MacDon A40-D Pull-Type User Manual

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The harvesting specialists worldwide.

A30-D and A40-D

Pull-Type Mower Conditioner and

Self-Propelled Auger Header

Operator’s Manual

169000 Rev. F

Original Instruction

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This manual is related to the following products:

A30-D Pull-Type, A40-D, A30-D

Table of contents

Document Outline

  • 169000_RevF - Final - A Series OM Cover MACDON for WEB.pdf
  • 169000_RevF - A Series OM FINAL w DofC for WEB
  • back page
  • new cover_WEB.pdf
    • toc
      • Model and Serial Number
        • 1Safety
        • 2Definitions
          • 2.1Definitions
        • 3Component Identification
          • 3.1Pull-Type
          • 3.2Self-Propelled Headers
        • 4Specifications
          • 4.1Pull-Type Headers
          • 4.2Self-Propelled Headers
        • 5Operation
          • 5.1Owner/Operator Responsibilities
          • 5.2Operational Safety
          • 5.3Tractor Setup: Pull-Type
            • 5.3.1Tractor Requirements
            • 5.3.2Drawbar Adjustment
            • 5.3.3Setting Up Drawbar Hitch
            • 5.3.4Setting Up 3-Point Hitch (Cat. II, III, or IIIN)
          • 5.4Mower Conditioner / Tractor Hook-Up: Pull-Type
            • 5.4.1Drawbar Hook-Up
            • 5.4.23-Point Hitch (Cat. II, III, or IIIN) Hook-Up
            • 5.4.3Hydraulic Connections
          • 5.5Mower Conditioner / Tractor Unhook: Pull-Type
            • 5.5.1Drawbar Hitch Unhook
            • 5.5.23-Point Hitch Unhook
          • 5.6Header Attachment: Self-Propelled
            • 5.6.1A30-S, A30-D
              • M100, M105, M150, M155
              • M200
              • M205
            • 5.6.2A40-D
              • M100, M105
              • M150, M155
              • M200
              • M205
          • 5.7Configure Reverser Valve Jumper Hose
          • 5.8Header Detachment: Self Propelled
            • 5.8.1A30-S, A30-D Detachment
            • 5.8.2A40-D Detachment
          • 5.9Transporting Header/Mower Conditioner
            • 5.9.1Transporting A40-D Header with Windrower
              • Turning Amber Lights
            • 5.9.2Towing A30-D Mower Conditioner
              • Towing Mower Conditioner with a Tractor
              • Towing Mower Conditioner with a Truck
              • Preparing Mower Conditioner for Transport
            • 5.9.3Transporting A30-D Mower Conditioner on a Flatbed Trailer
              • Loading Mower Conditioner on Flatbed Trailer
              • Unloading Mower Conditioner from Flatbed Trailer
          • 5.10Break-In Period
          • 5.11Preseason Check
          • 5.12Daily Start-Up Check
          • 5.13Shutdown Procedure
          • 5.14Engaging the Power Take-Off (PTO): Pull-Type
          • 5.15Lift Cylinder Lockouts
            • 5.15.1Self-Propelled
            • 5.15.2Pull-Type
              • Changing Hydraulic Oil Filter
          • 5.16Steering the Pull-Type Mower Conditioner
            • 5.16.1Right Side Operation
            • 5.16.2Left Side Operation
            • 5.16.3Avoiding Obstacles
            • 5.16.4Turning Square Corners
            • 5.16.5Turning 180 Degrees
          • 5.17Unplugging the Header/Mower Conditioner
            • 5.17.1Unplugging Conditioner and Knife: Pull-Type
            • 5.17.2Unplugging Conditioner: Self-Propelled
            • 5.17.3Unplugging Conditioner and Knife: Self-Propelled
            • 5.18Header Operation
            • 5.18.1Lean Bar Position
            • 5.18.2Auger Speed
              • Adjusting A30-D Auger Speed
              • Adjusting A40-D Auger Speed
            • 5.18.3Reel Speed
              • Adjusting A30-D Reel Speed
              • Adjusting A40-D Reel Speed
            • 5.18.4Auger Position
              • Auger Fore-Aft Adjustment: A30-S
              • Auger Vertical Adjustment: A30-S
              • Adjusting Fore-Aft Position of A30-D Auger
              • Adjusting Vertical Position of A30-D Auger
              • Adjusting Fore-Aft Position of A40-D Auger
