Baroness LM180C, Owner'S Operating Manual

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Adjustment before Work
Adjustment of Seat
Use the seat adjustment lever to adjust the
seat back and forth.
Adjust the position according to the operator's
body size.
The adjustment lever is located under the front
side of the seat.
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1 Seat
2 Adjustment lever
Adjustment of Blade Engagement
Warning
Make sure that the parking brake is firmly
applied before performing the operation.
Caution
Be sure to perform this operation on your own.
Caution
When handling the reel cutter (cutting
cylinder) or bed knife (bottom blade), wear
gloves to protect your hands.
Pay attention not to let the reel cutter (cutting
cylinder) catch your gloves. Otherwise, you
may injure your hand or fingers.
Stop the engine.
With the cutter adjustment nut, adjust the
engagement between the reel cutter (cutting
cylinder) and the bed knife (bottom blade) so
that newspaper (two to three sheets) will be
cut by the edge of both blades when the
blades in their entirety come slightly into
contact with each other. 1.
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Insert two or three strips of newspaper into
the space between the reel cutter (cutting
cylinder) and the bed knife (bottom blade) at
an angle of 90 degrees. Then, rotate the reel
cutter (cutting cylinder) counter-clockwise
(when you face the mower unit from the left)
by hand to check the sharpness of the
blades.
Check the sharpness of the entire range
(three or four points) of the reel cutter
(cutting cylinder).
If a gap is created between edges:
Loosen the lock nut and slightly loosen nut
B.
Contact the reel cutter (cutting cylinder)
and bed knife (bottom blade) slightly, then
tighten nut A.
If the reel cutter (cutting cylinder) is too tight
to turn:
Loosen the lock nut and slightly loosen nut
A.
Reduce the contact pressure between the
reel cutter (cutting cylinder) and bed knife
(bottom blade) , then tighten nut B.
If the blades still cannot cut well:
Perform back lapping of the reel cutter
(cutting cylinder).
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1 Lock nut
2 Nut A
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5 Bed knife (Bottom blade)
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Handling Instructions
LM180C
Handling Instructions
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Adjustment before Work