Service Manual

Reelmaster 6500–D/6700–D Page 7 – 9 Cutting UnitsRev. B
Model 03853
Model 03854
Model 03855
Front Roller Adjustment and Leveling
Note: Cutting units are shipped from the factory with the
front roller mounted in the “C” position. The best cutting
unit attitude is dependent on turf conditions and desired
results. Experience in your conditions will determine the
best setting to use.
ROLLER POSITION
Very Aggressive
Mowing
A
APPLICATION
Aggressive
Mowing
B
Less Aggressive
Mowing
C
When setting–up a cutting unit, or if repositioning or
installing a front roller to the cutting unit, proceed as fol-
lows:
1. Position cutting unit on a flat level surface (leveling
plate).
2. Position a 1/2” (13mm) or thicker bar under the reel
blades and against the cutting edge of the bedknife.
Make sure bar covers the full length of reel blades.
Rear roller should not contact surface.
3. Make sure capscrews and Iocknuts securing front
roller brackets to side plates are loose.
4. Make sure capscrews securing front roller to front roll-
er brackets are loose.
5. Rock cutting unit forward (on reel blades and steel
bar) until front roller contacts flat surface. Reel blades
and bedknife must maintain contact with bar.
6. Make sure both ends of roller are in contact with
level surface. Use a piece of paper to check to see if
any gap exists between roller ends and flat surface.
7. Tighten front roller bracket mounting nuts to 27–35 ft–
lbs. Do not tighten capscrews. Make sure roller brack-
ets do not move and both ends of roller remain in contact
with level surface.
8. Tighten front roller mounting capscrews to 13–27 ft–
lbs.
9. Re–check roller contact with paper to insure roller has
not changed position and is parallel with the reel and
bedknife.
Figure 11
1. Roller bracket
1
A
B
A
B
C
C
Figure 12
1
2
1. Front roller bracket
2. 1/2” Steel bar
3. Loosen capscrews & nuts
3
3
Cutting Units
03853, 03854, 03856