Toro Reelmaster 5510 Series - Turf Compensation Settings; Height-of-Cut Setting (HOC)

TurfCompensation
Settings
Theturfcompensationspringtransferstheweight
fromthefronttotherearroller.(Thishelpstoreduce
awavepatternintheturf,alsoknownasmarcelling
orbobbing.)
Important:Makespringadjustmentswiththe
cuttingunitmountedtothetractionunit,pointing
straightaheadandloweredtotheshopoor.
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1.Lowerthecuttingunitstotheground.
2.Ensurethatthehairpinisinstalledintherear
holeinthespringrod(Figure15).
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Figure15
1.Rearhole(springrod)
2.Hairpin
3.Tightenthehexnutsonthefrontendofthe
springroduntilthecompressedlengthofthe
springis15.9cm(6-1/4inches)asshownin
Figure16.
Note:Whenoperatingthemachineonrough
terrain,decreasethespringlengthby12.7mm
(1/2inch).
Note:Adjusttheturfcompensationsettingif
theHOCsettingortheaggressivenessofcut
settingischanged.
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Figure16
1.Bracket3.Washer
2.Turfcompensationspring
4.Hexnuts
Height-of-Cut
Height-of-CutSetting(HOC)
Thedesiredheightofcut.
BenchSetHeightofCut
Thebenchsetheightofcutistheheightatwhich
thetopedgeofthebedknifeissetaboveaatlevel
surfacethatcontactsthebottomofboththefrontand
rearroller.
EffectiveHeightofCut
Thisistheactualheightthatthegrasshasbeen
cut.Foragivenbenchsetheightofcut,theactual
heightofcutvariesdependingonthetypeofgrass,
timeofyear,turf,andsoilconditions.Thecutting
unitsetup(aggressivenessofcut,rollers,bedknives,
attachmentsinstalled,turfcompensationsettings,
etc.)alsoaffectstheeffectiveheightofcut.Checkthe
effectiveheightofcutusingtheTurfEvaluator,Model
04399,regularlytodeterminethedesiredbenchset
heightofcut.
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