Adjusting Pickup Flotation

1. 328 Baler ; adjust spring (A) to maintain a 25 mm (1 in.) dimension (D) between end of eye bolt (B) and nuts (C).

338 Baler ; tighten both nuts (C) as tight as possible.


A-Spring
B-Eye Bolt
C-Nuts (2 used)
D-Dimension

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2. Check flotation by attaching spring scale (A) to pickup (B). To raise compressor bar, apply upward lift as specified.

Specification

Compressor Bar Lift Pressure -Force 178 N (40 lb force)

  • If lift pressure is less than specification, loosen nuts (C) by turning counterclockwise.
  • If lift pressure is more than specification, tighten nuts (C) by turning clockwise.


A-Spring Scale
B-Pickup
C-Nuts

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NOTE: If belt slippage occurs, adjust nuts (B).

3. Place pickup in normal operating position. Adjust tension of V-belt (A) by tightening or loosening adjusting nuts (B) on tension spring until slippage is eliminated when operating in normal conditions.

IMPORTANT: Pickup V-belt tension affects pickup flotation.


A-V-Belt
B-Nuts

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