Toro 04054 - Adjusting the Cut-Off Bar; Identifying the Bedbar; Servicing the Bedbar

AdjustingtheCut-OffBar
Adjustthecut-offbartoensurethattheclippingsare
cleanlydischargedfromthereelarea.
1.Loosenthescrewsthatsecurethetopbar
(Figure59)tothecuttingunit.
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Figure59
1.Cut-offbar
2.Inserta1.5mm(0.060inch)feelergauge
betweenthetopofthereelandthebarand
tightenthescrews.
3.Ensurethatthebarandreelareequaldistances
apartacrosstheentirereel.
Note:Thebarisadjustabletocompensate
forchangesinturfconditions.Adjustthebar
closertothereelwhentheturfisextremelywet.
Bycontrast,adjustthebarfurtherawayfrom
thereelwhenturfconditionsaredry.Thebar
shouldbeparalleltothereeltoensureoptimum
performance.Adjustthebarwhenyouadjust
theshieldheightorwhenyousharpenthereel
onareelgrinder.
IdentifyingtheBedbar
Todetermineifthebedbarisstandardoraggressive,
checktheleftbedbarmountingears.Ifthemounting
earsarerounded,itisastandardbedbar.Ifthe
mountingearshaveanotchinthem,itisan
aggressivebedbar(Figure60).
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Figure60
1.Standardbedbar
2.Aggressivebedbar
ServicingtheBedbar
RemovingtheBedbar
1.Turnthebedbar-adjusterscrew
counterclockwisetobackthebedknife
awayfromthereel(Figure61).
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Figure61
1.Bedbar-adjustingscrew3.Bedbar
2.Spring-tensionnut
2.Backoutthespring-tensionnutuntilthewasher
isnolongertensionedagainstthebedbar
(Figure61).
3.Oneachsideofthemachine,loosenthejamnut
thatsecuresthebedbarbolt(Figure62).
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Figure62
1.Jamnut2.Bedbarbolt
4.Removeeachbedbarboltallowingthebedbar
tobepulleddownwardandremovedfromthe
machine.Savethe2nylonand2stampedsteel
washersoneachendofthebedbar(Figure62).
InstallingtheBedbar
1.Installthebedbar,positioningthemountingears
betweenthewasherandthebedbaradjuster.
2.Securethebedbartoeachsideplatewiththe
bedbarbolts(jamnutsonthebolts)and8
washers.
Note:Positionanylonwasheroneachside
ofthesideplateboss.Placeasteelwasher
outsideeachofthenylonwashers.
3.T orquetheboltsto27to36N∙m(20to27ft-lb).
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