Operator's Manual

Note:Theadjustmentknobshavedetents
correspondingto0.022mm(0.0009inch)
bedknifemovementforeachindexedposition.
RefertoAdjustingtheBedknifetotheReel
(page8).
2.Testthecuttingperformancebyinsertingalong
stripofcuttingperformancepaper(T oroPartNo.
125-5610)betweenthereelandthebedknife,
perpendiculartothebedknife(Figure7).Slowly
rotatethereelforward;itshouldcutthepaper.
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Figure7
Note:Ifexcessivecontact/reeldragisevident,
eitherbacklap,refacethefrontofthebedknife,
orgrindthecuttingunittoachievethesharp
edgesneededforprecisioncutting;refertothe
ToroManualforSharpeningReelandRotary
Mowers,FormNo.09168SL.
Important:Lightcontactispreferred
atalltimes.Ifyoudonotmaintainlight
contact,thebedknifeandreeledgeswill
notsufcientlyself-sharpenandwilldull
afteraperiodofoperation.Ifyoumaintain
excessivecontact,thebedknifeandreelwill
wearmorequicklyandunevenly,andthe
qualityofcutmaybeadverselyaffected.
Note:Afterextendedrunning,aridgewill
eventuallydevelopatbothendsofthebedknife.
Roundofforlethesenotchesushwiththe
cuttingedgeofthebedknifetoensuresmooth
operation.
Note:Overtime,youwillneedtogrindthe
chamfer(Figure8),asitisonlydesignedtolast
40%ofthebedknifelife.
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Figure8
1.Lead-inchamferonright
endofbedknife
3.1.5mm(0.060inch)
2.6mm(0.25inch)
Note:Donotmakethelead-inchamfertoo
largeasitmaycauseturftufting.
AdjustingtheCutting-Unit
Steering
IncreasingtheSteeringfortheRearCutting
Units
Increasethesteeringontherearcuttingunitsby
removingthe2pivotspacers,hexsocketscrews,and
angelocknuts(Figure9)fromthecarrierframesof
therearcuttingunits(cuttingunits2and3);referto
Figure10.
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Figure9
1.Hexsocketscrew
3.Carrierframe
2.Pivotspacer4.Flangelocknut
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