SODCUTTER
MODEL 460
TO OPERATE TURF CUTTER AND ATTACHMENTS
Start motor by using choke and throttle lever. Lift Sodcutter by the handle and adjust depth of cut. Have
motor running about 2000 revolutions per minute. Engage cutter bar so that is oscillates, then engage drive
wheels, and lower Sodcutter slowly on to the grass. The cutter blade will automatically dig into the earth as
you move. At the end of the run, disengage both cutter and drive and then lift blade clear off ground by
lifting machine. The Sodcutter blade is adjustable for hard, soft and normal (center position) soil
conditions.
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SOD CUTTER
-Keep drive belts adjusted firmly, using adjustable tensioning screws
-Grease countershaft every three (3) months
-Grease wheel bearing every six (6) months
-Grease conrod bushes (120223) and bearings (1124440) daily
-Check machine regularly for loose bolts
-To sharpen turf cutter blade, re-grind top and sides
-Operating conditions should be taken into account when determining maintenance intervals
-Important: Maintain strong camshaft V belt (3602060 / 3602061) tensioning at all times. As soon
as the tension slackens off, drop the camshaft (120200) downwards into the next slotted hole –both
sides. Finer adjustments can be made with the adjuster screw (120153) on the tensioner assembly.
SPECIFICATIONS
ENGINES ADJUSTMENTS
•Honda GX240HX (8HP) Petrol Blade depth of cut: by pin-in-hole
Driven with 6:1 reduction gear box adjuster
•Kohler CH395 (9HP) Petrol “V”Belts: jacking bolts/sliding bearings
Driven with 6:1 reduction gear box Width of cut: 460mm (18 inch)
Cutting Depth: 6-100mm (1/4 –4 inch)
TRANSMISSION CUTTING TIME
A) Three (3) “V”Belts to crank arm Approximately 1500-2000 square
B) Three (3) V Belts to drive rollers meters per day, depending on soil
C) One (1) “V”Belt from motor to counter shaft condition
BEARINGS CUTTING BLADE
Selected ball and pillar block bearings Heavy-duty precision machined, the
material is high tensile, hardened
tempered
PLEASE NOTE: SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE
