Toro Greensmaster Flex 1021 - Page 148

GrindingtheBedknife
BedknifeGrindingSpecications
StandardBedknifeReliefAngle3°minimum
FairwayBedknifeReliefAngle3°minimum
ExtendedBedknifeReliefAngle7°minimum
FrontAngleRange
13°to17°
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Figure76
1.T opangle
4.Frontsurface
2.T opsurface
5.Frontangle
3.Removeburr
Sincetherecanbevariationsinthemountingsurfaceofthebedbar,itis
necessarytogrindthebedknifeafterinstallingittothebedbar.Follow
thebedknifegrindingspecicationsprovided;refertoBedknifeGrinding
Specications(page8–12).Grindonlyenoughsothetopsurfaceofthebedknife
istrue;refertoFigure76.
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Figure77
1.Servicelimit(reelcontactsbackofbedknifescallopduringoperation)
2.Servicelimit(bottomofbedknifescallopreachedwhengrinding)
IMPORTANT
Donotgrindthebedknifebelowit'sservicelimit;refertoFigure77.
Operatingthecuttingunitwiththebedknifebelowtheservicelimit
mayresultinpoorafter-cutappearanceandreducethestructural
integrityofthebedknife.
Thebedknifeservicelimitoccurswhenthereelcontactsthebackofthebedknife
scallopduringoperation.Checkforreelcontactmarksatthebackofthebedknife
scalloppriortogrinding.Thebedknifeservicelimitmayalsooccurwhenthe
bottomofthebedknifescallopisreachedwhengrindingthebedknife.
Whengrindingthebedknife,becarefultonotoverheatthebedknife.Remove
smallamountsofmaterialwitheachpassofthegrinder.Also,cleananddress
grindingstoneoftenduringthegrindingprocess.
DPACuttingUnits:ServiceandRepairs
Page8–12
Greensmaster
®
Flex1018/1021
20247SLRevA