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MacDon 5000 - Reel Tines; Changing Number of Reel Bats

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MtIlNTENANCE/SERVICE
REEL
AND
REEL
DRIVE
(continued)
Reeillnes
Keep reel lines
in
good condition. Straighten
Of
replace as required.
Chancfna Number
Of
Reel
Bats
The
header
is
factory
equipped
with a five
bat
reel
.
This
prov
i
des
optimum
reel
performance
under
most
conditions
.
The
reel
may also
be
modified
to
eithe:r
four or six
bat,
as
follows
:
1. Locate the
reel
arm
(A)
which spans two holes
in reel
disc
that are 6 15/
16
Inches (176 mm)
apart
with
no other
hol
es
In
betwE!§!l
.
Leave
this bat
assembly
in
place.
2.
Remove
all
other
bat
as
semblies
.
3. Reposition desired number of
bat
assemblies
so
they
are
equally
spaced
around
reet
dise
s.
See
chart:
Number
of
bats
4
5
6
Bal
Spacing
(X)
615
/ 16
In
. (176
mm)
41/4
in
.
(10:S
mm)
23
/8
In
.
(60
mm)
IMPORTANT
: Finger placement is not identical on
all bat assemblies. Alternate the assemblies
to
stagger
the
fingers
on
consecutiVe
belts
as
at
(8).
NOTE:
On
fIVe
bat
reel,
two consecu1live bats
wUl
have identical finger placement
4. When Installing a new bat assembly:
It
may
be
necessary
to
loosen
bat
hardware
(C)
to
properly align reel arms with reel discs.
TIghten
reel
ann
bolls
(0
) first,
then
tighten bat
hardware
(C)
.
Rotate
reel
by
hand
to check
for
proper
operation
of
cam arm
al
right
encl.
x
~"
8
"
,
REEL
BAT
PLACEMENT
STAGGER
FINGERS
ON
CONSECUTIVE
BATS
o
LOOSEN
HARDWARE
TO
AUGN
NEW
BATS
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