Specifications

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FEATURES AND BENEFITS
AHB SICKLE HEADER
Guard Angle
The header tilt cylinder or turnbuckle (SP85B)
regulates the guard angle from 5
O
up to 12
O
.
For normal operation, a 12
O
guard angle is
used. At this angle, the guards slide under and
pick up the crop better. When rocky conditions
or uneven ground exist, a lesser degree angle
setting can be set to prevent the sickle guards
from picking up rocks or digging in so readily.
The guard angle can be easily set to optimize
header performance in all crop conditions.
Guard Angle
Double Sickle
Half-Swaybar Sickle Drive
The AHB headers feature a half-swaybar sickle
drive and a counterbalanced flywheel. The half-
swaybar drives the sickles in a smooth, recipro-
cating motion. Peak starting, stopping, and cut-
ting loads are reduced. The half-swaybar
sickle drive provides smooth operation, for
longer life of the cutting components.
Sickle Drive
Sickle
The AHB headers use a double sickle, for
greater capacity. The sickles use top serrated
sections, which are suitable for most crop con-
ditions. The sickle sections are bolted to the
sickle instead of riveted, which makes field re-
placement of broken sections easier. The dual
sickles overlap at the center of the header to
provide good cutting action and prevent crop
stripping where the sickles meet.