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Install New Cutter Bar and Clean Bolts

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Is it worth Fixing? Tough Tractor Repairs

What happens here

Begin the reassembly process by installing the new main cutter bar. Carefully slide the new main cutter bar into position, ensuring proper alignment with the drive mechanism. Reinsert the final bolt and the spring pin, securing the new cutter bar in place. The presenter also cleans the threads of the bolts from the guards by running them in and out of the impact driver to remove any accumulated dirt and debris. This helps ensure a smoother and more secure reassembly. Afterward, the protective cover for the PTO drive mechanism is reattached.

Goal: Secure the new cutter bar and prepare bolts for reassembly

Tools and materials

  • DeWalt Impact Driver DeWalt — Running bolts to clean threads and for tightening
  • Final Bolt — Securing the new main cutter bar
  • New Main Cutter Bar — The newly installed cutting component
  • Protective Cover — Reattaching to protect the PTO drive mechanism
  • Spring Pin — Locking the final bolt
  • Blue Threadlocker — To prevent bolts from loosening due to vibration