Operator's Manual

CuttingUnitSystem
Maintenance
BladeSafety
•Awornordamagedbladeorbedknifecanbreak,
andapiececouldbethrowntowardyouor
bystanders,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryor
death.
•Inspectthecuttingunitsperiodicallyforexcessive
wearordamage.
•Usecarewhencheckingthecuttingunits.Wrap
thebladesorweargloves,andusecautionwhen
servicingthereelsandbedknives.Onlyreplaceor
sharpenthereelsandbedknives;neverstraighten
orweldthem.
•Onmachineswithmultiplecuttingunits,takecare
whenrotatingareel;itcancausethereelsinthe
othercuttingunitstorotate.
Checkingthe
Reel-to-BedknifeContact
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Eachdaybeforeoperating,checkreel-to-bedknife
contact,regardlessifthequalityofcuthadpreviously
beenacceptable.Theremustbelightcontactacross
thefulllengthofthereelandthebedknife(refer
toAdjustingtheReeltoBedknifeintheOperator's
Manualforthecuttingunits).
BacklappingtheCutting
Units
WARNING
Contactwiththereelsorothermovingparts
canresultinpersonalinjury.
•Keepngers,hands,andclothingaway
fromthereelsorothermovingparts.
•Neverattempttoturnthereelsbyhandor
footwhiletheengineisrunning.
Note:Whenbacklapping,thefrontunitsalloperate
together,andtherearunitsoperatetogether.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,shutofftheengine,engagethe
parkingbrake,andmovetheEnable/Disable
switchtotheDISABLEposition.
2.Unlockandraisetheseattoexposethebacklap
levers(Figure106).
3.Makeinitialreel-to-bedknifeadjustments
appropriateforbacklappingonallcuttingunits
thataretobebacklapped;refertotheOperator's
Manualforthecuttingunits.
4.Starttheengineandrunatlowidlespeed.
DANGER
Changingtheenginespeedwhile
backlappingmaycausethereelstostall.
•Neverchangetheenginespeedwhile
backlapping.
•Backlaponlyatlowengine-idlespeed.
5.Selecteitherfront,rear,orbothbacklapleversto
determinewhichunitstobacklap(Figure106).
DANGER
Toavoidpersonalinjury,becertainthat
youareclearofthecuttingunitsbefore
proceeding.
6.WiththeMow/TransportleverintheMOW
position,movetheEnable/Disableswitchto
theENABLEposition.MovetheLowerMow/Lift
controlforwardtostartthebacklappingoperation
onthedesignatedreels.
7.Applylappingcompoundwithalong-handled
brush.
Important:Neveruseashort-handled
brush.
8.Ifthereelsstallorbecomeerraticwhile
backlapping,selectahigherreel-speedsetting
untilthespeedstabilizes,thenreturnthereel
speedtoyourdesiredspeed.
9.Toadjustthecuttingunitswhilebacklapping,turn
thereelsoffbymovingtheLowerMow/Raise
leverrearward;theEnable/Disableswitchtothe
DISABLEposition,andshutofftheengine.
Aftercompletingadjustments,repeatsteps4
through8.
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