Revised on 03/28/22 Copyright © March28th, 2022 by Kifco
®
Inc.
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Adjustments
Level Wind Timing:
Proper timing of the Level Wind mechanism is essential to the successful operation of the Water
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Reel. Improper
Level Wind timing will result in mis
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wrapped tube. Travel will be interrupted because the auto shutoff bar will
stop the water motor in order to prevent damage to the irrigation tube.
Do not continue to operate if the tube
is not winding properly!
Important!
Be positive that the timing is really at fault before attempting to change the timing.
Your Water
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Reel was shipped from the factory with the tubing wound on it. The Level Wind tim-
ing was set at the factory prior to installing the tube. If there has been no disassembly of the Lev-
el Wind mechanism, or the tubing removed & reinstalled, it is very unlikely that the timing is
wrong. If the tube is loose on the spool the Level Wind system will appear to be out of time.
(See item #4 in the
Water
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Reel Start
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up & operation section of this manual and also the brake adjustment section)
.
To re
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time the Level Wind, these steps
must
be followed:
1.
Pull all the irrigation tube out from the Water
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Reel. The elbow to which the tube is fastened must be on
45° with the elbow outlet pointed toward the sprinkler cart. (See Figure 1). Be especially careful not to
pull the tube off the elbow. You may wish to stop slightly before the elbow is exactly on 45° location and
turn the spool the last few degrees by hand.
2.
Observe the position of the tube follower on the horizontal Level Wind screw. The tube follower must be
in its most extreme position (all the way to the end of the Level Wind screw thread) and on the same side of the
Water
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Reel as the spool elbow. (See
Figure 2). Align the timing mark with the timing mark decal arrow
.
Tube Follower
45°
Tongue of machine
Elbow
Outlet
Gun cart
Figure 2
Figure 1
