Toro Greensmaster 3150 Series - Maintenance Procedures; Supporting the Cutting Unit; Adjusting Bedknife-to-Reel Contact

Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthe
machinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
SupportingtheCuttingUnit
Wheneveryouneedtotipthecuttingunittoexpose
thebedknife/reel,propuptherearofthecutting
unittoensurethatthenutsonthebackendofthe
bedbar-adjustingboltsarenotrestingonthework
surface(Figure10).
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Figure10
1.Prop(notprovided)
2.Bedbar-adjusting-screw
nut(2)
Adjustingthe
Bedknife-to-ReelContact
AdjustingtheBedknifeDaily
Priortomowingeachday,orasrequired,verifyproper
bedknife-to-reelcontact.Performthisprocedure
eventhoughthequalityofcutisacceptable.
1.Lowerthecuttingunitsontoahardsurface,shut
offtheengine,andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Slowlyrotatethereelinareversedirection,
listeningforreel-to-bedknifecontact.
•Ifnocontactisevident,adjustthebedknife
asfollows:
A.Turnthebedbaradjustingscrews
clockwise(Figure11),1clickatatime,
untilyoufeelandhearlightcontact.
Note:Thebedbaradjustingscrews
havedetentscorrespondingto0.018
mm(0.0007inch)bedknifemovement
foreachindexedposition.
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Figure11
1.Bedbaradjustingscrew
2.Bedbar-adjusting-screwnut(2)
B.Insertalongstripofcuttingperformance
paperbetweenthereelandbedknife,
perpendiculartothebedknife(Figure
12),thenslowlyrotatethereelforward;
itshouldcutthepaper;ifnot,repeat
stepsAandBuntilitdoes.
•Ifexcessivecontact/reeldragisevident,
backlap,refacethefrontofthebedknife,or
grindthecuttingunittoachievethesharp
edgesneededforprecisioncutting(Referto
theToroManualforSharpeningReeland
RotaryMowers,FormNo.09168SL).
Important:Lightcontactispreferredatall
times.Ifyoudonotmaintainlightcontact,
thebedknife/reeledgeswillnotsufciently
self-sharpen,anddullcuttingedgeswill
resultafteraperiodofoperation.Ifyou
maintainexcessivecontact,bedknife/reel
wearwillbeaccelerated,unevenwearcan
result,andthequalityofcutmaydecline.
Note:Asthereelbladescontinuetorunagainst
thebedknife,aslightburrwillappearonthefront
cuttingedgesurfacealongthefulllengthofthe
bedknife.Occasionallyrunaleacrossthefront
edgetoremovethisburrtoimprovecutting.
Afterextendedrunning,aridgewilleventually
developatbothendsofthebedknife.Round
offthesenotchesorlethemushwiththe
cuttingedgeofthebedknifetoensuresmooth
operation.
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