Adjusting 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in.) Pickup Drive Chains

To ensure that all slack is removed from chains, close gate and engage PTO a few seconds. Shut off tractor engine.

Adjust tension of pickup drive chains as follows:

Straggered packer drive chain (A)

Tighten or loosen tensioner adjusting nut (B) so that chain deflection to the opposite strand of idler (E) is about 7 mm (0.27 in.).

Pickup cylinder drive chain (C)

Loosen the idler mounting screw.

Press idler (D) against chain so that chain deflection to the opposite strand of idler is about 10 mm (0.39 in.)

Tighten the idler mounting screw.

Left hand auger drive chain (G) for baler (from S.N. 327824 only)

Loosen the idler mounting screw.

Press idler (F) against chain so that chain deflection to the opposite strand of idler is about 10 mm (0.39 in.)

Tighten the idler mounting screw.

Engage PTO a few seconds.

Check deflection of the chains. Repeat adjustments if necessary.

A-Staggered packer drive chain
B-Tensioner adjusting nut
C-Pickup cylinder drive chain
D-Idler of pickup cylinder drive chain
E-Idler of staggered packer drive chain
F-Idler of left-hand auger drive chain
G-Left-hand auger drive chain

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