Adjusting The Rear Roller - Toro 04616 Operator's Manual

1. Bedbar adjusting screw
2. Tilt the mower on back to expose the bedknife and
reel.
Important: Make sure nuts on back end of
bedbar adjusting screws are not resting on work
surface (Figure 6).
3. At one end of reel, insert a long strip of newspaper
between reel and bedknife (Figure 11). While slowly
rotating reel forward, turn bedbar adjusting screw
clockwise (on same end of reel, one click at a time,
until paper is pinched lightly, when inserted from the
front, parallel to the bedknife. A slight drag will be
noted as the paper is pulled.
Note: Each time the adjusting screw is rotated one
click clockwise, the bedknife moves .0007 in. closer
to the reel. Do not overtighten the adjusting
screws.
4. Check for light contact at other end of reel using
paper and adjust as required.
5. After the adjustment is accomplished, check to see
if the reel can pinch paper when inserted from the
front and cut the paper when inserted at a right angle
to the bedknife (Figure 11). It should be possible to
cut the paper with minimum contact between the
bedknife and the reel blades. Should excessive reel
Figure 10
Figure 11
drag be evident, it will be either necessary to backlap
or regrind the cutting unit to achieve the sharp edges
needed for precision cutting (see the Toro Reel
Sharpening Manual).
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Adjusting the Rear Roller

No Parts Required
Procedure
1. Adjust the rear roller brackets (Figure 12 or
Figure 13) to the low or high position depending on
the desired height of cut range.
Position the spacer above the sideplate mounting
flange (factory setting) when height of cut settings
range from 1/16 to 1/4 inch (Figure 12).
1. Spacer
2. Roller bracket
Position the spacer below the sideplate mounting
flange when height of cut settings range from 1/8"
to 1" (Figure 13).
1. Spacer
2. Roller bracket
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Figure 12
3. Sideplate mounting flange
Figure 13
3. Sideplate mounting flange