MacDon R113 - Cutterblades; Inspecting Cutterblades

MAINTENANCE AN D SERVICING
NOTE:
Refer to Removing Cutterbar Spind le s, page 134 and Installing Cutterbar Spindles, page 136.
Change 16-foot (10 disc) spindle rotation from three crop-streams (C) to one crop stream (A).
1. Swap disc/spindle four and disc/spindle seven.
Change 16-foot (10 disc) spindle rotation from three crop-streams (C) to two crop streams (B).
1. Swap disc/spindle four and disc/spindle five.
2. Swap disc/spindle six and disc/spindle seven.
Change 16-foot (10 disc) spindle rotation from three crop-streams (C) to four crop streams (D).
1. Swap disc/spindle three and disc/spindle four.
2. Swap disc/spindle five and disc/spindle six.
3. Swap disc/spindle seven and disc/spindle eight.
4.4.5 Cutterblades
Each disc has two cutterblades (A) attached at opposite
ends that are free to rotate horizontally on a specially
designed shoulder bolt.
The b lade (A) has two cutting edg es and can b e flipped
over so that the blade does not need replacing as often.
The blades are NOT repairable and must be replaced if
severely worn or damaged.
IMPORTA
NT:
Always u
se factory replacement parts.
Figure
4.51: Cutterblad es
Inspe
cting Cutterblades
DANGE
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To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected startup of machine, always stop engine and remove key
from ignition before leaving operator’s seat for any reason.
CAUTION
Cutte
r blades have two cutting edges. Exercise caution when working around the blades. Blades are sharp
and ca
n c ause serious injury. Wear gloves when handling blad es.
CAUTION
Damaged blades may damage the cutterbar and result in poor cutting performance. Replace damaged
blades at earliest possible opportunity.
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