To Adjust Blade Angle; Blade Angle (Pitch); Operating With Walking Ram Auto Cut-Off Or Rolling Ram Cut-Off And Sulky Roller; Cut-Off Blade Penetration - Textron Jacobsen Ryan 544853C Manual Del Usuario

5.7

TO ADJUST BLADE ANGLE

Loosen pitch control lever and move H-frame forward or
backward until blade is at desired angle of pitch. Tighten
pitch control lever. See Figure 11.
FIGURE 11
1. Pitch Control Lever
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NOTE: Under normal conditions, blade angle is small
(blade bottom is flat). In extremely hard soil or when
cutting with a dull blade, the blade may tend to ride
out of the ground. Angling the blade down may help
solve this problem. A short trial run will indicate what
is the best blade angle for your particular situation.
Refer to Figure 12
DRIVE
WHEEL
FIGURE 12

Blade Angle (Pitch)

1. At end of each cutting pass, lift handle to clear cutting
blade from sod, slow down throttle and turn sodcutter
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BLADE ANGLE (PITCH)
SIDE
ARM
BLADE
BOTTOM
BLADE
ANGLE
(Pitch)
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around for return pass. When using metering wheel,
raise metering wheel before turning sodcutter.
!
CAUTION
DO NOT turn sod cutter around without first
raising the metering wheel. The cut-off will con-
tinue to operate as long as the metering wheel
is on the ground.
5.9 OPERATING WITH WALKING RAM
ROLLING RAM CUT–OFF
NOTE: If the Sulky Roller Accessory (Part No. 545505)
is to be used, the sodcutter must be converted from
the auto walking ram cut-off, to rolling ram cut-off.
Use Rolling Ram Accessory (Part No. 545395) for
this conversion. Refer to accessories page.
Sodcutters equipped with auto cut-off from factory
are preset to cut sod in approximately 6' (1,829 mm)
lengths.
Cut-off unit will not operate properly at slow engine
speeds. Maximum RPM is 2900 at no load.
Two adjustments have to be made to the cut-off unit prior
to use; cut-off blade penetration and metering wheel
adjustment.
!
WARNING
DO NOT place hands or feet beneath unit at any
time.
DO NOT make adjustments with engine run-
ning.
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CUT-OFF BLADE PENETRATION

1. After setting depth gauge for desired thickness of
sod, loosen rear wheels so they can be moved up
and down. Adjust wheels so the cut-off blade will
completely separate the sod without taking more of
a cutting stroke than needed. See Figure 13.
AUTO CUT-OFF OR
AND SULKY ROLLER
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