Kenmore 3 User Manual

MOWING PROCEDURE 
 
Preferably position the Mower on level ground, if on a 
slope, face ‘up hill’ to allow the reels to lower evenly and 
prevent possible damage to the reel drives. 
 
                                        CAUTION 
Do not engage the tractor PTO when the reels are in the 
raised position. 
 

•  Release all transport locking chains. 

•  Lower the reel units to the ground. 

•  Engage the PTO at low engine rpm to prevent 

shock loads to the mower drive train. 

•  Select the appropriate tractor gear range, Maxi – 

mum 5.5 mph. ( 8.9 kph.), at rated PTO speed. 

•  Accelerate to max. PTO speed ( 500 to 540 rpm) 

•  If operating on rough stoney ground, around 

ditches, sand traps, terraces for example, reduce 
the engine rpm, and/or select a lower 
transmission gear. 

 

                                        CAUTION 
   The PTO must be disengaged and the reel blades not        

rotating before raising the reel assemblies, to prevent 
damage to the mower drive line. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSMENT 
 
Fig.17 
For initial set-up of the mowing height : 

•  Position the mower on level ground and lower the 

reel assemblies. Place a 1 in. thick spacer under 
the bed-knife. 

•  Back-off the height adjuster lock-nuts, turn each 

Adjuster until the roller is touching the ground. 

•  Tighten the  height adjuster lock-nuts. 

This will give an approximate mowing height of  1½ in.  
Match mark the Height Adjuster to the Mower Frame with 
a ‘dab’ of paint. The ‘Notches’ on the Adjuster are 3/8 in. 
apart. Adjust the cutting height  relative to the match mark 
and the ‘notches’. 
Fixed head fairway mowers use the same method, but 
the front roller is adjusted to ½ to ¾ in. from the ground. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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