Tiger JD 5101E User Manual
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Side & Rear flail Maintenance Section 4-21
MAINTENANCE
REVERSING MOWER ROTATION OF SIDE
AND REAR FLAIL MOWERS
To reverse the rotation of the side and hydraulically driven rear flail, a different idler
arm is needed only for side flail. Part No. TF4346 is used in standard rotation. Part
No. TF4345 is used in reverse rotation.
When before attempting this procedure be sure all dirt is cleaned away from the
motor and around all hose connections. This is to prevent the oil from becoming
contaminated. 1-Start by removing the belt shield from the flail mower. 2-Remove the
locking and adjusting nut, spring washer and spring from the idler tensioning rod. 3-
Disconnect the tensioning rod from the idler arm. 4-Remove the idler arm with the
idler pulley attached. 5-Remove the idler pulley from the idler arm and reinstall on the
short end of the new idler arm.
For standard cut on the mechanically driven rear flail mower, adjust so that the
spring washer is flush with the spring guide as shown below.