MacDon 963 Harvest Header - Manual (Page 72)

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UNLOADING & ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLE BAT REEL (continued)
NOTE: Install hardware securing arms to tube only
finger tight to allow straightening after assembly.
5. Fasten reel arms to main reel tube using round
(carriage) head bolts and flange nuts.
6. Attach bats to reel arms using flange head
bolts and flange nuts.
NOTE: The end of the bat where the distance
from the holes for the reel end shields to the
next set of holes is 4 inches (100 mm) must be
positioned at the reel motor.
7. Fasten the reel ends to the bats using flange
head bolts and flange nuts (finger tight only).
8. Straighten the bats by sighting down the length
of one bat, making adjustments to the reel
arms until that bat is acceptably straight, then
tightening the appropriate bolts at the reel tube
to secure the position. Working clockwise
(from the left end of the header), repeat the
procedure at the next bat.
NOTE: In order to straighten the last bat, it
may be necessary to loosen the bolts at the
tube which are common to the first and last
bat.
If, after this procedure, bats do not appear
straight, loosen hardware as required to adjust.
9. Tighten the hardware securing the reel ends to
the bats.
10. Adjust reel clearance from cutterbar. See
Maintenance/Service section, page 49.
11. Adjust reel brace position at (A) to center the
reel between the left and right end sheets. See
Maintenance/Service section, page 49.
NOTE: Instructions for assembly of the Hydraulic
Fore-Aft Reel Positioner option start on page 80.
FASTEN REEL ARMS TO MAIN TUBE
ATTACH BATS TO REEL ARMS
ATTACH REEL ENDS TO BATS
AND CENTER REEL WITH BRACE
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