7.8 BALING CHAMBER
All repair and maintenance work inside the chamber is associated with great danger. Secure
the chamber door lifting cylinders, by closing the securing valves on both sides. The machine
must be stopped and PTO disconnected.
7.8.1 Inspection
Chamber - rollers - bearings - belts
The bale chamber must be checked frequently. Before performing a control, the chamber must be properly
cleaned, preferable using a high pressure washer. Check the tracking of the chamber belts and adjust if
needed.
Look for wear on the chamber sidewalls and check the condition of the rollers and rubber belts. The grade
of wear and tear are varying, depending on which material being baled.
Replace damaged rollers and belts if excessively worn. If there is excessive wear on the chamber sidewalls,
Hardox wear plates can be retrofitted on the chamber walls. Contact Orkel AS if relevant.
NOTE: The play in the slide bearings is at the smallest when the compactor is brand new. This may result in
increased temperature in the bearings. The bearings should therefore be checked as they might require addi-
tional lubrication.
During control and manual greasing of bearings and bushings the tractor/motor shall not be
running.
NOTE: In extreme cases of heating, a special filler nipple may be used (force lubricate) after removing the
hose from the bearing. Please contact Orkel if this is necessary.
7.8.2 Adjusting the front chamber belt
All adjustment of the belt tracking is done on the right side of the chamber (upper front roller). See Figure
7.13. The belt tracking should not touch the chamber side walls.
If the belt is tracking towards B (Figure 7.12), the distance C (Figure 7.13) must be increased. If the belt is
tracking against A (Figure 7.12) the distance C (Figure 7.13) must be reduced.
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