3.Makeinitialreel-to-bedknifeadjustments
appropriateforbacklappingonallcuttingunits
whicharetobebacklapped;refertothecutting
unitOperator'sManual.
4.Starttheengineandrunatlowidlespeed.
DANGER
Changingtheenginespeedwhile
backlappingmaycausethereelstostall.
•Neverchangetheenginespeedwhile
backlapping.
•Onlybacklapatidleenginespeed.
5.Selecteitherthefront,rear,orbothbacklap
leverstodeterminewhichunitstobacklap
(Figure72).
DANGER
Toavoidpersonalinjury,becertainthat
youareclearofthecuttingunitsbefore
proceeding.
6.WiththeMow/TransportleverintheMOW
position,movetheEnable/Disableswitchto
theENABLEposition.MovetheLowerMow/Lift
controlforwardtostartthebacklappingoperation
onthedesignatedreels.
7.Applylappingcompoundwithalong-handled
brush.
Note:Neveruseashort-handledbrush.
8.Ifthereelsstallorbecomeerraticwhile
backlapping,selectahigherreel-speedsetting
untilthespeedstabilizes,thenreturnthereel
speedtoyourdesiredspeed.
9.Tomakeanadjustmenttothecuttingunits
whilebacklapping,turnthereelsoffbymoving
theLowerMow/Raiseleverrearwardandthe
Enable/DisableswitchtotheDISABLEposition,
andstoptheengine.
Aftercompletingtheadjustments,repeatsteps
4through8.
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Figure72
1.Backlaplevers
10.Repeattheprocedureforallcuttingunitsyou
wanttobacklap.
11.Whennished,returnthebacklapleverstothe
MOWposition,lowertheseat,andwashall
lappingcompoundoffthecuttingunits.
Note:Adjustcuttingunitreeltobedknifeas
needed.Adjustthecutting-unitreelspeedtothe
desiredmowingsetting.
Important:Ifthebacklapswitchis
notreturnedtotheOFFpositionafter
backlapping,thecuttingunitsdonotraise
orfunctionproperly.
Note:Forabettercuttingedge,runaleacross
thefrontfaceofthebedknifeafterlapping.This
removesanyburrsorroughedgesthatmay
havebuiltuponthecuttingedge.
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