Adjusting The Turf Compensation Spring - Toro 03540 Reelmaster 5200-D Operator's Manual

mounting nuts. Ensure that the washers are
against the nuts.
9. Detach the lock-up chain from the lift arm and
secure it to the cross tube on each rear cutting
unit with a bolt, flat washer, and locknut
(Figure 11).
Figure 11
1. Lock-up chain
Important: Make sure that all hydraulic
hoses are routed away from cutting unit so
that when the cutting unit pivots excessive
rubbing does not occur.
10. Check the adjustment of the lock-up rollers
(Figure 12). When properly adjusted, they will
contact the lock-up levers on rear lift arms and
support the cutting units when fully raised.
Figure 12
1. Lock-up rollers
11. Mount a basket to each cutting unit carrier
frame by inserting the basket mounting pin into
2. Lock-up levers
the basket bracket and pressing the opposite
mounting pin into the pivoting bracket.
Step
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Adjusting the Turf
Compensation Spring
No Parts Required
Procedure
Important: This adjustment is needed for
Cutting Unit Models 03527 and 03528 only.
The turf compensation spring (Figure 13),
connecting carrier frame to cutting unit,
controls the amount of fore-aft rotation
available.
The turf compensation spring also transfers weight
from the front to the rear roller. (This helps to
reduce a wave pattern in the turf, also known as
bobbing.)
Figure 13
Important: Make spring adjustments with
the cutting unit mounted to the traction unit
and lowered to the shop floor.
1. Tighten the locknut on the rear of the spring
rod until the gap (C) between the rear of the
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