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Section 6 – Adjustments

6.3 – Stalk Roller Knives

Danger: Before repairing or adjusting any
part of the corn head, engage the feeder
house lift cylinder safety stops, set the
parking brake, turn off the combine
engine and remove the key and hang a
warning sign on the operator’s platform.
Failure to do so could result in serious
injury or death.

The stalk roll knives are a replaceable and adjustable
wear item.

Important: Ensure the row unit is not
spread prior to adjusting or replacing knives.
See Section 6.5 for more information.

6.3.1 – Removing the Stalk Roller

1) Remove the five bolts (B) and the skid shoe
(A) from the row unit.
2) Remove the inner bolt (D) on the front stalk
roller support.
3) Remove the front stalk roller shield (E).
4) Reinstall the inner bolt (D) into the front stalk
roller support.
5) Remove two outer bolts (C) on the stalk roller
front support.
6) Pull outwards on the front of the stalk roller,
while using a pry bar on the back of the stalk
roller to remove it from the row unit gearbox.
7) Ensure the hex washer (G) between the rear
of the stalk roller (F) and the row unit gearbox
is removed.

Important: The stalk roller knives are
designed to be a knife-to-knife style roller
system only. When placing the assembled
roller in the main row unit gearbox ensure
the knife tip are lined up with the adjacent
stalk roller knife.

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