Haybine Question

SkylineAcres16 · Sep 27, 2020

Quick question....I am replacing all of the guards on my New Holland 474 Haybine. I bought a complete cutterbar rebuild kit from Webb's which I have done business with before. Is it okay for the end guards to have the tab of metal on them? The ones I received are the same part number for the regular guards and the end guards. The one I took off (Case New Holland) were all the same part number but somebody must have ground the tab off. The question I have is does it matter if the tab is on there or not? Thanks in advance!

homesteader13 · Sep 27, 2020

That is part of the guide for the cutter blade but your blade shouldn't come out that far on the end anyway, so really just a matter of personal preference.

fishheadbob · Sep 28, 2020

Some prior owner felt the need to grind off the tab on your old guard. Maybe a little hay was hanging up on it but I can't see that it would be much of an issue. If it were mine I would put it on as is; if it becomes a problem take a minute later to grind it off.