McHale
Fusion Vario
Baler & Wrapper
53
4.
Shut down the tractor, remove the ignition key, apply the parking brake and
prevent any machine movement with wheel chocks.
5.
The knife lock/unlock lever (
B
) is located on the left-hand side of the chopper unit,
just behind the pick-up reel. It must be pulled outwards at first, to disengage it
from the lock pin (
X
), then turned 90° downwards, to the unlock position, as
shown below. Reverse this procedure to return to the locked position.
B
X
Locked ‘closed’ position
Unlocked ‘open’ position
B
X
6.
Removal of knives/blanks is the reverse of the following installation procedure.
Pay particular attention to all decal warnings and safety advice.
Knife
Knife blank
7.
Rotating the knife lock/unlock lever (
B
) exposes ‘flats’ on the lock shaft, which
allows either knives or knife blanks to be added or removed. Remove old knives
with a pair of pliers.
8.
A new knife (
C
) can be installed by inserting it into the back of the slot in the drop
floor (
D
), so it engages with the raised actuator arm (
E
). Next rotate the knife
downwards (
F
), whilst continuing to hold it towards the back of the slot (
D
), until
the front toothed area looks like it will clear the front end of the slot by 5 -10 mm
(
G
), as shown below.
C
D
F
C
E
