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' - e ! care car * careA A frequent caue cause caus $ * of ct poor poOl ' work 1 is ismiaallgnment limisalignment . mlsal1enment miaallgnment of ot tha the cutter bar bor With Withthe Withthe Withth the * mower tongu tongue * end raised ralseet 30 90 90inches 30Inches 3CInches Inches , . I stretch rekb a cord tightly across acrossthe acrosith cro . the * top center of the th * Pitman bar barpast barpast baipast past the th * end of o1 the th * cutter bar The Theouter Theouter Thouter * outer end of the th * cutter bar , . as asmeasured asmeasured aimeasured measured at the th * knit knife * rivets , Ihould should Ihouldbe shouldbe shouldb be * ahead of the string strine a B fourth of ofan ofan olan an inch for ( or every foot length of cut- cut cutter cut-tar cut tar - . - ter bar This Bettin setting , la ie fe called caUed the the'lead th * lead .ead ead 'lead . ' . 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