forwardtostartthebacklappingoperationonthe
designatedreels.
3.Applylappingcompoundwithalong-handled
brush.
DANGER
Contactingthecuttingunitswhenthey
aremovingcouldcausepersonalinjury.
Toavoidpersonalinjury,becertainthat
youareclearofthecuttingunitsbefore
proceeding.
Important:Neveruseashort-handled
brush.
4.Ifthereelsstallorbecomeerraticwhile
backlapping,selectahigherreel-speedsetting
untilthespeedstabilizes,thenreturnthereel
speedtoyourdesiredspeed.
5.Ifyouneedtomakeanadjustmenttothecutting
unitswhilebacklapping,performthefollowing
steps:
A.MovetheLowerMow/Raiseleverrearward
andpressthePTOswitchtotheDISENGAGE
position.
B.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
C.Adjustthecuttingunits.
D.Repeatsteps1through3.
6.Repeatsteps3fortheothercuttingunitsthat
youwanttobacklap.
FinishingBacklapping
1.MovingtheLowerMow/Raiseleverrearward
andpressthePTOswitchtotheDISENGAGE
position.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
3.MovethebacklapleverstotheF(mow)position
(Figure151).
Important:Ifyoudonotchangebacklap
levertotheF(mow)positionafter
backlapping,thecuttingunitswillnot
functionproperly.
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Figure151
1.Backlaplever(mow
position—frontcutting
units)
2.Backlaplever(mow
position—rearcutting
units)
4.Lowerandlatchtheoperator’sseat;referto
LoweringtheSeat(page62).
5.Washalllappingcompoundofffromthecutting
units.
6.Forabettercuttingedge,runaleacrossthe
frontfaceofthebedknifeafterlapping.
Note:Thisremovesanyburrsorroughedges
thatmayhavebuiltuponthecuttingedge.
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