
bedknifeontherightsideofthecuttingunit.Putting
anidentifyingmarkonthisbladewillmakesubsequent
adjustmentseasier.Insertthe0.05mm(0.002inch)
shimbetweenthemarkedreelbladeandthebedknife
atthepointwherethebladecrossesthebedknife.
4.Turntherightbedbaradjusterclockwiseuntilyoufeel
lightpressure(i.e.,drag)ontheshim,thenbackoffthe
bedbaradjuster2clicksandremovetheshim.(Since
adjusting1sideofthecuttingunitaffectstheother
side,the2clicksprovidetheclearancethatyouneed
forwhenyouadjusttheotherside.)
Note:Ifthereisalargegap,drawbothsidescloserby
alternatelytighteningtherightandleftsides.
5.Slowlyrotatethereelsothatthesamebladethatyou
checkedontherightsideiscrossingthebedknife
approximately25mm(1inch)infromtheendofthe
bedknifeontheleftsideofthecuttingunit.
6.Turntheleftbedbaradjusterclockwiseuntilyoucan
slidetheshimthroughthereeltobedknifegapwith
lightdrag.
7.Returntotherightsideandadjustasnecessarytoget
lightdragontheshimbetweenthesamebladeand
bedknife.
8.Repeatsteps6and7untilyoucanslidetheshim
throughbothgapswithslightdrag,but1clickinon
bothsidespreventstheshimfrompassingthroughon
bothsides.Thebedknifeisnowparalleltothereel.
Note:Youshouldnotneedtoperformthisprocedure
fordailyadjustments,butaftergrindingordisassembly.
9.Fromthisposition(i.e.,1clickinandashimnot
passingthrough)turnthebedbaradjustersclockwise2
clickseach.
Note:Eachclickturnedmovesthebedknife0.018
(0.0007inch).Donotovertightentheadjusting
screws.
10.Testthecuttingperformancebyinsertingalongstripof
cuttingperformancepaper(ToroPartNo.125-5610)
betweenthereelandthebedknife,perpendiculartothe
bedknife(Figure10).Slowlyrotatethereelforward;it
shouldcutthepaper.
Figure10
Note:Ifthereisexcessivereeldrag,eitherbacklap
orgrindthecuttingunittoachievethesharpedges
neededforprecisioncutting.
AdjustingtheRearRoller
1.Adjusttherearrollerbrackets(Figure11)tothedesired
height-of-cutrangebypositioningtherequiredamount
ofspacersbelowtheside-platemountingange(Figure
11)pertheHOCChart.
Figure11
1.Spacer3.Side-platemountingange
2.Rollerbracket
2.Raisetherearofthecuttingunitandplaceablock
underthebedknife.
3.Removethe2nutssecuringeachrollerbracketand
spacertoeachside-platemountingange.
4.Lowertherollerandthescrewsfromtheside-plate
mountingangesandspacers.
5.Placespacersontoscrewsonrollerbrackets.
6.Securetherollerbracketandspacerstotheunderside
oftheside-platemountingangeswiththenuts
previouslyremoved.
7.Verifythatthebedknife-to-reelcontactiscorrect.Tip
themowertoexposethefrontandrearrollersandthe
bedknife.
Note:Thepositionoftherearrollertothereel
iscontrolledbythemachiningtolerancesofthe
assembledcomponentsandparallelingisnotrequired.
Alimitedamountofadjustmentispossiblebysetting
thecuttingunitonasurfaceplateandlooseningthe
side-platemountingbolts(Figure12).Adjustand
tightenthebolts.Torquetheboltsto37to45N∙m
(27to33ft-lb).
Figure12
1.Side-platemountingbolts
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