Figure 53
6. R otate adjusting screw until roller contacts front of
g aug e bar . Adjust both ends of roller until entire
roller is parallel to the bedknife .
Important: W hen set pr oper l y , the r ear and
fr ont r oller s will contact the gauge bar and the
scr ew will be sn ug a gainst the bedknife. T his
ensur es that the height-of-cut is identical at
both ends of the bedknife.
7. Tighten n uts to secure adjustment.
Adjusting the Cut-Off Bar
Adjust cut-off bar to assure clippings are cleanly
disc harg ed from the reel area:
1. Loosen screws securing top bar ( Figure 54 ) to
cutting unit.
Figure 54
1. Cut-off bar
2. Inser t .060 inc h feeler g aug e betw een top of reel
and bar and tighten screws . Ensure bar and reel are
equal distance apar t across complete reel.
Note: T he bar is adjustable to compensate for
c hang es in turf conditions . T he bar should be
adjusted closer to reel when turf is extremely dr y .
By contrast, adjust bar fur ther a w a y from reel when
turf conditions are w et. T he bar should be parallel
to reel to ensure optim um perfor mance and should
be adjusted whenev er reel is shar pened on a reel
g rinder .
Servicing the Bedbar
Removing the Bedbar
1. T ur n bedbar adjuster screw , countercloc kwise , to
bac k bedknife a w a y from reel ( Figure 55 ).
Figure 55
1. Bedbar adjusting screw
4. Jam nut
2. Spring tension nut
5. Bedbar bolt
3. Bedbar
2. Bac k out the spring tension n ut, until the w asher is
no long er tensioned ag ainst the bedbar ( Figure 55 ).
3. On eac h side of the mac hine , loosen the jam n ut
securing the bedbar bolt ( Figure 55 ).
4. R emo v e eac h bedbar bolt allo wing bedbar to be
pulled do wnw ard and remo v ed from mac hine .
Account for 2 nylon and 2 stamped steel w ashers
on eac h end of bedbar ( Figure 55 ).
Assembling the Bedbar
1. Install bedbar , positioning mounting ears betw een
w asher and bedbar adjuster .
2. Secure bedbar to eac h side plate with bedbar bolts
(jam n uts on bolts) and 8 w ashers . A nylon w asher
is to be positioned on eac h side of side plate boss .
Place a steel w asher outside eac h of the nylon
w ashers . T or que bolts to 240-320 in.-lb .
3. Tighten the jam n ut until the end pla y is remo v ed
from the outside thr ust w ashers . Do not
o v er tighten.
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