Hardi MEGA 230 - Adjusting Front Fold Cables

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HARDI MEGA 230 / 350 CENTRIFUGAL OPERATORS MANUAL
8.5 Adjusting Front Fold Cables
(Fig. 38)
CAUTION: REAR CABLE CAN SNAP AND INJURE YOU OR SOME-
ONE ELSE IF TENSIONED WHEN THE BOOM IS UNFOLDED.
ALWAYS ADJUST FRONT CABLE FIRST WITH THE BOOM UN-
FOLDED AND REAR CABLE LAST WITH THE BOOM FOLDED IN
TRANSPORT POSITION.
1. Unfold boom into operating (spraying) position.
2. Shut the tractor off.
3. Slide a straight edge down the underside of intermediate boom
section until it just contacts the front cable.
4. Suspend a 10lb (4.5kg) weight from the straight edge-to-cable contact
point and check deflection by measuring the distance from the straight
edge to the cable. Cable should deflect .50-.75in.(13-20 mm).
5. Loosen jam nuts (A) on the turnbuckle assembly and adjust turnbuckle
(B) for proper cable deflection. (Fig. 38).
6. Tighten jam nuts (A) and remove weight.
IMPORTANT: Check boom alignment again. If front cable was
tightened, the wing assembly will move forward; or
if loosened, wing will move rearward. Adjust fold
cylinder (if necessary) as described in Aligning
Wing Assemblies.
Fig. 38