Jf 1050

[Darren 415]

How far do u set knives from shear bar

 

[jack_c]

We always set our 900 until it just tips the shearbar going backwards, Then sharpen. Others may do it differently.

 

[Darren 415]

We always set our 900 until it just tips the shearbar going backwards, Then sharpen. Others may do it differently.

The 1050 travels at higher speed than 900

 

[YELROM]

As jack c says the want to be all but touching the shear bar

I normally turn the drum backward till it just touches the shear bar, then wind it back 1/4 of a turn on the drum bolts

 

[KB6930]

Our chopper man always reckons he got on better pushing the drum as far back as possible then setting the blades to just about touch the shear bar then sharpen it and it went well

 

[gmc541]

How far do u set knives from shear bar

As everyone else has said as close as heavenly possible, I have them touching and tap back with rubber mallet.

 

[Martin Holden]

Our chopper man always reckons he got on better pushing the drum as far back as possible then setting the blades to just about touch the shear bar then sharpen it and it went well

That’s true but if you do this with a new set of blades, the blades are not in the drum far enough and could more easily snap if you’re not too careful.

 

[KB6930]

That’s true but if you do this with a new set of blades, the blades are not in the drum far enough and could more easily snap if you’re not too careful.

He said you can't take it too far as they can catch the back of the drum housing is that right? He always said it blew better with them well out as it was a bit bigger . He had a bracket made to set them at a distance from the centre tube of the drum it worked well

 

[Martin Holden]

He said you can't take it too far as they can catch the back of the drum housing is that right? He always said it blew better with them well out as it was a bit bigger . He had a bracket made to set them at a distance from the centre tube of the drum it worked well

Correct. There is a measurement for the position of the drum in the tub before you mount knives on. It’s in the instruction manual

 

[Pebd99]

When I tried to set the knives out as far as possible the new grinding stone wasn’t far enough away from the knives.

 

[fermerboy]

The blade cutting edge should be 156mm from the centre tube of the drum.
There is a wear measurement for the blade too which i forget just now.
Set them like this, give it a little rub to even it out and pull it forward till its almost scuffing.

I was led to believe that the basic driveline and drum speeds, roller speeds were the same on a 1050 as a 900, just beefed up to allow more power through

 

[Darren 415]

We set knives to 156 mm one time and she broke alot of knives wen turned on

 

[YELROM]

We set knives to 156 mm one time and she broke alot of knives wen turned on

I cant see how that would happen
Did you set the gap between the blades and the shear bar?
You should always spin the drum round a couple of times by hand to check the clearance before setting it running

 

[Darren 415]

How far do u set knives from shear bar

Wat is max hp for jf 1050

 

[Martin Holden]

Wat is max hp for jf 1050

Around 170 pto

 

[Richy12]

We always set our 900 until it just tips the shearbar going backwards, Then sharpen. Others may do it differently.

Exactly as he says, a 1050 is a beefed up 900.