Patent ID: 7377092

Claim:
A control system for adjusting the reel of a cutting reel unit, comprising: a cutting reel; a front roller and a rear roller; a frame comprising two laterally spaced-apart, inverted U-shaped structures each having a rear leg rotationally mounting said rear roller between said U-shaped structures and a front leg rotationally mounting said front roller between said U-shaped structures, said front and rear rollers movable along the ground to support said cutting reel unit; at least one housing supporting said cutting reel, said housing movably mounted on said frame; a bedknife carried on said frame; an actuator having a first portion connected to the frame and a second portion connected to said housing, wherein a distance between said first and second portions is adjustable to set a spacing between said reel and said bedknife, and including a powered motive mechanism that is activated to adjust said distance.