Toro GREENSMASTER 1000 - Adjusting the Grass Shield Height; Procedure; Adjusting the Cut-Off Bar; Identifying the Bedbar

•Usethemiddlepositionwithoutagroomer.
•Usethethirdpositioninextremelyundulating
turfconditions.
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Figure52
AdjustingtheGrassShield
Height
Adjusttheshieldtoensurepropergrassclipping
dischargeintothebasket.
1.Measurethedistancefromthetopofthefront
supportrodtothefrontlipoftheshieldateach
endofthecuttingunit(Figure53).
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Figure53
1.Supportrod2.Shield
2.Theheightoftheshieldfromthesupportrodfor
normalcuttingconditionsshouldbe10cm(4
inches).Loosentheboltsandnutsthatsecure
eachendoftheshieldtothesideplateand
adjusttheshieldtothecorrectheight.
3.Tightenthefasteners.
Note:Youcanlowertheshieldfordryturf
conditions(clippingsyoverthetopofthe
basket)orraiseittoallowforheavy,wetgrass
conditions(clippingsbuildupontherearofthe
basket).
AdjustingtheCut-OffBar
Adjustthecut-offbartoensurethattheclippingsare
cleanlydischargedfromthereelarea.
1.Loosenthescrewsthatsecurethetopbar
(Figure54)tothecuttingunit.
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Figure54
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(Figure55).
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Figure55
1.Standardbedbar
2.Aggressivebedbar
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