Baroness LM285, Owner'S Operating Manual, Page: 58 / 65

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)
to check the sharpness of the blades.
Check the sharpness at entire range (three
or four points from left edge to right one) of
the reel cutter (cutting cylinder).
Using a piece of chalk, mark locations on the
blade that are sharp.
Shift only the reel rotation/stop lever(s) of the
reel motor(s) in the mower unit(s) that you
plan to use for lapping to the "Rotate"
position.
Shift the lever(s) to the "Stop" position for the
mower unit(s) for which you will not perform
lapping.
1
A
B
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1 Reel rotation/stop switching lever
A Rotate
B Stop
Loosen the anti-reverse reel rotation stopper
knob, shift the stopper all the way to the
"FOR BACKLAPPING" position, then tighten
the knob.
1
B
A
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6.
1 Knob
A FOR MOWING
B FOR BACKLAPPING
Start the engine, and run it at a low rpm.
Important
If you shift the reel rotation lever to the
"REVERSE" position while the anti-reverse
reel rotation stopper knob is not completely
shifted to the "FOR BACKLAPPING" position,
the safety device will be activated and will
stop the engine.
Shift the reel rotation lever to the
"REVERSE" (lapping motion) position to
rotate the reel cutter (cutting cylinder) in
reverse.
1
A B B
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1 Reel rotation lever
A Cutting motion (FORWARD)
B Lapping motion (REVERSE)
Apply the abrasive evenly with the brush on
the top side of reel cutter (cutting cylinder)
where the newspaper was cut well or of
chalk-marked locations.
Idle the machine for a while, and when
contact noise is no longer heard, return the
reel rotation lever to the neutral position to
stop reel cutter (cutting cylinder).
Stop the engine.
Wash off or wipe off with cloth etc. the
abrasive from the reel cutter (cutting
cylinder), then check it for sharpness.
Repeat steps 2 to 12 until the entire range
(three or four points from left edge to right
one) of the reel cutter (cutting cylinder) will
be uniformly sharpened.
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LM285
Maintenance
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Maintenance (Mower)