Toro 04030 - Adjusting the Bedknife to the Reel

Figure51
1.Spacer
3.Rollerbracket
2.Sideplatemountingange
•Positionthespacerbelowthesideplatemounting
angewhenheightofcutsettingsrangefrom
1/8"to1"(Figure52).
Figure52
1.Sideplatemountingange
3.Rollerbracket
2.Spacer
2.Toadjustrearrollerproceedasfollows:
•Raiserearofcuttingunitandplaceablockunder
bedknife.
•Remove(2)nutssecuringeachrollerbracketand
spacertoeachsideplatemountingange.
•Lowerrollerandscrewsfromsideplatemounting
angesandspacers.
•Placespacersontoscrewsonrollerbrackets.
•Re-securerollerbracketandspacerstounderside
ofsideplatemountingangeswithnuts
previouslyremoved.
3.Verifythatthebedknifetoreelcontactiscorrect.Tip
mowertoexposefrontandrearrollersandbedknife.
Note:Thepositionoftherearrollertothe
reeliscontrolledbythemachiningtolerancesof
theassembledcomponentsandparallelingisnot
required.Alimitedamountofadjustmentispossible
bysettingthecuttingunitonasurfaceplateand
looseningthesideplatemountingbolts(Figure53).
Adjustandre-tightenbolts.
Figure53
1.Sideplatemountingbolts
Important:Wheneverthecuttingunithasto
betippedtoexposebedknife/reel,propuprear
ofcuttingunittomakesurenutsonbackend
ofbedbaradjustingscrewsarenotrestingon
worksurface.
AdjustingtheBedknifetothe
Reel
Bedknifetoreeladjustmentisaccomplishedby
looseningortighteningbedbaradjustingscrews,located
ontopofmower.
1.Positionmachineonaat,levelworksurface.
2.Makesurereelcontactisremovedbyturningbedbar
adjustingscrewscounterclockwise(Figure54).
Figure54
1.Bedbaradjustingscrew
3.Tiltmoweronbacktoexposebedknifeandreel.
4.Atoneendofreel,insertalongstripofnewspaper
betweenreelandbedknife(Figure55).Whileslowly
rotatingreelforward,turnbedbaradjustingscrew
clockwise(onsameendofreel)(Figure54),oneclick
atatime,untilpaperispinchedlightly,wheninserted
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