Toro GR 105 Fundamentals page 15

Fundamentals of Reel Mowers
TORO® Service Training
Adjust the bedknife against the reel to
EVENLY pinch one paper thickness across the
entire width of the bedknife, then cut paper
strips to check blade sharpness. Put the
cutting unit on the turf and check for light
bedknife to reel contact and free reel rotation.
Do a final adjustment of bedknife to reel
contact if necessary.
Properly adjusting the bedknife to the reel is
one of the most effective preventive
maintenance practices for reel mowers. The
amount of contact and how frequently it is
checked are major factors in performance. A
light contact adjustment, if maintained, will
help keep cutting edges sharp on the reel and
bedknife. This requires that the adjustment be
checked frequently at a predetermined time
interval. Dulled cutting edges cannot be
corrected immediately by adjustment or over–
tightening.
Do not wait until the quality of cut has
deteriorated to check the bedknife to reel
adjustment. If the cutting edges on the reel
blades and bedknife are not straight and sharp
the mowing results may not be acceptable.
This is true even if all other set–up procedures
are correct.
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