Installing Belts

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457 and 457S

E47970

557

NOTE: See illustration for location of long and short belts. Install belts with diamond portion of the belt to the outside. Make sure belts are installed through the individual guides.

Refer to Specification section for proper length of belts.

1. Open gate.

2. Using tractor hydraulics, lower tension arm to tighten belts.

3. Engage PTO and rotate belts until splice appears between bottom gate roll and tension arm roll.

4. Raise tension arm to loosen belts.

5. Shut off tractor engine and remove key.

6. Lock gate.

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7. Remove splicing pin. Hook trimmed end of new belt to square end of old belt with splicing pin. Pull new belt through baler using the old belt.

Thread belts so when viewed in the direction of travel (see illustration), the square cornered end of belt leads the end with trimmed corners.

8. Fasten belt ends together with new pin. Make sure belt sides are correctly aligned when installing pins. Do not deform ends of lacing pins during installation. Laces are slightly offset to allow alignment of belt ends.

9. Repeat Steps 2-8 for other belts.

10. Unlock and close gate.

E39737

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