Unplugging a Picking Unit

CAUTION:

N88225
N88225-UN-23MAR10

TS675
TS675-UN-21SEP89

H45810
H45810-UN-22JUL93

If a unit falls or you or others become entangled in moving parts of a unit, serious injury or death can result. DO NOT attempt to remove an obstruction unless units are disengaged, engine is stopped, transmission and hydro lever are in NEUTRAL, park brake is engaged, and key is removed. Units should be lowered or unit safety stops installed.

To avoid entanglement or serious injury, DO NOT feed crop material in machine by hand or attempt to manually unplug machine while it is running. Unit can feed crop material in faster than you can release your grip on material.

N42165DX
N42165DX-UN-01AUG95

A - Flange Head Cap Screw

B - Adjusting Hole

Inspect unit and remove obstruction, if possible.

If obstruction cannot be easily removed, do following:

  1. CAUTION: Shaft is under spring tension. When flange head cap screw is removed, shaft can spin quickly and release spring tension. Avoid serious injury or death to you or to others from flying parts. Control shaft from releasing spring tension by securely holding wrench in position on top of shaft.

    Release all tension on pressure plate by removing flange head cap screw (A). Note that adjusting holes (B) are not threaded.

  2. Manually turn drum in reverse. (Rotate doffer shaft with hand-crank wrench.)

  3. Apply physical force to a picker bar to rotate drum backwards if obstruction is still not released.

  4. Clean and inspect unit.

  5. Repair all damage to unit.

  6. Reinstall and adjust all parts removed.

If clutch continues to slip after obstruction is removed, check for plugging, bent picker bars, or misaligned doffer.

If machine was stopped in row, operate fan and units until all cotton is doffed from spindles and suction doors are clean before starting to pick again.

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