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Important: When set properly, the rear and
front rollers will contact the gauge bar and the
screw will be snug against the bedknife. This
ensures the height-of-cut is identical at both
ends of the bedknife.
7. Tighten nuts to lock the adjustment.
Important: To avoid scalping on undulating
turf, ensure that the roller supports are
positioned rearward (the roller closer to the reel).
Note: The front roller can be put in three different
positions (Figure 40), depending on the application
and needs of the user.
• Use the front position when a groomer is
installed.
• Use the middle position without a groomer.
• Use the third position in extremely undulating
turf conditions.
Adjusting the Grass Shield
Height
Adjust the shield to ensure proper grass clipping
discharge into the basket.
1. Measure the distance from top of the front support
rod to the front lip of the shield at each end of the
cutting unit (Figure 41).
1. Support rod
2. The height of the shield from the support rod for
normal cutting conditions should be 4 inches (10
Figure 40
Figure 41
2. Shield
cm). Loosen the bolts and nuts securing each end of
the shield to the sideplate and adjust the shield to
the correct height.
3. Tighten the fasteners.
Note: The shield can be lowered for drier
conditions (clippings fly over top of basket) or raised
to allow for heavy wet grass conditions (clippings
build up on rear of basket).
Adjusting the Cut-Off Bar
Adjust the cut-off bar to ensure that the clippings are
cleanly discharged from the reel area.
1. Loosen the screws securing the top bar (Figure 42)
to cutting unit.
1. Cut-off bar
2. Insert a 0.060 inch (0.15 cm) feeler gauge between
the top of the reel and the bar and tighten the screws.
3. Ensure that the bar and reel are equal distance apart
across the entire reel.
Note: The bar is adjustable to compensate for
changes in turf conditions. Adjust the bar closer to
the reel when the turf is extremely wet. By contrast,
adjust the bar further away from the reel when turf
conditions are dry. The bar should be parallel to the
reel to ensure optimum performance. Adjust the bar
whenever the shield height is adjusted or when the
reel is sharpened on a reel grinder.
Servicing the Bedbar
Removing the Bedbar
1. Turn the bedbar adjuster screw, counterclockwise,
until the channel bottoms out in the adjuster frame
(Figure 43).
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Figure 42
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