Adjusting The Turf Compensation Spring - Toro 03781 Operator's Manual

Figure 19
1. Lift arm chain
2. Chain bracket
14. Coat the spline shaft of the reel motor with clean
grease.
15. Oil the reel motor O-ring and install it onto the motor
flange.
16. Install the motor by rotating it clockwise so that the
motor flanges clear the bolts (Figure 20). Rotate the
motor counterclockwise until the flanges encircle the
bolts then tighten the bolts.
Important: Make sure the reel motor hoses are
not twisted, kinked or in the risk of being pinched.
Figure 20
1. Reel drive motor
3. Snapper pin
2. Mounting bolts
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Adjusting the Turf
Compensation Spring
No Parts Required
Procedure
The turf compensation spring (Figure 21) transfers 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 (Figure 21).
Note: When servicing the cutting unit, move the
hairpin cotter to the spring rod hole next to the turf
compensation spring.
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 6.25 inches
(15.9 cm) (Figure 21).
Note: When operating on rough terrain decrease the
spring length by 1/2 inch. Ground following will be
slightly decreased.
Note: The turf compensation setting will need to be
reset if the HOC setting or the Aggressiveness of Cut
setting is changed.
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Figure 21
3. Spring rod
4. Hex nuts