Operator`s manual

Sawmill Alignment
Blade Installation And Alignment
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5-4 HD92doc042701 Sawmill Alignment
To adjust where the blade travels on the idle-side blade wheel, use the cant control
shown in Figure 5-1.
1. Start the engine. Pull lightly on the clutch handle to rotate the blade until it locates itself on
the blade wheels. If the blade is too far forward on the wheels, turn the cant control coun-
terclockwise. If it is too far back on the wheels, turn the cant control clockwise.
2. Some adjustment in blade tension may be needed to compensate for adjustments made
with the cant control.
Adjustment with the cant control handle is usually all that is required to track the blade
properly on both blade wheels. The drive-side blade wheel will usually not have to be
adjusted. If necessary, the drive-side wheel can be adjusted as follows:
Look at the drive shaft from the side. Locate the U-bolt on the right holding the bearing
housing to the mounting plates.
Locate the jam nuts on the U-bolt between the two mounting plates. If the blade is running
too far to the front of the drive-side blade wheel, turn the jam nuts toward the bearing
housing. If the blade is too far back, turn the nuts away from the bearing housing.
Make sure to tighten the jam nuts against the mounting plates when adjustment is com-
plete.