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SECTION 9. TROUBLESHOOTING
Reel not "frowning" or not centered in header.
Sickle hold-downs not adjusted properly.
Adjust reel "frown" or reel horizontal position.
Adjust hold-downs so sickle works freely, but still keep sections from lifting off guards.
Crop Not Being Cut At Ends.
Sickle sections or guards are worn or broken.
Header is not level.
Replace all worn and broken cutting parts.
Reel fingers not lifting crop properly ahead of sickle.
Level header.
Adjust reel position / finger pitch.
Divider runs down thick crop at ends, preventing proper feeding due to material bridging the cutter guards.
Replace 3 or 4 end guards with stub guards.
Crop Getting Stuffed In Gap
Between Cutout in Endsheet and Knife Head.
Crop heads leaning away from knife head hole in endsheet.
Add knife head shield (s), except in damp/sticky soils.
8.9.2 &
8.9.3
8.7.7
8.7
** & 7.18
7.12.9 &
7.12.10
* & 8.7.6
& 10.3
10.13
9.2 CUTTING ACTION AND SICKLE COMPONENTS
Ragged Or Uneven Cutting
Of Crop.
Sickle hold-downs not adjusted properly.
Sickle sections or guards are worn or broken.
Sickle is not operating at recommended speed.
Ground speed too fast for reel speed.
Reel fingers not lifting crop properly ahead of sickle.
Cutterbar too high.
Header angle too flat.
Bent sickle, causing binding of cutting parts.
Cutting edge of guards not close enough or parallel to sickle sections.
Adjust hold-downs.
Replace all worn and broken cutting parts.
Check engine speed of windrower.
Reduce ground speed or increase reel speed.
Adjust reel position / finger pitch.
Lower cutting height.
Steepen header angle.
Straighten a bent sickle.
Align guards.
Align guards.
Tangled/tough to cut crop. Install stub guards.
Reel too far back. Move reel forward.
8.7.7
8.7
**
7.12.5
7.12.4
7.12.9 &
7.12.10
7.12.1
7.12.3
8.7.6
8.7.6
* & 8.7.6 &
10.3
7.12.9
* See your MacDon dealer.
** Refer to Windrower Operator’s Manual.
*** Refer to Windrower Technical Service Manual.
Form 169441
143
Revision B
SECTION 9. TROUBLESHOOTING
Ragged Or Uneven Cutting
Of Crop (Continued).
Loose sickle drive belt. Adjust drive belt tension.
Reel too high or too far forward.
Lower reel or move reel rearward.
Ground speed too slow. Increase ground speed.
Loose sickle drive belt. Adjust drive belt tension.
Sickle Plugging.
Excessive Header Vibration.
Improper sickle hold-down adjustment.
Adjust hold-down.
Dull or broken sickle sections. Replace sickle section.
Bent or broken guards. Align or replace guards.
Reel fingers not lifting crop properly ahead of sickle.
Steel pick-up fingers contacting sickle.
Adjust reel position / finger pitch.
Increase reel clearance to cutterbar, or adjust "frown".
Float too heavy.
Adjust springs for lighter float.
Raise cutterbar by lowering skid shoes.
Mud or dirt build-up on cutterbar.
Install cut-out sections.
Flatten header angle.
Sickle is not operating at recommended speed.
Sickle hold-downs not adjusted properly.
Check engine speed of windrower.
Adjust hold-downs.
Sickles on double knife drive not timed.
Sickle not operating at recommended speed.
Adjust sickle timing.
Check engine speed of windrower.
Excessive sickle wear. Replace sickle.
Sickle Back Breakage.
Loose or worn sickle head pin or drive arm.
Bent cutterbar.
Bent or broken guard.
Worn sickle head pin.
Dull sickle.
Tighten or replace parts.
Straighten cutterbar.
Straighten or replace.
Replace.
Replace.
8.7.8 &
8.7.9
7.12.8 &
7.12.9
7.12.5
8.7.8 &
8.7.9
8.7.7
8.7.1
8.7.6
7.12.9 &
7.12.10
8.9.1 &
8.9.2
7.12.2
7.12.1.2
*
7.12.3
**
8.7.7
8.7.9.3
**
8.7.2 &
8.7.4
8.7.3 &
8.7.10
*
8.7.6
8.7.3
8.7.2 &
8.7.4
* See your MacDon dealer.
** Refer to Windrower Operator’s Manual.
*** Refer to Windrower Technical Service Manual.
Form 169441
144
Revision B
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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