Operator's Manual

Maintenance

LubricatingtheCuttingUnit

Eachcuttingunithas6greasettings(Figure29)thatmust

belubricatedregularlywithNo.2lithiumgrease.

Thelubricationpointsincludethefrontroller(2),therear

roller(2),andthereelbearing(2).

1.Wipeeachgreasettingwithacleanrag.

2.Applygreaseuntilcleangreasecomesoutoftheroller

sealsandthebearingreliefvalve.

3.Wipeanyexcessgreaseaway.

Figure29

1.Reliefvalve

AdjustingtheReelBearings

Toensurelonglifeofthereelbearings,periodicallycheck

ifreelendplayexists.Youcancheckandadjustthereel

bearingsasfollows:

1.Loosenthereel-to-bedknifecontactbyturningthe

bedknifeadjustingknobs(Figure30)counterclockwise

untilnocontactexists.

Figure30

1.Bedknife-adjusterknob

2.Usingaragorathicklypaddedglove,holdontothe

reelbladeandtrytomovethereelassemblysideto

side(Figure31).

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Figure31

3.Ifendplayexists,proceededasfollows:

A.Loosentheexternalsetscrewsecuringthebearing

adjusternuttobearinghousinglocatedontheleft

sideofthecuttingunit(Figure32).

Figure32

1.Setscrew

2.Adjusternut

B.Usinga1-3/8inchsocketwrench,slowlytighten

thereel-bearingadjustmentnutuntilnoendplay

ofthereelexists.Ifadjustingthenutdoesnot

eliminatereelendplay,replacethereelbearings.

Note:Thereelbearingsdonotrequirepreload.

Overtighteningthereel-bearingadjusternutwill

damagethereelbearings.

4.Tightenthesetscrewsecuringthebearingadjusternut

tothebearinghousing.

Note:Torquethenutto1.4to1.7N∙m(12to15

in-lb).