Adjusting Wheel Spindles-Baler with 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in.) Pickup

causym CAUTION: Always make sure that baler is securely supported by the jackstand before adjusting wheel spindles. Do not forget to block up wheel on opposite side.

Feeding difficulties may occur in extreme conditions such as brittle dry crops or large windrows. This problem can be solved by adjusting clearance between ground and machine according to crop conditions. Three wheel spindle positions are usable:

Position 1 must not be used.

Position 2 is the shipping position, factory adjusted. This position can also be used in 3rd cut.

Position 3 allows the baler equipped with 11.5/80 x 15.3 or 19/45 - 17 tires to be raised when baling large straw windrows.

Position 4 allows the baler equipped with 15/55 - 17 or 10.0/75 x 15.3 tires to be raised when baling large straw windrows.

For baler equipped with wheel nuts, tighten the wheel spindle bolts to the following specifications:

Specification

Wheel Spindle Bolts (Baler with Wheel Nuts) -Torque 235 N·m (173 lb-ft)
For baler equipped with wheel bolts, tighten the wheel spindle bolts to the following specifications:

Specification

Wheel Spindle Bolts (Baler with Wheel Bolts) -Torque 350 N·m (258 lb-ft)

Make sure bolt heads face outward.

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IMPORTANT: After adjusting wheel spindles, always adjust tongue to tractor drawbar or to tractor trailer hitch and bale discharging ramp. (See "Adjusting Tongue to Tractor Drawbar" or "Adjusting Tongue to Tractor Trailer Hitch" in "Attaching and Detaching" Section and see "Adjusting Bale Discharging Ramp" in this Section.)

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