Operator's Manual

CuttingUnitMaintenance
BacklappingtheReels
WARNING
Contactwiththereelsorothermovingpartscan
resultinpersonalinjury.
•Keepngers,hands,andclothingawayfromthe
reelsorothermovingparts.
•Neverattempttoturnthereelsbyhandorfoot
whiletheengineisrunning.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,stoptheengine,engagetheparking
brake.
2.Removetheplasticcovertotheleftsideoftheseat.
3.Makeinitialreeltobedknifeadjustmentsappropriate
forbacklappingonallcuttingunitswhicharetobe
backlapped;refertotheCuttingUnitOperator’sManual.
DANGER
Changingtheenginespeedwhilebacklapping
maycausethereelstostall.
•Neverchangetheenginespeedwhile
backlapping.
•Onlybacklapatidleenginespeed.
4.Starttheengineandrunatlowidlespeed.
5.RotatetheBacklapLevertothereverse(R)position
(
Figure54).
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2
Figure54
1.Backlaplever—forward
position
2.Backlaplever—reverse
position
6.RotatetheReelSpeedControltosetting1
(Figure55).
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Figure55
1.Reelspeedcontrol
7.Withthefunctionalcontrolleverintheneutral
position,movetheRaise/LowerMowcontrol
forwardtostartthebacklappingoperationonthe
designatedreels.
8.Applylappingcompoundwithalonghandlebrush.
Neveruseashorthandledbrush.
9.Ifthereelsstallorbecomeerraticwhilebacklapping,
selectahigherreelspeedsettinguntilthespeed
stabilizes,thenreturnthereelspeedtosetting1orto
yourdesiredspeed.
10.Tomakeanadjustmenttothecuttingunitswhile
backlapping,turnthereelsoffbymovingthe
Raise/LowerMowcontrolrearwardandstopthe
engine.Aftercompletingadjustments,repeatsteps
4
through8.
11.Repeattheprocedureforallcuttingunitsyouwant
tobacklap.
12.Whennished,returnthebacklapleverstothe
forward(F)position,replacethecover,andwashall
lappingcompoundoffofthecuttingunits.Adjust
cuttingunitreeltobedknifeasneeded.Movethe
cuttingunitreelspeedcontroltothedesiredmowing
position.
Important:Ifthebacklapleverisnotreturned
totheforward(F)positionafterbacklapping,the
cuttingunitswillnotraiseorfunctionproperly.
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