Rowse ULT 17, Operator'S Manual

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ADJUSTING RAKING WHEEL WEIGHT AND HEIGHT
As the rubber mounted wheels are crop driven instead of ground driven they should clear the ground from 1/4”
to 1/2” in normal use. This clearance can be reached by the following procedure.
Each wheel is equipped with a patented compression spring assembly which attaches to the arm to which the
raking wheel is attached. This spring has a limiting device incorporated into its design. See Figure 2. These limiters are
set at the factory to position (carry) the raking wheels just above ground level.
A bar with a series of holes is mounted on the upper portion of the spring assembly. A spring-loaded pin assembly
is adjustable and mounted to this bar. Moving the pin assembly one (1) hole rearward (away from the spring) will
raise the raking wheel approximately 1 inch. Moving the pin assembly one hole for ward will lower the raking wheel
approximately 1”. When each individual wheel has been set to a consist ent height they can be fine tuned to the
desired ground clearance.
An adjustable screw assembly is located at the rear end of the wheel lift shaft (See Figure 3.) By screwing threaded
rod forward all raking wheels on that side will raise. Likewise, unscrewing the threaded rod will lower all raking wheels
simultaneously and equally. This function is used to “Fine Tune” the raking wheel height desired.
Rake wheels can be adjusted up to 1” higher to 1” lower with the adjustable screw assembly. This is the ideal way
to adjust wheels for different crop conditions, lower the wheels (unscrew the screw assembly) for a downed crop and
then screw the screw assembly ahead to raise the wheels for normal raking conditions.
Forward
Forward Rearward
Figure 2
Compression Spring Assembly With
Wheel Limiter
Rubber Mounted Teeth Models Only
Figure 3