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Important
Check for oil leaks caused by a defective or
improperly installed O–ring or gasket, and loose side plate
bolts. Make all repairs before adding oil to gear cases.
4. If level of oil is low, fill gear case to point of
overflowing with SAE 80–90 gear lube and reinstall
filler plug. DO NOT OVERFILL.
Critical Adjustments
Check Reel Bearings And
Mower Fasteners
1. Rotate center adjusting knob until bedknife does not
contact reel. Try to spin the reel. If reel does not spin,
adjust reel bearings; refer to Reel Bearing Adjustment,
page 6. If reel spins freely, proceed to step 2.
2. Try to move reel back and forth. If reel can be moved,
reel bearings must be adjusted; refer to Reel Bearing
Adjustment, page 7.
3. Check and tighten all nuts, bolts, and screws to assure
all parts are secure.
Parallel Bedknife To Reel
1. Position mower on a level surface. Remove paint and
grease from bedknife and reel cutting edges.
2. Make sure throwout knobs (Fig. 4) are disengaged and
bedknife to reel contact is removed by turning bedknife
adjustment knob counterclockwise.
3. Insert a long strip of newspaper between reel blade and
bedknife. While rotating reel backward, turn bedknife
adjusting knob (Fig. 4) clockwise, one click at a time,
until paper is pinched lightly, which results in paper
being cut or a slight drag when paper is pulled.
Figure 4
1. Throwout knobs
2. Bedknife adjusting knob
4. Continue to check for light contact across full length of
bedknife using paper. If light contact is not evident,
bedknife is not parallel to reel.
5. Loosen nut on left bedbar pivot bolt enough to ease
turning of eccentric bolt.
6. Parallel bedknife to reel by rotating the left bed– bar
pivot bolt (Fig. 5). The left pivot bolt has an offset
thread which, when rotated, acts as a cam to raise or
lower the bedbar. On the left hand pivot bolt there is an
offset dot (Fig. 5) which denotes the thread of the bolt.
When the dot is in the up position (Fig. 5) the left end
of bedbar is raised. As bolt is turned clockwise and dot
is lowered, so is the left end of bedbar. Identification
dot is to be positioned within the rear (180 ) position
when adjusting.
Figure 5
1. Bedbar pivot bolt
7. Rotate left pivot bolt to raise or lower bedbar.
8. Insert a long strip of newspaper between reel blade and
bedknife. While rotating reel backward, turn bedknife
adjusting knob clockwise, one click at a time, until
paper is pinched lightly, which results in paper being
cut or a slight drag when paper is pulled.
9. When light contact is evident across full length of
bedknife, tighten pivot bolt nut, while holding bolt in
position and check to make sure pivot bolt did not
become misadjusted when tightened. Readjust as
required.
Important
To make sure bedknife and reel are not
damaged while mowers are transported to or installed on
the towing frame, rotate bedknife adjusting knob
counterclockwise until bedknife does not touch the reel.
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