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SECTION 9. TROUBLESHOOTING
Excessive Breakage Of
Sickle Sections Or Guards.
Sickle hold-downs not adjusted properly.
Cutterbar operating too low in stony conditions.
Float is set too heavy.
Adjust hold-downs.
Raise cutterbar, using skid shoes.
Adjust float springs for lighter float.
Bent or broken guard.
Header angle too steep.
Straighten or replace.
Flatten header angle.
8.7.7
7.12.1.2
7.12.2
8.7.6
7.12.3
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION SECTION
Reel Not Releasing Crop.
Reel speed too fast.
Reel too low.
Reel tines too aggressive.
Reel too far back.
Reel Not Releasing Material in Lodged and Standing Crop
(Reel Fully Lowered).
Reel tines too aggressive for standing crop.
Reduce reel speed.
Raise reel.
Reduce cam setting.
Move reel forward.
Reduce cam setting
(set to 1 or 2).
7.12.4
7.12.8
7.12.10
7.12.9
7.12.10.3
Wrapping On Reel End.
Reel tines too aggressive.
Reel too low.
Reel speed too fast.
Crop conditions.
Reduce cam setting.
Raise reel.
Reduce reel speed.
Install optional reel endshields.
7.12.10
7.12.8
7.12.4
10.9
Center reel in header.
8.9.3
Reel Releases Crop Too
Quickly.
Reel not centered in header.
Reel tines not aggressive enough.
Increase cam setting. 7.12.10
Move reel back.
7.12.9
Reel Will Not Lift.
Reel too far forward.
Reel lift couplers are incompatible or defective.
Change quick coupler. ---
Activate reel speed control.
7.12.4
Reel Will Not Turn.
Control set at 0.
Quick couplers not properly connected.
Connect couplers. 7.3.1
Reel drive chain disconnected. Connect chain.
8.9.4 &
8.9.5
Reel Motion Uneven Under
No Load.
Excessive slack in reel drive chain.
Tighten chain.
* See your MacDon dealer.
** Refer to Windrower Operator’s Manual.
*** Refer to Windrower Technical Service Manual.
Form 169441
145
Revision B
SECTION 9. TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION
Reel Motion Is Uneven Or
Stalls In Heavy Crop.
Reel speed too fast.
Reel fingers not aggressive enough.
Reel too low.
Relief valve on windrower has low relief pressure setting.
Reduce reel speed.
Move to a more aggressive finger pitch notch.
Raise reel.
Increase relief pressure to manufacturer’s recommendations.
Low oil reservoir level on windrower. (NOTE: Sometimes more than one reservoir.)
Relief valve malfunction.
Cutting tough crops with highspeed (19 tooth) reel drive sprocket.
Fill to proper level.
Replace relief valve.
Replace with high torque (10 tooth) or 14 tooth reel drive sprocket.
Plastic Fingers Cut At Tip.
Insufficient reel to cutterbar clearance.
Increase clearance.
SECTION
7.12.4
7.12.10
7.12.8
**
8.9.6 or
8.9.7
8.9.1
Plastic Fingers Bent
Rearward At Tip.
Reel digging into ground with reel speed slower than ground speed.
Raise header.
Decrease header tilt.
Move reel aft.
Plastic Fingers Bent Forward
At Tip.
(Opposite of above)
Reel digging into ground with reel speed faster than ground speed.
Plastic Fingers Bent Close to
Tine Tube.
Excessive plugging at cutterbar with wads of crop accumulating at cutterbar while maintaining reel operation.
Correct plugging/cutting issues.
Stop reel before plugging becomes excessive.
7.12.1
7.12.3
7.12.9
7.19
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* See your MacDon dealer.
** Refer to Windrower Operator’s Manual.
*** Refer to Windrower Technical Service Manual.
Form 169441
146
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