Wheel Spindle Positions-Regular or MegaTooth™ Pickup With 31 x 13.5-15 Tires
NOTE:
Wheel spindle position controls baler height and feeding capacity.
Normal position
(A) is recommended for most baling conditions.
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Recommended with push bar.
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Pickup teeth may not touch the ground with pickup completely lowered depending on tractor drawbar height.
Lowered position
(B) is recommended for short, dry, slick, or brittle crop conditions. (See BALING SHORT, DRY, SLICK CROPS in Operating the Baler section.)
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Recommended with push bar.
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Pickup feeding capacity may be reduced especially in normal crop conditions.
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Pickup transport clearance will be reduced.
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Pickup gauge wheels (if equipped) will not provide a minimum of 25 mm (1 in.) of tooth to ground clearance. Use mechanical crank to control pickup height. (See ADJUSTING GAUGE WHEELS in Operating the Baler section.)
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Adjust pickup float springs to provide more force (float). (See ADJUSTING PICKUP FLOAT SPRINGS in Service-Baler section.)
Raised position
(C) is recommended for cornstalks, straw crops with tall stubble, or soft ground conditions. (See BALING CORNSTALKS in Operating the Baler section.)
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Recommended with push bar.
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Pickup teeth will not touch the ground with pickup completely lowered.
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If pickup will not lower or bounces excessively, adjust pickup float springs to provide less force (float). (See ADJUSTING PICKUP FLOAT SPRINGS in Service-Baler section.)
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Install Tires. (See TIRE INSTALLATION AND WHEEL NUT TORQUE in this section.)
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Normal Position
Lowered Position
Raised Position
A-Normal Position
B-Lowered Position
C-Raised Position
D-Cap Screw, M16 X 150-8.8 (4 used)
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