pronovost SilaTube P-6500, Operator And Parts Manual

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OPERATION (cont'd)
1) Locate the rear end of the SilaTube approximately
5' (152 cm) away from the point where you want
to position the end of the tube. This will
compensate if there is some slippage of the first
couple of bales until there is enough ground
friction to push the SilaTube forward.
2) Start engine.
3) For maximum operating speed, you may set the
engine to full throttle, although it is preferable to
run it a speed closer to your rate of bale supply to
machine. This will result in a more economical
operation.
4) Pull out the tube support plate (Fig. 41).
5) Remove the tube from its box, lay it flat on the
ground and rol up the two ends towards center.
Place the tube at the center of the support plate
and unroll each side. Place it so that the tube name
is facing outside when it unfolds (Fig. 42).
6) Adjust the lateral stretcher arms according to the
bale dimensions and install tube on the stretcher
arms.
7) Slide it carefully to the bottom of the stretcher
arms and under the U-shaped bale guide.
8) Be careful to remove all wrinkles, since they could
cause some tearing of the tube.
9) Open the two lateral stretchers in order to apply a
slight amount of tension to the tube (Fig. 43).
10) Return the tube support plate to its closed position.
ATTENTION: It is very important that you
proceed to step 8 before this one because you can
cause some tearing of the tube by closing the tube
support plate.
11) Again check the tube position and eliminate any
wrinkles. Next, cut off all ties as shown.
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Figure 42
Figure 43
Fig. 41