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and the shorter, rear leg of the spring is to be inserted
into the hole in the basket bracket.
6. Check if the bracket basket rotates freely.
Important: The plastic washer must be installed
onto the basket collar to prevent binding.
3
Installing the Cut-off Bar
Parts needed for this procedure:
1
Cut-off bar
4
Bolt (1/4 x 1–3/4 inches)
4
Locknut (1/4 inch)
Procedure
1. Loosely mount the cut-off bar to the cutting unit frame
with 4 bolts (1/4 x 1–3/4 inches) and 4 locknuts (1/4
inch)
(Figure
5).
1. Cut-off bar
2. Grass shield
3. Deflector
2. Insert a 0.060 feeler gauge between the top of the reel
and the bottom of the cut-off bar to check clearance.
Make sure the bar and reel are equal distance apart
across the full length of the reel.
Note: The cut-off bar must not contact the reel during
operation.
3. Tighten the bolts and locknuts
Figure 5
4. Bolt (1/4 x 1–3/4 inches)
5. Locknut (1/4 inch)
(Figure
5).
4
Removing the 4 Grass
Deflectors
No Parts Required
Procedure
1. Remove the 4 flange-head bolts securing the front
grass-shield to the cutting-unit frame
Remove the grass shield.
2. Remove 4 deflectors from the shield leaving only the 1
shown in
Figure
3. Install the grass shield.
5
Removing the Support Tube
(For 5-inch Diameter Reels
Only)
Parts needed for this procedure:
2
Flanged locknut
Procedure
1. Unthread the 2 flange-head bolts securing the
support tube and the cutting-unit carrier-frame to the
cutting-unit side-plates
tube.
Note: Do not pull the bolts all the way out of the
carrier frame.
4
(Figure
5.
(Figure
6). Remove the support
5).
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