Toro Greensmaster 3120 - Cutting Unit Maintenance; Blade Safety; Checking the Reel-To-Bedknife Contact; Setting the Reel Speed

CuttingUnitMaintenance
BladeSafety
Awornordamagedbladeorbedknifecanbreak,and
apiececouldbethrowntowardyouorbystanders,
resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
•Inspectthebladesandbedknivesperiodicallyfor
excessivewearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingtheblades.Weargloves
andusecautionwhenservicingthem.Only
replaceorbacklapthebladesandbedknives;
neverstraightenorweldthem.
•Onmachineswithmultiplecuttingunits,takecare
whenrotatingacuttingunit;itcancausethereels
intheothercuttingunitstorotate.
Checkingthe
Reel-to-BedknifeContact
Eachdaybeforeoperatingthemachine,checkthe
reel-to-bedknifecontact,regardlessifthequalityofcut
hadpreviouslybeenacceptable.Theremustbelight
contactacrossthefulllengthofthereelandbedknife;
refertotheCuttingUnitOperator’sManual.
SettingtheReelSpeed
Toachieveaconsistent,high-qualitycutandauniform
after-cutappearance,youmustcorrectlysetthereel
speedcontrol(locatedonthemanifoldblockunder
thecovertotheleftoftheseat).Adjustthereelspeed
controlasfollows:
1.Decidetheheightofcutatwhichthecutting
unitsareset.
2.Decidethedesiredgroundspeedbestsuited
forconditions.
3.Usetablethatfollowstodeterminethe
reel-speedsettingforyour5-,8-,11-,or
14-bladecuttingunits(Figure54).
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Figure54
4.Tilttheoperator’sseatforwardandsupportit
withtheproprod(Figure55).
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Figure55
5.Toadjustthereelspeedbyrotatingtheknob
ofthereel-speedcontrol(Figure56)untilthe
indicatorarrowareinlinewiththenumberthat
youdeterminedinstep3.
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