              • Auger Vertical Adjustment: A40-D
            • 5.18.5Reel Position
              • Adjusting Fore-Aft Position of A30-D Reel
              • Adjusting Vertical Position of A30-D Reel
              • Adjusting Fore-Aft Position of A40-D Reel
              • Reel Vertical Position: A40-D
            • 5.18.6Adjusting Tine Aggressiveness
            • 5.18.7Cutting Height
              • Adjusting Cutting Height
            • 5.18.8Header Angle
              • Adjusting Header Angle of A40-D
              • Mechanically Adjusting Header Angle of A30-D
              • Hydraulically Adjusting Header Angle of A30-D
            • 5.18.9Flotation
              • Adjusting Float for A40-D
              • Adjusting Float for A30-D
            • 5.18.10Adjusting Feed Pan and Rock Drop Tine Position
            • 5.18.11Hay Conditioner
              • Adjusting Roll Gap
              • Adjusting Roll Timing
              • Adjusting Roll Alignment
            • 5.18.12Adjusting Roll Tension
            • 5.18.13Forming Shields
              • Positioning Side Deflectors
              • Positioning Rear Deflector (Fluffer Shield)
            • 5.18.14Tall Crop Dividers
            • 5.18.15Ground Speed
            • 5.18.16Grass Seed Windrowing
              • Stub Guards and Hold-Downs
              • Special Auger Design
              • Seven Bat Reel
              • Auger Pan Extensions
              • Windrow Forming Rods
            • 5.18.17Haying Tips
              • Curing
              • Topsoil Moisture
              • Weather and Topography
              • Windrow Characteristics
              • Driving On Windrow
              • Raking and Tedding
              • Using Chemical Drying Agents
            • 5.18.18Storage
        • 6Maintenance and Servicing
          • 6.1Preparation for Servicing
          • 6.2Recommended Safety Procedures
          • 6.3Maintenance Specifications
            • 6.3.1Recommended Torques
            • 6.3.2Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
            • 6.3.3Conversion Chart
          • 6.4Driveshields
          • 6.5Lift Cylinder Lock-Outs
            • 6.5.1Lift Cylinder Lock-Outs on the A40-D
            • 6.5.2Lift Cylinder Lock-Outs on the A30-D
          • 6.6Lubrication
            • 6.6.1Greasing Procedure
            • 6.6.2Lubrication Points
              • Lubrication Points: A30-S Headers
              • Lubrication Points: A30-D Mower Conditioners
              • Lubrication Points: A40-D Headers
              • Lubrication Points: Hay Conditioner
              • Lubrication Points: Drivelines
              • Lubrication Points: Pull-Type Carrier Frame
            • 6.6.3Oiling
              • Oiling: A30-S Headers
              • Oiling: A30-D Headers
            • 6.6.4Sealed Bearing Installation
          • 6.7Hydraulics
            • 6.7.1Hydraulics: Self-Propelled
            • 6.7.2Hydraulics: Pull-Type
              • Reservoir
              • Oil Level
              • Adding Hydraulic Oil
              • Changing Hydraulic Oil
              • Changing Hydraulic Oil Filter
              • Pressure Relief Valve
              • 6.7.3Hoses and Lines
          • 6.8Knife and Knife Drive
            • 6.8.1Replacing Knife Section
            • 6.8.2Sickle Removal
            • 6.8.3Installing Knife
            • 6.8.4Sickle Head Bearing Removal
            • 6.8.5Sickle Head Bearing Installation
            • 6.8.6Spare Sickle
            • 6.8.7Sickle Guards
              • Aligning Guard
              • Pointed Guard Replacement: Single Knife
              • Replacing Pointed Guard
              • Stub Guard Replacement: Single Knife
              • Replacing Stub Guard
            • 6.8.8Sickle Hold-Downs
              • Sickle Hold-Down Adjustment: Pointed Guards – Single Knife
              • Adjusting Knife Hold-Downs: Pointed Guards
              • Sickle Hold-Down Adjustment: Stub Guards – Single Knife
              • Adjusting Knife Hold-Downs: Stub Guards
            • 6.8.9Sickle Drive Belt: A30-S
