Toro 04052TE - Cutting Unit Maintenance; Leveling the Rear Drum to the Reel; Adjusting the Bedknife to the Reel

CuttingUnitMaintenance
LevelingtheRearDrumtothe
Reel
1.Positionthemachineonaat,levelsurface,
preferablyaprecisionsteelworkplate.
2.Placea1/4x1inch(0.6x2.5cm)atsteelstrip,
approximately29inches(73.6cm)long,underthe
reelbladesandagainstthefrontedgeofthebedknife
topreventthebedbarfromrestingonthework
surface.
3.Raisethefrontrollersoonlythereardrumandreel
areonthesurface.
4.Firmlypressdownonthemachineabovethereelso
allreelbladescontactthesteelstrip.
5.Whilepressingdownonthereel,slideafeelergauge
underoneendofthedrum,thenchecktheother
endofthedrum.
Ifthereisagapbetweenthedrumandthework
surface,greaterthan0.010inch(.025cm),oneither
end,adjustthedrum(proceedtostep6).Ifthegap
islessthan0.010inch(.025cm)noadjustmentis
required.
6.Removetherearbeltcoverfromtherightsideof
themachine(Figure33).
Figure33
1.Tractiondrivebeltcover
7.Rotatethedrivepulleyuntiltheholesalignwiththe
4rollerbearingangescrews(Figure34).
Figure34
1.Drivepulley3.IdlerPulley
2.4holes
8.Loosenthe4rollerbearingscrewsandthescrew
securingtheidlerpulley.
9.Raiseorlowertherightsideoftherollerassembly
untilthegapislessthan0.010inch(.025cm).
10.Tightentherollerbearingscrews.
11.Adjustthebelttensionandtightentheidlerpulley
mountingscrew(Figure34).
AdjustingtheBedknifetothe
Reel
Thebedknifetoreeladjustmentisaccomplishedby
looseningortighteningthebedbaradjustingscrews,
locatedontopofthemower.
1.Positionthemachineonaat,levelworksurface.
2.Ensurethatthereelcontactisremovedbyturning
thebedbaradjustingscrewscounterclockwise
(Figure35).
Figure35
1.Bedbaradjustingscrew
3.Tiltthemowerbackonthehandletoexposethe
bedknifeandreel.
4.Ononeendofthefrontsideofthereel,insertalong
stripofnewspaperbetweenthereelandbedknife
(Figure36).Whileslowlyrotatingthereelforward,
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