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Revision A
NOTE:
Align the guards prior to adjusting the hold-down. For instructions, refer to
Adjusting Knife Guards and Guard Bar, page
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.
Start the engine.
2.
Raise the reel fully.
3.
Shut down the engine, and remove the key from the ignition.
4.
Engage the reel safety props. For instructions, refer to
Engaging Reel Safety Props, page 37
.
5.
Open the endshield. For instructions, refer to
Opening Header Endshields, page 39
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A
Figure 4.142: Pointed Hold-Down
6.
Rotate the flywheel attached to the knife drive box to
manually stroke the knife to position knife section (A) under
hold-down (B).
7.
Push down on knife section (A) with approximately 44 N
(10 lbf) of force, and use a feeler gauge to measure the
clearance between hold-down (B) and the knife section.
Ensure the clearance is 0.1
–
0.5 mm (0.004
–
0.020 in.).
8.
If adjustment is required, refer to
Pointed Knife Guards, page 322
9.
Close the endshield. For instructions, refer to
Adjusting Hold-Down
–
Pointed Knife Guards
If a pointed or four point knife guard hold-down is binding its knife, the hold-down will need to be adjusted.
This procedure applies to standard hold-downs. To adjust the center hold-down on double-knife headers, refer to
Pointed Knife Guards, page 327
.
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.
