MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER. MacDon D50 & D60
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MacDon D50 & D60 Harvest Headers are designed to serve a dual function in your grain, hay, and specialty crop harvesting operation. Teamed with your self-propelled windrower power unit and optional hay conditioner, the D50 and D60 Harvest Headers will cut and lay crop into uniform fluffy windrows. Windrowing allows starting the harvest earlier, protects the crop from wind damage, and gives you more flexibility in scheduling combine time.
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2 MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER
NOTE: Right hand (RH) and Left-hand (LH) designations are determined from the Operator’s position, facing forward.
Record the Model Number, Serial Number and Model Year of the Header, and Slow Speed Transport/Stabilizer
Wheel Option (if installed), on the lines below:
HEADER MODEL___________SERIAL NUMBER________________YEAR______
Serial Number Plate is located on the left hand endsheet, near the knife drive motor.
SLOW SPEED TRANSPORT/STABILIZER WHEEL OPTION
SERIAL NUMBER__________________YEAR______
Serial Number Plate is located on the left hand wheel pivot tube.
Form 169441
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 1
2
MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER ................................................................................................................... 2
3
SAFETY ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1
SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL .................................................................................................................... 6
3.2
SIGNAL WORDS .................................................................................................................................. 6
3.3
SAFETY SIGNS .................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3.1
3.3.2
Safety Sign Installation ................................................................................................................. 6
Safety Sign Locations ................................................................................................................... 7
3.4
GENERAL SAFETY ............................................................................................................................ 16
4
DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 18
5
COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................................................ 19
6
SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 20
7
OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................ 22
7.1
OWNER/OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................................................................... 22
7.2
OPERATIONAL SAFETY .................................................................................................................... 22
7.3
HEADER ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT ......................................................................................... 23
7.3.1
7.3.2
Attachment .................................................................................................................................. 23
Detachment ................................................................................................................................. 24
7.4
BREAK-IN PERIOD ............................................................................................................................ 26
7.5
PRE-SEASON CHECK ....................................................................................................................... 26
7.6
DAILY START-UP CHECK ................................................................................................................. 27
7.7
SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................... 27
7.8
HEADER CONTROLS ........................................................................................................................ 28
7.9
HEADER LIFT CYLINDER LOCK-OUTS ........................................................................................... 28
7.10
REEL PROPS ..................................................................................................................................... 29
7.11
HEADER SET-UP ............................................................................................................................... 30
7.12
HEADER OPERATING VARIABLES .................................................................................................. 34
7.12.1
Cutting Height ............................................................................................................................. 34
7.12.2
Header Float ............................................................................................................................... 36
7.12.3
Header Angle .............................................................................................................................. 37
7.12.4
Reel Speed ................................................................................................................................. 38
7.12.5
Ground Speed ............................................................................................................................. 39
7.12.6
Draper Speed .............................................................................................................................. 40
7.12.7
Knife Speed ................................................................................................................................. 40
7.12.8
Reel Height ................................................................................................................................. 43
7.12.9
Reel Fore-Aft Position ................................................................................................................. 43
7.12.10
Reel Tine Pitch ............................................................................................................................ 48
7.12.11
Crop Dividers and Rods .............................................................................................................. 50
7.13
DELIVERY OPENING/DECK SHIFT .................................................................................................. 53
7.13.1
Delivery Opening - D60 ............................................................................................................... 53
7.13.2
Delivery Opening - D50 ............................................................................................................... 54
7.14
DOUBLE WINDROWING .................................................................................................................... 55
