unit side plates
1. Adjusting screw
2. Locknut
2. Loosen the nut on the gauge bar
and set the adjusting screw to the desired height
of cut.
1. Gauge bar
2. Height adjusting screw
3. Nut
3. Measure the distance between the bottom of the
screw head and the face of the bar to get the
height of cut.
(Figure
Figure 15
3. Height-of-cut arm
(Figure
Figure 16
4. Holes used for setting
groomer HOC
5. Hole not used
4. Hook the screw head on the cutting edge of the
bedknife and rest the rear end of the bar on the
rear roller
Note:
installed with shoulder rollers, place the gauge
bar on the larger diameter shoulders on the
ends of the shoulder roller.
5. Rotate the adjusting screw until the front roller
contacts the gauge bar
15).
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6. Adjust both ends of the roller until the entire
roller is parallel to the bedknife.
Important:
16)
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.
7. Tighten the nuts to secure the adjustment.
Note:
just enough to remove play from the washer.
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(Figure 17).
For checking the HOC on cutting units
(Figure
Figure 17
When set properly, the rear
Do not overtighten the nuts. Tighten them
17).
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