HEAVY DUTY
SOD CUTTER
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ADJUSTING SOD DEPTH OF CUT
3/4" (20mm) is a good general starting depth of cut.
Depth of cut can be varied from there depending on
conditions and what you are trying to accomplish.
1. Make an initial depth setting. Park the machine
on a hard surface. Loosen depth control locking
lever
E
and lower the depth control lever
D
until
the blade rests on the surface.
2. Loosen the depth gauge lock
F
and set top of
depth gauge
G
3/4" (20mm) below the top of the
depth crossbar. Tighten the depth gauge lock to
secure the depth gauge setting.
3. Use your left hand to tip the machine forward
while lowering the depth control lever
D
until
the depth control crossbar hit the Depth Stop
G
.
Tighten the locking lever
E
to lock in the depth
setting, make a trial run in turf. Check the depth
of cut.
4. Re-adjust the depth gauge
G
and depth control
lever
D
if necessary.
NOTE:
Numbers on depth gauge do not necessarily
represent thickness of sod being cut. The
numbers are useful as a reference for
making
changes.
CUT-OFF BLADE DEPTH ADJUSTMENT
Set sod depth of cut before adjusting cut-off depth.
To adjust cut-off depth:
1. Loosen rear wheels so they can be moved up
and down.
2. Adjust wheels so the cut-off blade will completely
separate the sod without taking more of a cutting
stroke than needed.
3. Make a test run to check both thickness and cut-
off operation. Re-adjust if necessary.
NOTE:
The handle will jump slightly at each cut.
Excessive jumping means the cut-off blade
is coming down to far. Correct excessive
jumping by lowering rear wheels.
If sod is not cut completely, raise the rear wheels
slightly to lower cut-off blade.
When cut-off blade is correctly adjusted, the sod
will roll up slightly at each cutting stroke and
there will be a slight penetration into the soil
below the sod without excessive jumping of the
handle.
OPERATION
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