Positioning Rear Baffle: Roll Conditioner
The rear baf
fl
e primarily determines the height of the windrow but can also affect the width. It is located immediately
behind and above the conditioning rolls and can be positioned to do the following:
• Direct the crop
fl
ow into the forming shield for narrow and moderate width windrows.
• Direct crop downward to form a wide swath.
• Assist with even material distribution across windrows by using adjustable crop
fi
ns mounted to the rear baf
fl
e.
DANGER
Stop engine and remove key from ignition before
leaving operator's seat for any reason. A child or
even a pet could engage an idling machine.
1. Remove lynch pin (A) securing rear baf
fl
e adjustment
lever (B) to bracket (C).
2. Pull rear baf
fl
e adjustment lever (B) in inboard direction
to disengage from bracket (C).
3. Position rear baf
fl
e adjustment lever (B) as follows:
• Move lever forward to
raise
baf
fl
e.
• Move lever backward to
lower
baf
fl
e.
4. Release rear baf
fl
e adjustment lever (B) so that tab
engages hole in bracket (C).
5. Secure baf
fl
e adjustment with lynch pin (A).
Figure 3.97: Right Side of Conditioner
3.16.6
Conditioning: Finger Type
The
fi
nger type conditioner is most commonly used to harvest grass crops. Conditioning is achieved when the
fi
nger
type rotor moves the crop across the conditioning baf
fl
e which strips away the waxy coating from the plants.
The degree to which the crop is conditioned as it passes through the conditioner is controlled by the clearance
between the
fi
nger and the internal baf
fl
e and by the rotational speed of the
fi
ngers (refer to
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