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MOWING PROCEDURE
Preferably position the Mower on level ground, if on a
slope, face ‘up hill’ to allow the reels to lower evenly and
prevent possible damage to the reel drives.
CAUTION
Do not engage the tractor PTO when the reels are in the
raised position.
• Release all transport locking chains.
• Lower the reel units to the ground.
• Engage the PTO at low engine rpm to prevent
shock loads to the mower drive train.
• Select the appropriate tractor gear range, Maxi –
mum 5.5 mph. ( 8.9 kph.), at rated PTO speed.
• Accelerate to max. PTO speed ( 500 to 540 rpm)
• If operating on rough stoney ground, around
ditches, sand traps, terraces for example, reduce
the engine rpm, and/or select a lower
transmission gear.
CAUTION
The PTO must be disengaged and the reel blades not
rotating before raising the reel assemblies, to prevent
damage to the mower drive line.
CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSMENT
Fig.17
For initial set-up of the mowing height :
• Position the mower on level ground and lower the
reel assemblies. Place a 1 in. thick spacer under
the bed-knife.
• Back-off the height adjuster lock-nuts, turn each
Adjuster until the roller is touching the ground.
• Tighten the height adjuster lock-nuts.
This will give an approximate mowing height of 1½ in.
Match mark the Height Adjuster to the Mower Frame with
a ‘dab’ of paint. The ‘Notches’ on the Adjuster are 3/8 in.
apart. Adjust the cutting height relative to the match mark
and the ‘notches’.
Fixed head fairway mowers use the same method, but
the front roller is adjusted to ½ to ¾ in. from the ground.
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