Toro 03681 - Operation; Adjustments

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
Adjustments
AdjustingtheBedknifetotheReel
Bedknifetoreeladjustmentisaccomplishedby
looseningortighteningbedbaradjustingscrews,
locatedontopofmower.
1.Positionmachineonaat,levelworksurface.
Makesurereelcontactisremovedbyturning
bedbaradjustingscrewscounterclockwise
(Figure8).
Figure8
1.Bedbaradjustingscrew
2.Tiltmoweronback,ontothecuttingunit
kickstand,toexposebedknifeandreel.
Important:Makesurenutsonbackendof
bedbaradjustingscrewsarenotrestingonthe
worksurface(Figure8).
3.Atoneendofreel,insertastripofnewspaper
betweenreelandbedknife(
Figure9).While
slowlyrotatingreelforward,turnbedbaradjusting
screw(Figure8)clockwise(onsameendofreel,
oneclickatatime,untilpaperispinchedlightly,
wheninsertedfromthefront,paralleltothe
bedknife.Aslightdragwillbenotedasthepaper
ispulled.
Note:Eachtimeadjustingscrewisrotatedone
clickclockwise,bedknifemoves.0009in(.023mm).
closertoreel.Donotovertightentheadjusting
screws.
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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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