Toro 04052TE - Adjusting the Cut-Off Bar; Servicing the Bedbar; Adjusting the Grass Shield Height

Important:Whensetproperly,therearand
frontrollerswillcontactthegaugebarandthe
screwwillbesnugagainstthebedknife.This
ensurestheheight-of-cutisidenticalatboth
endsofthebedknife.
7.Tightennutstolocktheadjustment.
Important:Toavoidscalpingonundulating
turf,ensurethattherollersupportsare
positionedrearward(therollerclosertothereel).
Note:Thefrontrollercanbeputinthreedifferent
positions(Figure40),dependingontheapplication
andneedsoftheuser.
•Usethefrontpositionwhenagroomeris
installed.
•Usethemiddlepositionwithoutagroomer.
•Usethethirdpositioninextremelyundulating
turfconditions.
Figure40
AdjustingtheGrassShield
Height
Adjusttheshieldtoensurepropergrassclipping
dischargeintothebasket.
1.Measurethedistancefromtopofthefrontsupport
rodtothefrontlipoftheshieldateachendofthe
cuttingunit(Figure41).
Figure41
1.Supportrod2.Shield
2.Theheightoftheshieldfromthesupportrodfor
normalcuttingconditionsshouldbe4inches(10
cm).Loosentheboltsandnutssecuringeachendof
theshieldtothesideplateandadjusttheshieldto
thecorrectheight.
3.Tightenthefasteners.
Note:Theshieldcanbeloweredfordrier
conditions(clippingsyovertopofbasket)orraised
toallowforheavywetgrassconditions(clippings
builduponrearofbasket).
AdjustingtheCut-OffBar
Adjustthecut-offbartoensurethattheclippingsare
cleanlydischargedfromthereelarea.
1.Loosenthescrewssecuringthetopbar(Figure42)
tocuttingunit.
Figure42
1.Cut-offbar
2.Inserta0.060inch(0.15cm)feelergaugebetween
thetopofthereelandthebarandtightenthescrews.
3.Ensurethatthebarandreelareequaldistanceapart
acrosstheentirereel.
Note:Thebarisadjustabletocompensatefor
changesinturfconditions.Adjustthebarcloserto
thereelwhentheturfisextremelywet.Bycontrast,
adjustthebarfurtherawayfromthereelwhenturf
conditionsaredry.Thebarshouldbeparalleltothe
reeltoensureoptimumperformance.Adjustthebar
whenevertheshieldheightisadjustedorwhenthe
reelissharpenedonareelgrinder.
ServicingtheBedbar
RemovingtheBedbar
1.Turnthebedbaradjusterscrew,counterclockwise,
untilthechannelbottomsoutintheadjusterframe
(Figure43).
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