MacDon FD70 for Combine Operators - Manual (Page 170)

SECTION 10. MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
Form 169006
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Revision D
10.11.4 Sickle Installation
WARNING
Stand to rear of sickle during installation to
reduce risk of injury from cutting edges. Wear
heavy gloves when handling sickle.
IMPORTANT
Align guards, and re-set sickle
hold-downs while replacing sickle.
If sickle head pin (A) is installed in sickle head,
remove pin.
a. Slide sickle into place, and align sickle head (B)
with pitman arm (C).
b. Install sickle head pin (A) in pitman arm, and tap
it down into sickle head, ensuring pin is bottomed
out in sickle head.
c. Tap underside of sickle head (B) until the pin is
flush with upper face (D) of pitman arm and until it
just contacts pitman arm (0.010 in. (0.25 mm))
gap (E).
d. Re-install bolt and nut (F).
e. Tighten nut to 160 ft·lbf (220 N·m).
f. Re-install grease zerk in pin.
g. Grease bearing.
10.11.5 Spare Sickle (Single Knife
Headers)
A spare sickle may be stored in the header frame
tube at the left end (as shown above). Ensure
sickle is secured in place.
D
A
F
E
B
C