Toro 04034 - Adjusting the Bedknife to the Reel; Adjusting the Height of Cut

Figure38
1.Drivenpulley3.IdlerPulley
2.4holes
8.Loosenthe4rollerbearingscrewsandthescrew
securingtheidlerpulley.
9.Raiseorlowertherightsideoftherollerassembly
untilthegapislessthan0.010inch(.025cm).
10.Tightentherollerbearingscrews.
11.Adjustthebelttensionandtightentheidlerpulley
mountingscrew(
Figure38).
AdjustingtheBedknifetothe
Reel
Thebedknifetoreeladjustmentisaccomplishedby
looseningortighteningthebedbaradjustingscrews,
locatedontopofthemower.
1.Positionthemachineonaat,levelworksurface.
2.Ensurethatthereelcontactisremovedbyturning
thebedbaradjustingscrewscounterclockwise
(
Figure39).
Figure39
1.Bedbaradjustingscrew
3.Tiltthemowerbackonthehandletoexposethe
bedknifeandreel.
4.Ononeendofthefrontsideofthereel,insertalong
stripofnewspaperbetweenthereelandbedknife
(Figure40).Whileslowlyrotatingthereelforward,
turnthebedbaradjustingscrewclockwise(onthe
sameendofreel,oneclickatatime,untilthepaper
ispinchedlightly,wheninsertedfromthefront,
paralleltothebedknife,whichresultsinaslightdrag
whenpaperispulled(
Figure39)
Figure40
Note:Eachtimetheadjustingscrewisrotatedone
clickclockwise,thebedknifemoves0.0007inch
(0.0017cm)closertothereel.Donotovertighten
theadjustingscrews.
5.Checkforlightcontactattheotherendofthereel
usingpaperandadjustitasrequired.
6.Aftertheadjustmentisaccomplished,checktosee
ifthereelcanpinchpaperwheninsertedfromthe
frontandcutpaperwheninsertedatarightangle
tothebedknife(
Figure40).Itshouldbepossible
tocutpaperwithminimumcontactbetweenthe
bedknifeandthereelblades.Shouldexcessivereel
dragbeevident(morethan7inch-lb(0.79N-m),
eitherbacklaporgrindthecuttingunittoachieve
thesharpedgesneededforprecisioncutting;referto
theTororeelsharpeningmanual.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
1.Verifythattherearrollerislevelandthatthe
bedknifetoreelcontactiscorrect.Tipthemower
backonthehandletoexposethefrontandrear
rollersandthebedknife.
2.Loosenthelocknutssecuringtheheight-of-cutarms
totheheight-of-cutbrackets(Figure41).
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