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OPERATION
Versa 03/09 Operation Section 3-29
© 2009 Alamo Group Inc.
OPERATION
HEAD PITCH
Incorrect head pitch and/or alignment can cause poor cutting performance in Versa side rotary mowers.
Head Pitch is defined as the relationship of the front of the mower to the rear of the mower, as viewed from the
side. The desired head pitch for the Versa 60" and 72" mowers is for the blade at the front of the mower to be
between 3/4" and 1" lower than the blade at the rear.
MEASUREMENT OF HEAD PITCH
1. CUT MOWER OFF AND ALLOW BLADES TO STOP ROTATING
2. Move machine to a flat, level area such as a concrete slab
3. Lower mower head to within several inches of the ground but do not rest head on ground.
4. Stop engine.
5. Position blades toward front and rear. Measure the distance from the bottom of the blade tips to the
ground, with the blades hanging (at rest). Use two people to measure. Normal drift of the cylinders
will cause inaccurate measurements if the front and rear not measured at the same time. DO NOT
ALLOW ANTOTHER PERSON TO OPERATE THE CONTROLS WHILE MEASUREMENTS ARE
BEING TAKEN.
6. Bent blades, bars, pans, or loose bolts will make measurements useless.
ALIGNMENT
Head alignment is defined as the relationship of the centerline of the mower to the centerline of the tractor.
The desired alignment is that the centerlines of the tractor and mower are parallel to each other.