Adjusting Reel Fingers

causym CAUTION: Avoid serious injury. Raise reel completely and set safety stops on both ends.

causym CAUTION: Avoid serious injury. Set parking brake, shut off engine and remove key.

IMPORTANT: Avoid damage to reel fingers and/or cutterbar. Reel to knife clearance must be readjusted whenever finger pitch is changed.

NOTE: Lower platform completely on ground.

Rotating handle downward, from shown position, decreases aggressiveness of fingers.

To set desired reel finger position, disengage lock pin (A) and rotate handle (B) to next position.

Move to opposite end of reel, disengage lock pin and rotate handle to next position.

Return to original end and set accordingly:

  • Medium aggressive finger position (C).
  • Least aggressive finger position (D).


A-Lock Pin
B-Handle
C-Medium Aggressive Finger Position
D-Least Aggressive Finger Position

H77132
H70128

Most Aggressive Finger Position (for down or tangled crop conditions)

H70129

Medium Aggressive Finger Position (normal crop conditions)

H70130

Least Aggressive Finger Position (tall standing crop conditions)

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