Ransomes G - PLEX DP series, Service Course Manual

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ZX Models Only.
NOTICE
• The paddle/footswitch will not operate
if the rear unit has not completed its
raise/lower cycle.
Figure 14
1. Paddle Control (Mow/Raise)
2. Footswitch Control (Mow/Raise)
3. Illustration of Paddle/Footswitch Operation
ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING
• Adjustment procedures must be
performed as specified by properly trained
service personnel
ONLY . If assistance is
needed, contact your local Jacobsen
Textron Dealer.
• To avoid the possibility of serious injury,
switch the reel enable switch to the off
position, lower the heads, stop the
engine, remove the key and set the
parking brake
BEFORE making any
adjustment.
• The rear swing out arm is to allow you
easy access to the rear cutting head.
The cutting heads
MUST BE in the raised
position. DO NOT swing the arm out
with the cutting heads in the lowered
position.
• NEVER rotate the cutting reel by pushing
it with your hands or fingers. Fingers can
become caught between the reel and the
frame resulting in serious injury. Use a
ratchet with a 9/16” socket on the end of
the cutting head shaft to rotate the reel
during adjustment and testing (See Fig.
15).
1
Cutting Head Shown
with
Rear Rotary Brush
Accessory mounted
Figure 15
1. Rotate Cutting Reel with this Screw Head
BEDKNIFE ADJUSTMENT
For this adjustment, the backlap valve control
lever must be in the center
“neutral” position
so that the reels can be rotated manually.
WARNING
· To avoid the possibility of serious
injury, NEVER attempt any cutting
head adjustment while the engine is
running.
Any adjustment to the clearance between the
reel blades and the bedknife should be done at
the leading end of the reel first (the end at which
each individual blade first crosses the bedknife).
Then at the opposite end of the reel.
1.
Loosen the lower adjustment screws at
each end by turning them approximately
1/4 turn counterclockwise (See Figure
16).
2. While rotating the reel backwards, turn
the
upper adjustment screws (leading
end first) until there is approximately
(.025mm-.075mm) clearance. After
adjusting both ends, recheck the leading
end.