Toro 04021 User Manual

Figure 52
1. Bedbar adjusting screw
3. Tilt mo w er on bac k to expose bedknife and
reel.
4. At one end of reel, inser t a long strip
of newspaper betw een reel and bedknife
( Figure 53 ). W hile slo wly rotating reel forw ard,
tur n bedbar adjusting screw cloc kwise (on same
end of reel) ( Figure 52 ), one clic k at a time ,
until paper is pinc hed lightly , when inser ted
from the front, parallel to the bedknife . A
slight drag will be noted as the paper is pulled.
Figure 53
Note: Eac h time adjusting screw is rotated
one clic k cloc kwise , the bedknife mo v es .0007
inc h closer to reel. Do not o v er tighten the
adjusting screws .
5. Chec k for light contact at other end of reel
using paper and adjust as required.
6. After adjustment is accomplished, c hec k to see
if reel can pinc h paper when inser ted from the
front and cut paper when inser ted at a right
angle to the bedknife ( Figure 53 ). It should be
possible to cut paper with minim um contact
betw een the bedknife and the reel blades .
Should ex cessi v e reel drag be evident it will
be either necessar y to bac klap or reg rind the
cutting unit to ac hiev e the shar p edg es needed
for precision cutting (see T oro reel shar pening
man ual).
Adjusting the Height of Cut
F or heights of cut g reater than .500", the high
height of cut kit m ust be installed.
1. Loosen loc kn uts securing height-of-cut ar ms
to cutting unit side plates ( Figure 54 ).
Figure 54
1. Rear roller bracket 3. Locknut
2. Height-of-cut arm 4. Adjusting screw
2. Loosen n ut on g aug e bar ( Figure 55 ) and
set adjusting screw to desired height-of-cut.
Distance betw een bottom of screw head and
face of bar is height-of-cut.
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Toro 04021 Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	04021
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English