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    Default What am I missing here? - Maruto Ball Dump

    hi,

    I am hoping somebody can tell me what i am missing here. I am in the middle of cleaning all the parts of my machine and realized I must be missing something here for the ball dump. I had originally purchased the machine last December and only getting around to it now and I thought I had tested it it back then but I am guessing I did not as there seems to be something missing from the ball dump. The ball dump linkage is different from other machines I have worked on so not sure what the piece should look like for this machine but as i am looking at the lower ramp after the turnpipe i realized that balls are just gonna flow out with nothing to stop them. please see the attached picture of the back and the close up of the area and let me know what you think. i took these pictures when i got the machine. I took additional when I was taking each piece off the machine and there is is nothing missing now that was not missing then so I am not sure. So if you know what is missing and know how I can fix it, I would greatly appreciate it.

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    Default Re: What am I missing here? - Maruto Ball Dump

    i dont see the problem??

    in the two pictures your attached the machine is loaded with balls..
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    Default Re: What am I missing here? - Maruto Ball Dump

    Maybe your eyes are better than mine I don't see any balls. Also I could be wrong and nothing wrong. I was just looking and don't see what will stop the balls from dumping. Here is a pic I took during disassembly. See how there is nothing under the 2 plastic pieces that dump the balls to hold them up? Usually on the ball dumps don't they have a metal tab that gets slid away when you dump? I don't see anything like that here but the linkage is different so not sure what would go there to stop them.
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    Default Re: What am I missing here? - Maruto Ball Dump

    Ok, I figured it out.

    Rather than have a plate that slides underneath, if you pull the metal latch forward it can lock onto the metal piece it slides through and it brings the two plastic pieces forward and they rest on the bottom of the ramp itself which prevents balls from dropping. Below are pics of it. I am embarrassed now.
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