Ransomes Mastiff 91 Safety, Operation & Maintenance Manual page 42

9 ADJUSTMENTS
8. Change the length of the gear lever by rotating
the clevis joint until the holes in the clevis joint
and the hole in the bellcrank align.
9. Refit the locating pin and repeat the checks
detailed in section 9.13.
10. If all checks are passed extend the gear lever
by unscrewing the clevis joint by half a rotation
and replacing the locating pin.
11. Repeat steps 8 & 9 until the gear lever sticks in
the gate as shown in section 9.13. When this
happens shorten the gear lever by turning the
clevis joint half a rotation.
12. Refit the locating pin and its washers before
tightening the locknut while holding the clevis
joint vertical. Repeat the checks in section 9.13
to ensure that the settings are correct.
The cutting cylinder engagement is set by positioning
the cutting cylinder gear lever into the cut position and
repeating steps 8-12 detailed above. The cutting cyl-
inder gear lever should smoothly drop back to the left
and not stick in the gate when in neutral and cut.
· Refit the drive chains and release the chain ten-
sioners.
· Refit the chain cover and gearbox cover.
Repeat the test in section 9.13 & perform all func-
tional testing as per section 7.2 before using the
machine
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