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Maintenance/service – MacDon 3020 Pull-Type Windrower User Manual

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MAINTENANCE/SERVICE

SICKLE AND SICKLE DRIVE (continued)

Sickle Register

Sickle register is the position of the sickle section

at the stroke limit relative to the guard point.

To check:

1. Turn crank pulley (A) until sickle is at right or

left stroke limit.

2. Check register at middle of cutterbar. Sickle

sections should be centered at guard points as

at (B).

To adjust:

WARNING: To avoid injury or death

from fall of raised header, engage

header lock before going under

machine.

1. Loosen five hex nuts (C) under crank pulley.

2. Loosen nut (D) on adjuster (E).

3. Slide adjuster (E) to center sickle sections at

guard points (B).

4. Tighten hardware (C) and (D).

PROPER SICKLE REGISTER

FIND STROKE LIMIT

A

LOOSEN CRANK PULLEY HARDWARE

C

SICKLE REGISTER ADJUSTMENT

D

E