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General Maintenance
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Figure 3 - 102 Flashing light removed
4. Remove all packer roller assemblies from the follower panels (See Rollers on page 190).
5.
Fold the follower panels over the packer.
6. Weld the follower panels to the packer.
7.
Attach the packer to a lifting device (fork lift, etc.) and lift it out of the hopper.
NEXT: INSTALLING NEW PACKER: See “E. Installing New Packer - Dual H
ELPING
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AND
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Units” on page 93.
Installing New Packer
A. Installing New Packer - Standard Units W/ Loading Arm
N
OTE
: For standard units w/o loading arm, go to page 90; for co-mingle units w/ loading arm go to
page 91; for co-mingle units w/o loading arm, go to page 92; for dual Helping-Hand units, go
to page 93.
To install a new packer:
1.
Using a lifting device, lower the new packer into the hopper, properly aligning the packer with the
floor guides.
2.
Install a new wiper blade on each side of the packer (see Figure 3 - 103).
These wiper blades may require to be adjusted with shims to reduce the play between the blades
and the packer (see Figure 3 - 103 and Figure 3 - 257).
Warning!
Use an appropriate lifting device to lift the packer out of the hopper. Failure to do so may
result in serious injury or death or damage to the equipment.