Cutting Height; Reel Bearing - Jacobsen Greens King V Plus Service Manual

3 ADJUSTMENTS
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3.6

CUTTING HEIGHT

Note: Always make the reel to bedknife
adjustment before adjusting height of cut.
(Sections 3.4 and 3.5).
1. Raise mowers to transport position then
engage the parking brake, stop engine
and remove key from ignition switch.
2. `Set desired cutting height on the gauge
(I).
a. Measure distance between the
underside of screw head and gauge
block surface (J).
b. Adjust screw (L) to obtain desired
height then tighten the wing nut.
3. Loosen the nuts on the front roller
brackets (K) just enough to allow the
adjuster knob (N) to raise or lower the
front roller.
Place gauge (I) across bottom of front
4.
and rear rollers near one end of roller.
Slide the head of gauge screw (L) over
5.
the bedknife (M) and adjust the knob (N)
to close the gap between the screwhead
and bedknife. Then tighten locknut (K).
3.7

REEL BEARING

Any end play or radial play indicates bad bearings,
a weak tension spring or a backed off nut.
1. Check bearing housing mounting
hardware. Tighten or replace components
as required. Carefully clean threads with
degreaser.
2. Apply a medium strength grade of Loctite
to nut (P), then thread nut onto the reel
shaft until the nut is 46 mm from the end
of the reel shaft.
3. Fill reel bearing housings with NLGI -
Grade O grease after adjusting spring.
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6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 on opposite end.
Complete adjustment to one end before
adjusting opposite end.
Tighten nuts (K) and recheck each end.
7.