MegaWide™ HC2 Feed System Description

To keep the pickup from leaking down when servicing the MegaWide™ HC2 pickup, raise the pickup using the tractor hydraulics and place a block of wood under the pickup frame.

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A - Rotor Tines

B - Rotor Auger

C - Auger Scraper
(460M, 6 used) (560M, 2 used)

D - Gauge Wheel (2 used)

E - Roller Baffle

F - Compressor Rack

G - Pickup Reel and Strippers

H - Precutter Knives

As the baler moves forward, the pickup collects windrowed crop from the ground and delivers it to the front of the main rotor. The windrow is compressed and controlled by roller baffle (E) and compressor rack (F). The roller baffle and the compressor rack hold the crop against the pickup reel and strippers (G), maintaining positive flow of material up into the rotor. The crop is fed into the rotor system and is converged to the width of the bale chamber with the flights of rotor auger (B) and auger scrapers (C). Rotor tines (A) feed the crop back to the secondary rotor. The secondary rotor feeds the crop smoothly into the bale chamber.

Knives (H) can be engaged to cut the incoming crop to shorter lengths. The length of cut can be controlled by changing the number of knives installed.

Pickup height is determined by adjusting pickup gauge wheels (D) on both sides of the pickup. An average height for teeth-to-ground clearance is approximately 20—30 mm (0.75—1.2 in). Correct adjustment depends on terrain, type of crop, and crop conditions.

The rotor is protected by a cam-type clutch at the input shaft of the main drive gear case. The pickup reel is protected by a cam-type clutch at the left-hand rotor shaft.

The pickup suspension is adjusted by changing the vertical float spring length.