7.14.1
Hydraulic Deck Shift .................................................................................................................... 55
7.14.2
Manual Deck Shift ....................................................................................................................... 55
7.15
WINDROW TYPES ............................................................................................................................. 57
7.16
HAYING TIPS ...................................................................................................................................... 58
7.16.1
Curing .......................................................................................................................................... 58
7.16.2
Topsoil Moisture .......................................................................................................................... 58
7.16.3
Weather And Topography ........................................................................................................... 58
7.16.4
Windrow Configuration ................................................................................................................ 58
7.16.5
Driving on Windrow ..................................................................................................................... 58
7.16.6
Raking And Tedding.................................................................................................................... 58
7.16.7
Chemical Drying Agents ............................................................................................................. 59
7.17
DRAPER DEFLECTORS .................................................................................................................... 60
7.17.1
Deflector Replacement ............................................................................................................... 60
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7.17.2
Deflector Rework ......................................................................................................................... 60
7.18
HEADER LEVELLING ......................................................................................................................... 61
7.19
UNPLUGGING CUTTERBAR ............................................................................................................. 61
7.20
UPPER CROSS AUGER ..................................................................................................................... 62
7.21
TRANSPORTING HEADER ................................................................................................................ 63
7.21.1
On The Windrower ...................................................................................................................... 63
7.21.2
Towing ......................................................................................................................................... 63
7.21.3
Converting from Transport to Field Position ................................................................................ 64
7.21.4
Converting from Field to Transport Position ................................................................................ 69
7.22
STORAGE ........................................................................................................................................... 71
8
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING .............................................................................................................. 72
8.1
PREPARATION FOR SERVICING ..................................................................................................... 72
8.2
RECOMMENDED SAFETY PROCEDURES ...................................................................................... 72
8.3
MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................... 73
8.3.1
Recommended Torques .............................................................................................................. 73
8.3.2
8.3.3
8.3.4
8.3.5
Roller Chain Installation............................................................................................................... 75
Sealed Bearing Installation .......................................................................................................... 75
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants ......................................................................................... 76
Conversion Chart ......................................................................................................................... 76
8.4
ENDSHIELDS ...................................................................................................................................... 77
8.4.1
Hinged ......................................................................................................................................... 77
8.4.2
Non-Hinged ................................................................................................................................. 79
8.5
LUBRICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 80
8.5.1
8.5.2
8.5.3
8.5.4
Greasing Procedure .................................................................................................................... 80
Lubrication Points ........................................................................................................................ 80
Oiling Requirements .................................................................................................................... 86
Hoses and Lines .......................................................................................................................... 87
8.5.5
Hydraulic Schematics .................................................................................................................. 88
8.6
ELECTRICAL ....................................................................................................................................... 92
8.7
SICKLE AND SICKLE DRIVE ............................................................................................................. 93
8.7.1
Sickle Sections ............................................................................................................................ 93
8.7.2
8.7.3
8.7.4
8.7.5
Sickle Removal ............................................................................................................................ 94
Sickle Head Bearing Replacement .............................................................................................. 94
Sickle Installation ......................................................................................................................... 95
