7
Installing the HOC Bracket
Assemblies and the Front
Roller
Parts needed for this procedure:
1
Left HOC bracket assembly
1
Right HOC bracket assembly
2
Adjuster pin
2
Cotter pin
2
Flange locknut (3/8 with 5/8 hex)
Procedure
1.
Loosely install the left and right HOC bracket
assemblies and the front roller assembly to the
cutting-unit side plates using the previously
removed carriage bolts (
).
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Figure 10
1.
Right HOC bracket
assembly
4.
Washers
2.
Front roller assembly
5.
Carriage bolt and flange
locknut (3/8 with 5/8 hex)
3.
Left HOC bracket
assembly
2.
On the groomer box side, slide the adjuster-arm
rod of the HOC bracket into the gap on the
groomer drive box and secure it with an adjuster
pin and cotter pin as shown in
.
Note:
The adjuster pin must be installed from
the inside of the machine to the outside of the
machine.
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Figure 11
1.
Adjuster pin
3.
Cotter pin
2.
Adjuster-arm rod
4.
Groomer drive box
3.
On the idler assembly side, align the
adjuster-arm rod of the HOC bracket with the
adjuster collar on the idler assembly and secure
it with an adjuster pin and cotter pin (
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Figure 12
1.
Adjuster pin
4.
Cotter pin
2.
Adjuster-arm rod
5.
Idler assembly
3.
Adjuster collar
4.
Tighten the carriage bolts and locknuts securing
the HOC bracket assemblies to the side plates
(
).
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