Toro Greensmaster 04052 - Cutting Unit Maintenance; Adjusting the Grass Shield Height

Figure41
1.Height-of-cutarm
3.Locknut
2.Height-of-cutbracket
4.Adjustingscrew
3.Loosenthenutonthegaugebar(Figure42)andset
theadjustingscrewtothedesiredheight-of-cut.The
distancebetweenthebottomofthescrewheadand
thefaceofthebaristheheight-of-cut.
Figure42
1.Gaugebar
3.Nut
2.Heightadjustingscrew
4.Hookthescrewheadonthecuttingedgeofthe
bedknifeandresttherearendofthebarontherear
roller(Figure43).
Figure43
5.Rotatetheadjustingscrewuntiltherollercontacts
thefrontofthegaugebar.
6.Adjustbothendsoftherolleruntiltheentireroller
isparalleltothebedknife.
Important:Whensetproperly,therearand
frontrollerswillcontactthegaugebarandthe
screwwillbesnugagainstthebedknife.This
ensurestheheight-of-cutisidenticalatboth
endsofthebedknife.
7.Tightennutstolocktheadjustment.
Important:Toavoidscalpingonundulating
turf,ensurethattherollersupportsare
positionedrearward(therollerclosertothereel).
Note:Thefrontrollercanbeputinthreedifferent
positions(Figure44),dependingontheapplication
andneedsoftheuser.
•Usethefrontpositionwhenagroomeris
installed.
•Usethemiddlepositionwithoutagroomer.
•Usethethirdpositioninextremelyundulating
turfconditions.
Figure44
AdjustingtheGrassShield
Height
Adjusttheshieldtoensurepropergrassclipping
dischargeintothebasket.
1.Measurethedistancefromtopofthefrontsupport
rodtothefrontlipoftheshieldateachendofthe
cuttingunit(Figure45).
Figure45
1.Supportrod2.Shield
2.Theheightoftheshieldfromthesupportrodfor
normalcuttingconditionsshouldbe4inches(10
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