Freeman 280 - Twine Needle Adjustment

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Rev 4/2018
SETTINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS
4. Adjust needle height by loosening the lock nuts on
the needle yoke drive rod (see Figure 110). Turn the
rod to the right or left for desired setting. All of the
Freeman self propelled balers have a needle yoke
drive rod on each side. Be sure both are adjusted
for equal load on each rod at top dead center.
4½
Figure 109. Needle Eye To The Twine Disc
Top Dead Center (TDC). TDC is when the needles
are at the highest point of travel. At this time the
Needle Yoke Drive Rod is in the 11 o’clock position
(see Figure 110).
Needle
Needle Yoke
Drive Rod
Clutch
11 o’clock
Position
Figure 110. Needles at TDC, left-hand view
Twine Needle Adjustment
1. Trip the knotter clutch and swing the needles up
through the bale chamber by turning the flywheel
coun terclockwise by hand. The needles should
be adjusted left or right so that there is 0 to 1/32"
clearance between the nee dle and the knotter bill
hook pinion, (see Figure 107). Adjust by sliding the
needle left or right on the needle yoke.
Figure 107. Knotter
2. The needles should clear the twine disc cleaner
1/8". To increase the distance between the needle
and the twine disc cleaner, loosen the front and
tighten the rear needle anchor bolts (A), Figure 108.
To decrease the clearance re verse the procedure.
A
Figure 108. Needle Anchor Bolts
3 Trip the knotter and turn the flywheel counterclock-
wise, by hand, until the needles are in the upper-
most position. The distance from the bottom of the
needle eye to the twine disc should be 4 -1/2" (see
Figure 109).