nh#254 locking lever

[carasel]

i have a used 254 tedder/rake without the manual. what i'm trying to find out is what position should the locking lever(locks the cam) be in. for raking hay? locked or unlocked?
thanks for any help.
i'll be raking and bailing if i can figure this out today. i'm afraid it'll tare something up if i just try it one way or another.
carasel
 

[RodinNS]

Lock them up and tip the rotor ahead for tedding. For raking lock the arms down with the followers in the cam track and make sure that teh cam tracks are turned towards the center position. You can also use it for tedding if you turn the cam tracks outwards but it doesn't do a very good job.
The one other thing you can depend on is breaking something. It's a 254. It knows nothing else...

Rod
 

[carasel]

rod, thanks for the reply. i know some folks love them. some hate them. i did my 7 acres yesterday and it worked fine. now that you told me about the lock and cam.
eddie