Nogueira FTN-1000 G3, Instruction Manual

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6. Maintenance
C
A
B
SHARPENER
6.9 - Sharpening chopping rotor knives
The sharpener incorporated into the harvester
makes it possible to sharpen the rotor knives
at the harvest place.
REMEMBER: dull knives require more tractor
power, increase fuel consumption, and
compromise cutting quality.
If the knives are not sharpened regularly, the
cutting will be impaired and the sharpening
process will become more and more time
consuming, making the knives unusable early.
1.
Remove the 3 bolts (A);
2.
Remove the cover (B);
3.
Remove the cutting gear (C).
ATTENTION!
Turn off the tractor and remove
the ignition key before starting
the following procedure.
Remove the gears (F) before
beginning the sharpening, as
follows:
6.9.1- How to sharpen the rotor
knives:
For safety reasons, before starting the
sharpening, remove the cutting gear. With
this procedure, the feed rollers will stop
working, providing greater safety during
sharpening.
CAUTION!