Rawlings Pro Line Two Wheel User manual
CAUTIONS
● This machine is not a toy! Use under adult supervision only.
● Machine will throw alls and strikes- atters must stay alert and
always wear a helmet.
● Use only regulation sports alls, or alls specifically designed for
machine use.
● Hold machine steady when loosening joints for adjustments. The
machine is not fully alanced and may move under its own weight
if not held in place.
● Use a grounded (3 prong) outlet only. Use a GFCI outlet when
machine is operated outdoors. Do not use the machine in wet
conditions.
● Do not store the machine with the urethane wheel tread
compressed against the ground. Flat spots will develop. Storing
machine in very hot, humid conditions can accelerate wheel tread
aging.
● Machine operator (person feeding alls into machine) should
stay ehind a protective screen.
FAST, FREE, FRIENDLY HELP
Rawlings® Pro Line 2 and 3 wheel pitching machines are
manufactured, sold, serviced, and supported y Spin all Sports
LLC. For assistance assem ling or using your machine, please
view our videos online, call us at 618-244-4587, or email us at
info@spin allsports.com.
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ASSEMBLY / SET UP
INSTALL HANDLES Thread the clamp handle into the shaft clamp
on the ack of the machine and tighten it so the machine doesn't pivot
freely on the shaft. Thread the all ended aiming handle into the top
hexagonal ase. See Figure 1.
Fig. 1: Handles shown in blue. Note location of bronze washer shown in
green.
LEGS Slide the legs into the sockets on the tripod ase until the spring
loaded uttons pop up and set the machine upright. See Figures 2a &
2 .
BALL FEEDER TUBES Use the 3" tu e for ase alls, tennis alls,
or cricket alls, and the 4" tu e for soft alls. Attach the tu e to the
machine using the two included thum screws. Position the feeder tu e
to clear the wheels y 1/4 - 1/2". Placing the tu e in contact with the
wheels will damage the tu e and wheels, and may cause the tu e to e
gra ed and thrown. Placing the tu e too far away from the wheels will
diminish the machine's accuracy. See Figure 3.
TRANSPORT WHEELS The two transport wheels are installed
with two screws each. These screws (and matching nuts and washers)
are shipped pre-installed in the racket holes. See Figure 3.
MOTOR / WHEEL POSITION The gap etween wheels is a
critical adjustment to maximize pitch speed and accuracy. The optimal
distance etween wheels depends on the size and compressi ility of the
all eing used. Softer, more compressi le alls require a smaller gap
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Figure 2a: Baseball leg installation
than harder alls do. And of course, soft alls require a much larger gap
than ase alls. Too small of a gap will slow the wheels noticea ly when
pitches are thrown, producing a loud “thunk”. Too large of a gap will not
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Figure 2b: Softball leg installation
generate enough squeezing force on the all, and pitches will e too
slow, without enough spin. As a general rule, when the gap is correct,
you should e a le to feed a all through an unpowered machine y
rotating the wheels y hand with a moderate effort.
Each motor & wheel assem ly has two profiled locks that interlock with
profiled pockets in the frame. There are 11 possi le locations. By
counting the num er of empty notches on either side of the locks, you
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