MacDon FD75 - Installing Plastic Fingers; Tine Tube Bushings; Removing Bushings from Five-, Six-, or Nine-Bat Reels

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Installing Plastic Fingers
DANGER
To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected start-up or fall of raised machine, always stop engine,
remove key, and engage safety props before going under header for any reason.
WARNING
To avoid bodily injury from fall of raised reel, always engage reel safety props before going under raised
reel for any reason.
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Figure 5.240: Installing Finger
1. Position the finger on the rear of the finger tube and
engage the lug at the bottom of the finger in the lower
hole in the finger tube.
2. Lift the top flange gently and rotate the finger until the
lug in the top of the finger engages the upper hole in the
finger tube.
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Figure 5.241: Installing Finger
IMPORTANT:
Do NOT apply force to the finger prior to tightening the
mounting screw. Applying force without tightening the
mounting screw will break the finger or shear the
locating pins.
3. Install screw (A) using a Torx
®
Plus 27 IP socket wrench
and torque to 8.5–9.0 Nm (75–80 lbf∙in).
5.13.5 Tine Tube Bushings
Removing Bushings from Five-, Six-, or Nine-Bat Reels
DANGER
To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected start-up or fall of raised machine, always stop engine,
remove key, and engage safety props before going under header for any reason.
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