Operator`s manual

SECTION 10. MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING

Form 169006 168 Revision D

10.11.4 Sickle Installation

WARNING

Stand to rear of sickle during installation to

reduce risk of injury from cutting edges. Wear

heavy gloves when handling sickle.

IMPORTANT

Align guards, and re-set sickle

hold-downs while replacing sickle.

If sickle head pin (A) is installed in sickle head,

remove pin.

a. Slide sickle into place, and align sickle head (B)

with pitman arm (C).

b. Install sickle head pin (A) in pitman arm, and tap

it down into sickle head, ensuring pin is bottomed

out in sickle head.

c. Tap underside of sickle head (B) until the pin is

flush with upper face (D) of pitman arm and until it

just contacts pitman arm (0.010 in. (0.25 mm))

gap (E).

d. Re-install bolt and nut (F).

e. Tighten nut to 160 ft·lbf (220 N·m).

f. Re-install grease zerk in pin.

g. Grease bearing.

10.11.5 Spare Sickle (Single Knife

Headers)

A spare sickle may be stored in the header frame

tube at the left end (as shown above). Ensure

sickle is secured in place.