Replacing Crop Accelerator


Practice Safe Service Procedures

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A - Cylinder Lock (2 used)

CAUTION: To help prevent personal injury caused by unxpected movement, be sure to service machine on a level surface.

If machine is connected to tractor, engage tractor parking brake and/or place transmission in “Park”, shut off engine and remove key.

If machine is detached from tractor, block wheels to prevent movement.

CAUTION: Engage BOTH cylinder locks when working on machine. Failure to do so can result in personal injury or machine damage.

Before servicing or adjusting mower-conditioner:

  1. Disengage all power.
  2. Shut off tractor engine.
  3. Wait until all moving parts have stopped.

Before working under platform, engage both cylinder locks (A) tp prevent accidental lowering of machine.

  1. NOTE: Accelerators must operate in direction of arrow on the part.

    Crop accelerators (A) are located on first and second modules on both right-hand and left-hand disks with short and tall converging drums.

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    A - Crop Accelerators

    Remove knife. (See REMOVING KNIVES in this section.)


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    Right-Hand Disk Shown

    A - Knife

    B - Special Bolt

    C - Flange Nut

    D - Round Head Bolt ( M12 x 20)

    E - Lock Nut, M12

    F - Crop Accelerator

    Remove accelerator (F).


  3. Check disk, knife (A), and special bolt (B), and lock nut (E) before installing new crop accelerator. Replace as necessary. (See CHECKING KNIFE WEAR in this section.)

  4. Install new crop accelerator.

  5. Install knife. (See INSTALLING KNIVES in this section.)

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