Figure 55
1. Gauge bar
3. Nut
2. Height adjusting screw
3. Hook screw head on cutting edg e of bedknife
and rest rear end of bar on rear roller
( Figure 56 ).
Figure 56
4. R otate adjusting screw until roller contacts
front of g aug e bar . Adjust both ends of roller
until entire roller is parallel to the bedknife .
Important: W hen set pr oper l y , the r ear
and fr ont r oller s will contact the gauge
bar and the scr ew will be sn ug a gainst
the bedknife. T his ensur es that the
height-of-cut is identical at both ends of
the bedknife.
5. Tighten n uts to secure adjustment. Do not
o v er tighten n ut. Tighten enough to remo v e
pla y from w asher .
Note: Use the follo wing c har t to deter mine
whic h bedknife is best suited for the desired
height of cut.
Adjusting the Cut-Off Bar
Adjust cut-off bar to assure clippings are cleanly
disc harg ed from the reel area:
1. Loosen screws securing top bar ( Figure 57 ) to
cutting unit.
Figure 57
1. Cut-off bar
2. Inser t .060 inc h feeler g aug e betw een top
of reel and bar and tighten screws . Ensure
bar and reel are equal distance apar t across
complete reel.
Note: T he bar is adjustable to compensate
for c hang es in turf conditions . T he bar should
be adjusted closer to reel when turf is extremely
dr y . By contrast, adjust bar fur ther a w a y from
reel when turf conditions are w et. T he bar
should be parallel to reel to ensure optim um
perfor mance and should be adjusted whenev er
reel is shar pened on a reel g rinder .
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