Replacing Pointed Guards
WARNING
To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected startup of machine, always stop engine and remove key
before making adjustments to machine.
Replacing standard and drive side guards
1. Shut down the combine, and remove the key from the
ignition.
2. Stroke the knife manually until the knife sections are
spaced midway between the guards.
3. Remove two nuts (B) and bolts attaching guard (A) and
hold-down (C) (if applicable) to the cutterbar.
4. Remove guard (A), hold-down (C), and the plastic
wearplate (if installed).
IMPORTANT:
The first four outboard guards (B) on the drive sides of
the header do not have ledger plates. Ensure proper
replacement guards are installed at these locations.
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Figure 5.95: Pointed Guards
Figure 5.96: Pointed Guards
A - Standard
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C
B
A
A A
B B
B - Drive Side
Revision A