Adjust Height Of Cut; Adjust Grass Shield Height - Toro 04060 Operator's Manual

Before Operating
3. On one end of the front side of the reel, insert a
long strip of newspaper between the reel and
the bedknife (Fig. 5). While slowly rotating
the reel forward, tighten the bedknife adjusting
screw (on same end of the reel), one flat at a
time, until the paper is pinched lightly when
inserted from the front, parallel to the bedknife,
which results in a slight drag when the paper is
pulled (Fig. 4).
Fig.
5
Note: Each time the adjusting screw is rotated
one flat, the bedknife moves .003" closer to the
reel. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE
ADJUSTING SCREW.
4. Check for light contact at the other end of the
reel using the paper and adjust as required.
5. After adjustment, check to see if the reel can
pinch paper when it is inserted from the front
and cut paper when inserted at a right angle to
the bedknife (Fig. 5). It should be possible to
cut paper with minimum contact between the
bedknife and the reel blades. Should excessive
reel drag be evident, it will be either necessary
to backlap or regrind the cutting unit to achieve
the sharp edges needed for precision cutting
(see the Toro reel sharpening manual).
ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF CUT
1. Verify that the rear roller is level and that the
bedknife-to-reel contact is correct. Tip the
mower back on its handle to expose the front
and rear rollers and the bedknife.
2. Loosen the locknuts securing the height-of-cut
brackets to the side plates (Fig. 6).
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1
3
1. Height-of-cut arm
2. Height-of-cut bracket
3. Locknut
4. Adjusting Screw
3. Loosen the nut on the gauge bar (Fig. 7) and set
the adjusting screw to desired height of cut.
The distance between the bottom of the screw
head and the face of bar is the height of cut.
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1
3
1. Gauge bar
2. Height adjusting screw
3. Nut
4. Hook the screw head on the cutting edge of the
bedknife and rest the rear end of the bar on the
rear roller (Fig. 8).
5. Rotate the adjusting knob until the roller con-
tacts the front of the gauge bar. Adjust both
ends of the roller until the entire roller is paral-
lel to the bedknife.
IMPORTANT: When set properly, the rear
and front rollers will contact the gauge bar
and the screw will be snug against the bed-
knife. This assures height of cut is identical
at both ends of the bedknife.
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2
Fig. 6
Fig. 7