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Figure 17
1.
Lift chain
2.
Cutting unit stabilizer ear
13.
Mount the motor to the drive end of the cutting
unit and secure it with 2 cap screws (
).
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Figure 18
1.
Motor
2.
O-ring
Note:
If fixed cutting unit position is required,
insert the steering locking pin into the pivot
knuckle mounting hole (
14.
Hook the spring wire around the bottom of the
steering locking pin (
).
Turf-Compensation Settings
The turf-compensation spring transfers the weight
from the front to the rear roller. This helps to reduce
a wave pattern in the turf, also known as marcelling
or bobbing.
Important:
Make spring adjustments with the
cutting unit mounted to the traction unit, pointing
straight ahead and lowered to the shop floor.
1.
Make sure that the hairpin cotter is installed in
the rear hole in the spring rod (
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Figure 19
1.
Turf-compensation spring
3.
Spring rod
2.
Hairpin cotter
4.
Hex nuts
2.
Tighten the hex nuts on the front end of the
spring rod until the compressed length of the
spring is 15.9 cm (6.25 inches); refer to
Note:
When operating on rough terrain
decrease the spring length by 12.7 mm (0.5
inch). Ground following will be slightly shorter.
Note:
You must reset the turf-compensation
setting if the HOC setting or the
aggressiveness-of-cut setting is changed.
3
Making Alternate Cutting
Unit Adjustments
No Parts Required
Procedure
The factory sets the tractor appropriately for most
fairway mowing applications. Several adjustments
for fine-tuning the machine for particular applications
are included in the Cutting Unit Maintenance section
as follows:
•
Adjusting the cutting unit lowering rate
Adjusts the speed at which the cutting units lower.
•
Adjusting the lifted height of the outer front cutting
units
Adjusts the turnaround height of the outer front
cutting units to provide greater clearance on
contoured fairways.
•
Adjusting the travel of the front three cutting units
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