Operator's Manual

Checkingthe
Reel-to-BedknifeContact
Eachdaybeforeoperatingthemachine,checkthe
reel-to-bedknifecontact,regardlessifthequalityofcut
hadpreviouslybeenacceptable.Theremustbelight
contactacrossthefulllengthofthereelandbedknife;
refertotheCuttingUnitOperator’sManual.
BacklappingtheReels
WARNING
Contactwiththereelsorothermovingparts
canresultinpersonalinjury.
•Keepyourngers,hands,andclothing
awayfromthereelsorothermovingparts.
•Neverattempttoturnthereelsbyhandor
footwhiletheengineisrunning.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,shutofftheengine,removethe
key,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Removetheplasticcovertotheleftsideofthe
seat.
3.Makeinitialreeltobedknifeadjustments
appropriateforbacklappingonallcuttingunits
whicharetobebacklapped;refertotheCutting
UnitOperator’sManual.
DANGER
Changingtheenginespeedwhile
backlappingmaycausethereelstostall.
•Neverchangetheenginespeedwhile
backlapping.
•Backlaponlyatidleenginespeed.
4.Starttheengineandrunatlowidlespeed.
5.RotatethebacklaplevertotheREVERSE(R)
position(Figure52).
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Figure52
1.Backlaplever—FORWARD
position
2.Backlaplever—REVERSE
position
6.Rotatethereel-speedcontroltosetting1(Figure
53).
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Figure53
1.Reel-speedcontrol
7.Withthefunctional-controlleverintheNEUTRAL
position,movetheraise/lowermowcontrol
forwardtostartthebacklappingoperationonthe
designatedreels.
8.Applylappingcompoundwithalong-handled
brush.Neveruseashort-handledbrush.
9.Ifthereelsstallorbecomeerraticwhile
backlapping,selectahigherreelspeedsetting
untilthespeedstabilizes,thenreturnthereel
speedtosetting1ortoyourdesiredspeed.
10.Tomakeanadjustmenttothecuttingunits
whilebacklapping,turnthereelsoffbymoving
theraise/lowermowcontrolrearwardandshut
offtheengine.Aftercompletingadjustments,
repeatsteps4through8.
11.Repeattheprocedureforallcuttingunitsyou
wanttobacklap.
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