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Adjusting Knife Guards and Guard Bar
If a knife guard or the guard bar is misaligned due to contact with a rock or similar obstruction, use the guard straightening
tool (MAC286705) available from your MacDon Dealer to correct the issue.
DANGER
To prevent bodily injury or death from the unexpected start-up of the machine, always stop the engine and remove the
key from the ignition before making adjustments to the machine.
WARNING
To prevent bodily injury from the fall of a raised reel, always engage the reel safety props before going under the
raised reel for any reason.
WARNING
Wear heavy gloves when working around or handling knives.
1.
Raise the reel fully.
2.
Shut down the engine, and remove the key from the ignition.
3.
Engage the reel safety props. For instructions, refer to
Engaging Reel Safety Props, page 37
.
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Figure 4.133: Upward Adjustment
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Pointed Guard
4.
To adjust the guard tips upwards, position the tool as
shown and pull up.
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Figure 4.134: Upward Adjustment
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Short Knife Guard
