Verti-Groom Drive Belt - Textron RANSOMES Super Certes 51 Manual De Seguridad, Funcionamiento Y Mantenimiento

9 ACCESSORIES
ADJUSTMENTS
Setting up the machine after fitting the Verti-Groom attachment.
VERTI-GROOM SETTINGS
The Verti-Groom reel should be parallel to the bed knife.
1. Make sure that the Verti-Groom handwheels are in the down position.
2. To set the Verti-Groom height use the height of cut setting bar (8.1). Release the lock nuts [A]
and using the handwheels [B] turn in the desired direction clockwise to raise the Verti-Groom reel,
anti-clockwise to lower the Verti-Groom reel. A packer of the required thickness, up to 5mm (3/16in)
can be used on the setting bar to obtain the required Verti-Groom reel height.
3. When both sides of the Verti-Groom have been adjusted and are parrallel retighten the locknuts.
NOTE: It is recommended that the Verti-Groom reel is initially set at a position 3mm (1/8in) above the front
roll. The machine should be tried on a green and if necessary the Verti-Groom reel position altered up
or down to give the desired finish.
9.5

VERTI-GROOM DRIVE BELT______________________________________

This is located on the right hand side of the machine and is accessed by removing the lid from the drive belt
housing.
TO ADJUST THE VERTI-GROOM DRIVE BELT
Loosen off the belt tensioner and tension drive belt by
moving the blet tensioner up or down in the adjusting
slot so a defl ection of 5mm (
force of 2.2Kgs (5lbs) in the centre of the lower span [A].
TO REPLACE THE VERTI-GROOM BELT
1. Disengage Verti-Groom drive clutch by pulling
clutch operating knob. This leaves a gap between
the drive pulley and the clutch operating knob.
Slide the belt into the gap to allow the drive belt to
become loose. Slide drive belt pulley lip onto the
Verti-Groom shaft.
2. Clear debrisout of pulley.
3. Fit new Verti-Groom drive belt by putting it onto the Verti-Groom clutch handwheel and the pulley, then
slide it over the Verti-Groom shaft pulley. By rotating the clutch handwheel feed drive belt onto the
pullley.
4. Adjust as above.
5. Before running the machine replace all covers.
en-48
3
/ in) is achieved with a
16
Fig 9.5