Manual Stationary Knife Adjustment

causym CAUTION: Lower harvesting unit to the ground when adjusting stationary knife.

To avoid bodily injury always stand on the side of the machine when adjusting stationary knife.

IMPORTANT: Stationary knife must be readjusted every time cutterhead knives have been sharpened. Adjust stationary knife twice a day, even if cutterhead knives are not being sharpened. This will extend knife life and require less power.

Preparations:

Move the two front shift rods (A) and (C) at length-of-cut transmission into neutral position.

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Additional preparation, if automatic adjustment is not used:

Remove both motors (A) with brackets from adjusting rods.

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Start engine.

Run engine at maximum speed.

Engage cutterhead by means of switch (A). Cutterhead is revolving backwards.

NOTE: If switch (A) is already in "On" position when starting engine, the cutterhead is not revolving backward. Switch to "Off" position and then to "On" position again. The cutterhead will start turning (in reverse direction) after two or three seconds.

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