Adjusting The Cut-Off Bar; Backlapping The Reel - Toro 04022 Operator's Manual

Assembling the Bedbar
1. Install bedbar, positioning mounting ears between
washer and bedbar adjuster.
2. Secure bedbar to each side plate with bedbar bolts
(jam nuts on bolts) and 8 washers. A nylon washer
is to be positioned on each side of side plate boss.
Place a steel washer outside each of the nylon
washers. Torque bolts to 240-320 in.-lb.
3. Tighten the jam nut until the end play is removed
from the outside thrust washers. Do not overtighten.
Note: It is acceptable that the inside thrust washers
on the cutting unit may remain loose.
4. Tighten spring tension nut until spring is collapsed,
then back off 1/2 turn.
5. Adjust bedbar; refer to Adjusting the Bedknife to
the Reel.

Adjusting the Cut-Off Bar

Adjust cut-off bar to assure clippings are cleanly
discharged from the reel area:
1. Loosen screws securing top bar (Figure 60) to
cutting unit.
Figure 60
1. Cut-off bar
2. Insert .060 inch feeler gauge between top of reel and
bar and tighten screws. Ensure bar and reel are equal
distance apart across complete reel.
Note: The bar is adjustable to compensate for
changes in turf conditions. The bar should be
adjusted closer to reel when turf is extremely dry.
By contrast, adjust bar further away from reel when
turf conditions are wet. The bar should be parallel to
reel to ensure optimum performance and should be
adjusted whenever reel is sharpened on a reel grinder.

Backlapping the Reel

1. Remove plug from the reel drive cover on the left
side of reel assembly (Figure 61)
1. Reel drive cover plug
2. Insert a 18 mm socket onto hex flange nut on left
end of reel shaft.
3. Backlap according to the procedure in the Toro
Sharpening Reel and Rotary Mowers Manual, Form
No. 80-300 PT.
Contact with the reel or other moving parts can
result in personal injury.
• Stay away from the reel while backlapping.
• Never use a short handled paint brush for
backlapping. Part No. 29-9100 Handle
assembly complete or individual parts are
available from your local Authorized Toro
Distributor.
Note: For a better cutting edge, run a file across
the front face of the bedknife when the lapping
operation is completed. This will remove any burrs
or rough edges that may have built up on the cutting
edge.
4. Reinstall plug when backlap operation is completed.
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Figure 61