Spare Sickle (Single Knife Headers) ........................................................................................... 95
8.7.6
8.7.7
8.7.8
8.7.9
Sickle Guards .............................................................................................................................. 96
Sickle Hold-Downs ...................................................................................................................... 99
Sickle Drive Belts - Non-Timed Drive ........................................................................................ 100
Sickle Drive Belts - Timed Drive ................................................................................................ 101
8.7.10
Wobble Box ............................................................................................................................... 106
8.8
DRAPERS ......................................................................................................................................... 109
8.8.1
8.8.2
Draper Tension Adjustment ....................................................................................................... 109
Replacing Split Draper ............................................................................................................... 110
8.8.3
8.8.4
8.8.5
8.8.6
Replacing Endless Draper ......................................................................................................... 111
Draper Alignment ....................................................................................................................... 113
Draper Roller Maintenance ....................................................................................................... 114
Deck Height ............................................................................................................................... 117
8.9
REEL AND REEL DRIVE .................................................................................................................. 118
8.9.1
Reel Clearance to Cutterbar ...................................................................................................... 118
8.9.2
8.9.3
Reel Frown Adjustment ............................................................................................................. 119
Reel Centering ........................................................................................................................... 120
8.9.4
8.9.5
8.9.6
8.9.7
Reel Drive Chain - D60.............................................................................................................. 121
Reel Drive Chain - D50.............................................................................................................. 125
Reel Drive Sprocket - D60 ......................................................................................................... 126
Reel Drive Sprocket - D50 ......................................................................................................... 127
8.9.8
8.9.9
Reel Drive U-Joint - D60............................................................................................................ 128
Reel Drive Motor - D60 .............................................................................................................. 129
8.9.10
Reel Drive Motor - D50 .............................................................................................................. 130
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8.9.11
Reel Speed Sensor ................................................................................................................... 131
8.9.12
Reel Tines ................................................................................................................................. 132
8.9.13
Tine Tube Bushings .................................................................................................................. 134
8.10
TRANSPORT SYSTEM .................................................................................................................... 138
8.10.1
Wheel Bolt Torque .................................................................................................................... 138
8.10.2
Axle Bolts .................................................................................................................................. 138
8.10.3
Tire Inflation .............................................................................................................................. 138
8.11
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ........................................................................................................... 139
8.11.1
Break-In Inspections ................................................................................................................. 139
8.11.2
Interval Maintenance ................................................................................................................. 140
8.11.3
Maintenance Record ................................................................................................................. 141
9
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................... 142
9.1
CROP LOSS AT CUTTERBAR ......................................................................................................... 142
9.2
CUTTING ACTION AND SICKLE COMPONENTS .......................................................................... 143
9.3
REEL DELIVERY .............................................................................................................................. 145
9.4
HEADER AND DRAPERS ................................................................................................................ 147
9.5
CUTTING EDIBLE BEANS ............................................................................................................... 148
9.6
WINDROW FORMATION ................................................................................................................. 151
10
OPTIONS AND ATTACHMENTS .............................................................................................................. 152
10.1
CUTTERBAR POLY .......................................................................................................................... 152
10.2
ADJUSTABLE SKID SHOES WITH POLY COVER ......................................................................... 152
10.3
STUB GUARD CONVERSION KIT ................................................................................................... 152
10.4
STABILIZER WHEELS ..................................................................................................................... 152
10.5
STABILIZER/TRANSPORT WHEELS .............................................................................................. 152
10.6
