FlailCuttingUnitGeneral
Information
Itisimportanttokeeptheailbladessharpandin
goodconditiontoensuregoodcuttingperformance,
minimumpowerconsumption,andagoodqualityof
cut.
Theailheadisanecutailandshouldonlybe
usedformaintaininggrass.Itsrecommendedthata
maximumof1/3ofthetotalgrasslengthisremoved
whencut.
Thescraperwiresarettedtoremovedebrisfrom
theroller,indryconditionsthesemaynotberequired
anditsrecommendedtheyareremoved.Indamp
wetconditionsensurethatscraperwiresdonotget
pluggedwithdebris.
Thecuttingunitoatsandcanpivotlaterallytofollow
groundcontours.
Thecuttingunitsaredesignedtobeoperatedat
fullenginerpm.Forwardspeedshouldbeadjusted
dependingongrassconditionsandtonotoverload
thepowerunitsortheheads.Thelowertheforward
speedthehigherthequalityofcutandaftercut
appearance.
AdjustingtheHeightofCut
Note:Theheightofcutisgaugedbytherearroller.
Bladewear,worncuttingunitpivots,bent/damaged
cuttingunitpins,andbent/damagedarmscanaffect
theheight-of-cutsetting.
1.Turntheadjusting-nutassemblyonbothends
clockwisetodecreasetheheightofcutor
counter-clockwisetoincreasetheheightofcut
(Figure26).
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Figure26
1.Heightofcut
2.Adjusting-nutassembly
Important:Donotattempttounlockthenut
assemblies.
2.Ensurethatallcuttingunitsaresetatthesame
heightofcutbyreferringtotheindicatorrings
(Figure27).
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Figure27
1.Indicatorrings
Note:RefertoFigure28fortheheight-of-cut
settings.
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Figure28
1.75mm(3.0inches)4.40mm(1.5inches)
2.65mm(2.5inches)5.25mm(1.0inches)
3.50mm(2.0inches)6.20mm(0.75inches)
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