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LENGTH
DEPTH
GROUND
SURFACE
Toolbar Gauge Wheel Adjustment
TURNBUCKLE
LENGTH
WORKING
SHANK
DEPTH
20 1/2” 18”
21 1/4” 17”
22” 16”
22 1/2” 15”
23” 14”
23 1/2” 13”
24” 12”
24 3/4” 11”
25 1/2” 10”
The toolbar gauge wheel, on the back 7x7 toolbar of the Rip Strip machine, is used to gauge the
working depth of the shank. Any adjustments done to the height of the toolbar gauge wheel will
directly affect the depth at which the shank penetrates the ground. Adjusting the height of the gauge
wheel is done through the turnbuckle that holds the main gauge wheel arm to the gauge wheel mount
bracket. (See “Assembly Set-Up” instructions for more information.) To adjust the height of the gauge
wheel simply twist the turnbuckle in or out until the desired tire height is achieved. Above is a chart
showing the length between the pin locations on the turnbuckle and the corresponding working shank
depths. Since the toolbar is held up by multiple gauge wheels, it will be necessary to adjust each gauge
wheel to the same turnbuckle length. Once all the turnbuckles have been adjusted lock the distance
with the turnbuckle jam ring.
TURNBUCKLE
JAM RING