LODGED CROP REEL FINGER KIT ................................................................................................ 153
10.7
VERTICAL KNIFE MOUNTS ............................................................................................................ 153
10.8
UPPER CROSS AUGER KIT ............................................................................................................ 153
10.9
REEL ENDSHIELD KIT ..................................................................................................................... 153
10.10
DOUBLE DRAPER DRIVE ............................................................................................................... 153
10.11
DRAPER EXTENSION KIT ............................................................................................................... 154
10.12
RICE DIVIDER KIT ........................................................................................................................... 154
10.13
KNIFE HEAD SHIELD ....................................................................................................................... 154
10.14
SWATH FORMING RODS ................................................................................................................ 154
10.15
HYDRAULIC DECK SHIFT ............................................................................................................... 154
10.16
DOUBLE WINDROW ATTACHMENT .............................................................................................. 154
10.17
HAY CONDITIONER ......................................................................................................................... 155
10.18
ROCK RETARDER KIT .................................................................................................................... 155
10.19
HYDRAULIC REEL FORE-AFT POSITIONER ................................................................................. 155
11
UNLOADING AND ASSEMBLY ................................................................................................................ 156
INDEX ................................................................................................................................................................ .157
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Key Features
- Cuts and lays crop into uniform fluffy windrows
- Allows starting the harvest earlier
- Protects the crop from wind damage
- Gives you more flexibility in scheduling combine time
- Designed for self-propelled windrowers
- Optional hay conditioner available
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Do MacDon D50 & D60 Harvest Headers work with all self-propelled windrowers?
Can I use a hay conditioner with MacDon D50 & D60 Harvest Headers?
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Table of contents
- 3 INTRODUCTION
- 4 MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER
- 8 SAFETY
- 8 SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL
- 8 SIGNAL WORDS
- 8 SAFETY SIGNS
- 8 Safety Sign Installation
- 9 Safety Sign Locations
- 18 GENERAL SAFETY
- 20 DEFINITIONS
- 21 COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION
- 22 SPECIFICATIONS
- 24 OPERATION
- 24 OWNER/OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- 24 OPERATIONAL SAFETY
- 25 HEADER ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT
- 25 Attachment
- 26 Detachment
- 28 BREAK-IN PERIOD
- 28 PRE-SEASON CHECK
- 29 DAILY START-UP CHECK
- 29 SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE
- 30 HEADER CONTROLS
- 30 HEADER LIFT CYLINDER LOCK-OUTS
- 31 REEL PROPS
- 32 HEADER SET-UP
- 36 HEADER OPERATING VARIABLES
- 36 Cutting Height
- 38 Header Float
- 39 Header Angle
- 40 Reel Speed
- 41 Ground Speed
- 42 Draper Speed
- 42 Knife Speed
- 45 Reel Height
- 45 Reel Fore-Aft Position
- 50 Reel Tine Pitch
- 52 Crop Dividers and Rods
- 55 DELIVERY OPENING/DECK SHIFT
- 55 Delivery Opening - D
- 57 DOUBLE WINDROWING
- 57 Hydraulic Deck Shift
- 57 Manual Deck Shift
- 59 WINDROW TYPES
- 60 HAYING TIPS
- 60 Curing
- 60 Topsoil Moisture
- 60 Weather And Topography
- 60 Windrow Configuration
- 60 Driving on Windrow
- 60 Raking And Tedding
- 61 Chemical Drying Agents
- 62 DRAPER DEFLECTORS
- 62 Deflector Replacement
- 62 Deflector Rework
- 63 HEADER LEVELLING
- 63 UNPLUGGING CUTTERBAR
- 64 UPPER CROSS AUGER
- 65 TRANSPORTING HEADER
- 65 On The Windrower
- 65 Towing
- 66 Converting from Transport to Field Position
- 71 Converting from Field to Transport Position
- 73 STORAGE
- 74 MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
- 74 PREPARATION FOR SERVICING
- 74 RECOMMENDED SAFETY PROCEDURES
- 75 MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS
- 75 Recommended Torques
- 77 Roller Chain Installation
- 77 Sealed Bearing Installation
- 78 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
- 78 Conversion Chart
- 79 ENDSHIELDS
- 79 Hinged
- 81 Non-Hinged
- 82 LUBRICATION
- 82 Greasing Procedure
- 82 Lubrication Points
- 88 Oiling Requirements
- 89 Hoses and Lines
- 90 Hydraulic Schematics
- 94 ELECTRICAL
- 95 SICKLE AND SICKLE DRIVE
- 95 Sickle Sections
- 96 Sickle Removal
- 96 Sickle Head Bearing Replacement
- 97 Sickle Installation
- 97 Spare Sickle (Single Knife Headers)
- 98 Sickle Guards
- 101 Sickle Hold-Downs
- 102 Sickle Drive Belts - Non-Timed Drive
- 103 Sickle Drive Belts - Timed Drive
- 108 Wobble Box
- 111 DRAPERS
- 111 Draper Tension Adjustment
- 112 Replacing Split Draper
- 113 Replacing Endless Draper
- 115 Draper Alignment
- 116 Draper Roller Maintenance
- 119 Deck Height
- 120 REEL AND REEL DRIVE
- 120 Reel Clearance to Cutterbar
- 121 Reel Frown Adjustment
- 122 Reel Centering
- 123 Reel Drive Chain - D
- 128 Reel Drive Sprocket - D
- 130 Reel Drive U-Joint - D
- 131 Reel Drive Motor - D
- 133 Reel Speed Sensor
- 134 Reel Tines
- 136 Tine Tube Bushings
- 140 TRANSPORT SYSTEM
- 140 Wheel Bolt Torque
- 140 Axle Bolts
- 140 Tire Inflation
- 141 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
- 141 Break-In Inspections
- 142 Interval Maintenance
- 143 Maintenance Record
- 144 TROUBLESHOOTING
- 144 CROP LOSS AT CUTTERBAR
- 145 CUTTING ACTION AND SICKLE COMPONENTS
- 147 REEL DELIVERY
- 149 HEADER AND DRAPERS
- 150 CUTTING EDIBLE BEANS
- 153 WINDROW FORMATION
- 154 OPTIONS AND ATTACHMENTS
- 154 CUTTERBAR POLY
- 154 ADJUSTABLE SKID SHOES WITH POLY COVER
- 154 STUB GUARD CONVERSION KIT
- 154 STABILIZER WHEELS
- 154 STABILIZER/TRANSPORT WHEELS
- 155 LODGED CROP REEL FINGER KIT
- 155 VERTICAL KNIFE MOUNTS
- 155 UPPER CROSS AUGER KIT
- 155 REEL ENDSHIELD KIT
- 155 DOUBLE DRAPER DRIVE
- 156 DRAPER EXTENSION KIT
- 156 RICE DIVIDER KIT
- 156 KNIFE HEAD SHIELD
- 156 SWATH FORMING RODS
- 156 HYDRAULIC DECK SHIFT
- 156 DOUBLE WINDROW ATTACHMENT
- 157 HAY CONDITIONER
- 157 ROCK RETARDER KIT
- 157 HYDRAULIC REEL FORE-AFT POSITIONER
- 158 UNLOADING AND ASSEMBLY