Toro 03661 - Operation; Adjustments

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Adjustments
AdjustingtheBedknifetotheReel
Bedknifetoreeladjustmentisaccomplishedby
looseningortighteningbedbaradjustingscrews,located
ontopofmower.
1.Positionmachineonaat,levelworksurface.Make
surereelcontactisremovedbyturningbedbar
adjustingscrewscounterclockwise(
Figure8).
Figure8
1.Bedbaradjustingscrew
2.Tiltmoweronback,ontothecuttingunitkickstand,
toexposebedknifeandreel.
Important:Makesurenutsonbackendof
bedbaradjustingscrewsarenotrestingonthe
worksurface(
Figure8).
3.Atoneendofreel,insertastripofnewspaper
betweenreelandbedknife(Figure9).Whileslowly
rotatingreelforward,turnbedbaradjustingscrew
(
Figure8)clockwise(onsameendofreel,one
clickatatime,untilpaperispinchedlightly,when
insertedfromthefront,paralleltothebedknife.A
slightdragwillbenotedasthepaperispulled.
Note:Eachtimeadjustingscrewisrotatedone
clickclockwise,bedknifemoves.0009in(.023mm).
closertoreel.Donotovertightentheadjusting
screws.
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Figure9
4.Checkforlightcontactatotherendofreelusing
paperandadjustasrequired.
5.Afteradjustmentisaccomplished,checktoseeif
reelcanpinchpaperwheninsertedfromthefront
andcutpaperwheninsertedatarightangletothe
bedknife(Figure9).Itshouldbepossibletocut
paperwithminimumcontactbetweenthebedknife
andthereelblades.Ifexcessivecontact/reeldrag
isevidentitwillbeeithernecessarytobacklapor
regrindthecuttingunittoachievethesharpedges
neededforprecisioncutting(RefertotheToro
manualforSharpeningReelandRotaryMowers,
FormNo.80-300PT).
AdjustingtheRearRoller
1.Adjusttherearrollerbrackets(Figure10)tothe
desiredheightofcutrangebypositioningthe
requiredamountofspacersbelowthesideplate
mountingange(Figure10)pertheHOCChart.
Figure10
1.Spacer3.Sideplatemountingange
2.Rollerbracket
2.Raiserearofcuttingunitandplaceablockunder
bedknife.
3.Remove(2)nutssecuringeachrollerbracketand
spacertoeachsideplatemountingange.
4.Lowerrollerandscrewsfromsideplatemounting
angesandspacers.
5.Placespacersontoscrewsonrollerbrackets.
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