Cutterbar Maintenance

CAUTION: To reduce risk of personal injury, always wear gloves when handling cutterbar.

NOTE: Replace or repair parts as required.

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A - Knife Section

B - Cutting Edges

C - Binding Area

D - Binding Area

E - Guard Slot

• Inspect for broken or improperly adjusted hold-downs.
• Inspect for dull or broken knife sections (A).
• Inspect for dull, worn or broken guard cutting edges (B).
• Inspect for excessive binding between top of knife sections and top of guard slot (E). Binding can be caused by bent guards, bent cutterbar or improper position of guards.
• Inspect knife head and knife drive alignment with first guard slot to ensure binding is not present in areas (C and D).
• Verify that complete cutting system turns freely by rotating the drive by hand (drive shaft removed). If system does not turn freely, repeat inspection points.