Adjust Outer Fold Cylinder

Park machine in area with adequate room to fold and unfold spray boom.


Adjusting Cylinder for Unfolded Boom Position

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    Cylinder Adjusted Correctly

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    Cylinder Not Adjusted Correctly

    A - Location

    Unfold spray boom completely.



  2. Verify stop bolt adjusted correctly. (See Adjusting Stop Bolt in this section.)

  3. Push spray boom forward, by hand, at outer end of outer spray boom.

    1. If spray boom stays in contact with spray boom stop bolt at location (A), then cylinder is adjusted correctly. Proceed to Adjusting Cylinder for Folded Boom Position.

    2. If spray boom does not stay in contact with spray boom stop bolt at location (A), then cylinder is adjusted incorrectly. Continue with this procedure to adjust cylinder.

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    A - Nut

    B - Cylinder Rod

    Fold spray boom slightly to relieve pressure on cylinder.



  5. Loosen nut (A) and rotate cylinder rod (B) to extend length.

  6. Tighten nut to specification.

    ItemMeasurementSpecification
    Outer Fold Cylinder NutTorque508 N·m (375 lb.-ft.)

  7. Unfold spray boom completely.

  8. Push spray boom forward, by hand, at outer end of outer spray boom.

    1. If spray boom does not stay in contact with spray boom stop bolt repeat steps for lengthening cylinder. Repeat as necessary.

    2. If spray boom stays in contact with spray boom stop bolt, then cylinder is adjusted correctly. Proceed to Adjusting Cylinder for Folded Boom Position


Adjusting Cylinder for Folded Boom Position

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    Touching-Cylinder Adjusted Correctly

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    Pulled Away-Cylinder Not Correctly Adjusted

    A - Boom Stop

    B - Inner Wing

    Fold outer spray boom to inner spray boom. Verify spray boom stop (A) is contacting inner wing (B).

    1. If spray boom stop is not contacting inner wing, then adjust cylinder. Continue procedure.

    2. If spray boom stop is contacting inner wing continue procedure.



  2. Pull outer wing away from inner wing.

    1. If outer spray boom stop stays in contact with inner wing, then cylinder is adjusted correctly.

    2. If spray boom stop is not contacting inner wing, then adjust cylinder.

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    A - Nut

    B - Cylinder Rod

    Unfold spray boom slightly to relieve pressure on cylinder.



  4. Loosen nut (A) and rotate cylinder rod (B) one turn to shorten length.

  5. Tighten nut to specification.

    ItemMeasurementSpecification
    Outer Fold Cylinder NutTorque508 N·m (375 lb.-ft.)

  6. Fold outer spray boom to inner spray boom completely.

  7. Pull outer wing away from inner wing.

    1. If outer spray boom stop stays in contact with inner wing, then cylinder is adjusted correctly for folded position. Perform Adjusting Cylinder for Unfolded Boom Position to verify that cylinder adjustment is correct for unfolded position.

    2. If outer spray boom stop does not stay in contact with inner wing repeat steps for shortening cylinder. Repeat as necessary.

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