Adjusting The Turf Compensation Spring; Using The Cutting Unit Kickstand - Toro Reelmaster 5410-D Operator's Manual

Important:
Make sure the reel motor hoses
are not twisted, kinked or in the risk of being
pinched.
Figure 14
1. Reel drive motor
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Adjusting the Turf
Compensation Spring
No Parts Required
Procedure
The turf compensation spring
weight from the front to the rear roller. (This helps
to reduce a wave pattern in the turf, also known as
marcelling or bobbing.)
Important:
Make spring adjustments with the
cutting unit mounted to the traction unit, pointing
straight ahead and lowered to the shop floor.
1. Make sure the hairpin cotter is installed in the
rear hole in the spring rod
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2. Mounting bolts
(Figure 15) transfers
(Figure 15).
1. Turf compensation spring
2. Hair pin cotter
2. Tighten the hex nuts on the front end of the
spring rod until the compressed length of the
spring is 12.7 cm (5 inches) on Reelmaster
5410, 5 inch cutting units or 15.9 cm (6.25
inches) on Reelmaster 5510, 7 inch cutting units
(Figure 15).
Note:
When operating on rough terrain
decrease the spring length by 12.7 mm
(1/2 inch). Ground following will be slightly
decreased.
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Using the Cutting Unit
Kickstand
Parts needed for this procedure:
1 Cutting unit kickstand
Procedure
Whenever the cutting unit has to be tipped to expose
the bedknife/reel, prop up the rear of the cutting unit
with the kickstand to make sure the nuts on the back
end of the bedbar adjusting screws are not resting on
the work surface (Figure
17
Figure 15
3. Spring rod
4. Hex nuts
16).
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