Chapter 7
Cutting Units
Table of Contents
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SPECIAL TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Lift Arm Counterbalance Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Height–of–Cut
and Leveling both Rollers . . . . . . . 8
Bedknife Parallel to Reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Height–of–Cut and Front Roller Level . . . . . . . . . 10
SERVICE AND REPAIRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Greasing Bearings, Bushings, and Pivot Points
. 11
Backlapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hydraulic Motor Removal and Installation . . . . . 13
Cutting Unit Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . 14
Bedbar Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bedknife Replacement and Grinding . . . . . . . . . . 18
Roller Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Roller Bearing and Seal Replacement . . . . . . . . 20
Reel Removal and Bearing Replacement . . . . . . 22
Preparing a Reel for Grinding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fixed Side Plate Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Skid Kit Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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