Operator's Manual

4
InstallingtheCuttingUnits
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
1Fronthoseguide-R.H.
1Fronthoseguide-L.H.
Procedure
1.Removethereelmotorsfromtheshippingbrackets.
2.Removetheshippingbracketsanddiscard.
3.Removethecuttingunitsfromthecartons.Assemble
andadjustasdescribedinthecuttingunitOperator's
Manual.
4.Makesurethecounterweight(
Figure4)isinstalled
totheproperendofthecuttingunitasdescribedin
thecuttingunitOperator'sManual.
Figure4
1.Counterweight
5.Allthecuttingunitsareshippedwiththeturf
compensationspringmountedtotherightsideofthe
cuttingunit.Theturfcompensationspringmustbe
mountedtothesamesideofthecuttingunitasthe
reeldrivemotor.Repositiontheturfcompensation
asfollows:
A.Removethe2carriageboltsandnutssecuring
therodbrackettothecuttingunittabs(
Figure5).
Figure5
1.Turfcompensationspring3.Springtube
2.Rodbracket
B.Removetheangenutsecuringthespringtube
bolttothecarrierframetab(Figure5)Remove
theassembly.
C.Mountthespringtubebolttotheoppositetab
onthecarrierframeandsecurewiththeange
nut.Theboltheadistobepositionedtothe
outersideofthetabasshownin
Figure6.
Figure6
1.Oppositecarrierframetab
2.Rodbracket
D.Mounttherodbrackettothecuttingunittabs
withthecarriageboltsandnuts(Figure6).
Important:Onthe#4(leftfront)and#5
(rightfront)cuttingunits,usetherodbracket
mountingnutstoinstallthehoseguidesto
thefrontofthecuttingunittabs.Thehose
guidesshouldleantowardthecentercutting
unit.
Figure7
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