Sawmill Alignment
Complete Alignment Procedure
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Sawmill Alignment
Saw Head Slide Pad Adjustment
There are eight nylon pads positioned between the saw head frame and vertical mast
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The spacing of the pads is factory set and rarely needs adjusting. To check the pad spac-
ing, perform the following steps.
NOTE:
The pads on the engine side of the mast are referred to as the “inner” pads. The
pads on the control side of the mast are referred to as the “outer” pads.
NOTE:
Shims are often used around the clamping bolts, between the C-frame support
bracket and the mast v-brace. The shims align the v-brace to the mast so that the entire
face of each slide pad makes contact with the mast. Be sure to keep these shims in place
when performing the following adjustment.
See Figure 7-16.
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Raise the saw head to the top of the vertical mast and secure the saw head with a chain
at the top. Check the top set of four pads.The outer two pads should be touching the mast
rails. There should be a small gap (just wide enough to slide a business card through)
between one of the inner pads and the mast rail.
WARNING!
Always secure the saw head with a 5/16" chain
with at least 1900 lbs. working load capacity before adjust-
ing the mast pads. The cutting head may fall, causing
severe injury or death.
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Sawmills prior to Rev. H2.00 have sixteen pads. Only uppermost and lowermost pads are required. Middle pads do not
provide any function and may be removed.
FIG. 7-16
C-Frame Support
Bracket
Adjustment
Bolt
Mast V-Brace
Clamping
Bolts
Slide
Pads
Mast
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