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

Note: Use the number of chain links described in the
cutting unit Operator's Manual.
Figure 19
1. Lift-arm chain
2. Chain bracket
15. Coat the spline shaft of the reel motor with clean
grease.
16. Oil the reel motor O-ring and install it onto the motor
flange.
17. Install the motor by rotating it clockwise so that the
motor flanges clear the bolts
Figure 20
1. Reel-drive motor
18. Rotate the motor counterclockwise until the flanges
encircle the bolts, and then tighten the bolts.
Important: Make sure that the reel motor hoses
are not twisted, kinked, or at risk of being pinched.
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3. Snapper pin
(Figure 20).
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2. Mounting bolts
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Adjusting the
Turf-Compensation Spring
No Parts Required
Procedure
The turf-compensation spring
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 that the hairpin cotter is installed in the rear
hole in the spring rod
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. Hairpin cotter
2. Tighten the hex nuts on the front end of the spring rod
until the compressed length of the spring is 15.9 cm
(6.25 inches); refer to
Note: When operating on rough terrain decrease the
spring length by 13 mm (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) transfers the weight
(Figure 21).
Figure 21
3. Spring rod
4. Hex nuts
Figure 21.
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