              • Tension Adjustment: Sickle Drive Belt – A30-S
              • Removal: Sickle Drive Belt – A30-S
              • Installation: A30-S Sickle Drive Belt
            • 6.8.10Sickle Drive Belts: A30-D
              • Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Left Side
              • Removing Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Left Side
              • Installing Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Left Side
              • Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Right Side
              • Removing Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Right Side
              • Installing Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Right Side
            • 6.8.11Sickle Drive Belts: A40-D
              • Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Timing Belt – A40-D Left Side
              • Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Timing Belt – A40-D Left Side
              • Removal: A40-D LH Sickle Drive Timing Belt
              • Removal: A40-D LH Sickle Drive Timing Belt
              • Installing Knife Drive Timing Belts – A40-D Left Side
              • Installing Knife Drive Double V-Belts – A40-D Left Side
              • Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
              • Removing Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
              • Installing Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
            • 6.8.12Sickle Drive Belt Timing Adjustment
            • 6.8.13Knife Drive Box
              • Mounting Bolts
              • Removing Knife Drive Box
              • Installing Knife Drive Box
              • Removing Pulley
              • Installing Pulley
              • Changing Knife Drive Box Oil
          • 6.9Reel Drive Belts: A30-S, A30-D
            • 6.9.1Tension Adjustment
            • 6.9.2Removal
            • 6.9.3Installation
          • 6.10Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings – A30-D
            • 6.10.1Removal: Tines and Bearings – Cam End
            • 6.10.2Installation: Tines and Bearings – Cam End
            • 6.10.3Removal: Tines and Bearings – Opposite Cam End
            • 6.10.4Installation: Tines and Bearings – Opposite Cam End
          • 6.11Reel and Reel Drive: A30-S, A30-D
            • 6.11.1Reel Drive Chain: A30-S, A30-D
              • Tension Adjustment
              • Removal
              • Installation
            • 6.11.2Reel Drive Belts: A30-S, A30-D
              • Tension Adjustment
              • Removal
              • Installation
            • 6.11.3Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings – A30-D
            • 6.11.4Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings: A30-S, A30-D
              • Removal: Tines and Bearings – Cam End
              • Installation: Tines and Bearings – Cam End
              • Removal: Tines and Bearings – Opposite Cam End
              • Installation: Tines and Bearings – Opposite Cam End
          • 6.12Reel and Reel Drive: A40-D
            • 6.12.1Reel Drive: A40-D
            • 6.12.2Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings: A40-D
              • Tine and Bearing Replacement: Cam End – Disc #1
              • Tine and Bearing Replacement: Center Section X
              • Tine and Bearing Replacement: Opposite Cam – Section Y
              • Tine and Bearing Replacement: Opposite Cam – Section Z
              • Tine Replacement: Tine Bar Extension – Section Z
          • 6.13Auger and Auger Drive – A30-D
            • 6.13.1Auger Drive Chain: A30-S
              • Tension
              • Removal
              • Installation
            • 6.13.2Auger Drive Chain – A30-D
              • Adjusting Auger Drive Chain Tension – A30-D
              • Removing Auger Drive Chain – A30-D
              • Installing Auger Drive Chain – A30-D
            • 6.13.3Auger Drive Belt: A30-S
              • Tension
              • Removal
              • Installation
            • 6.13.4Auger Drive Belts – A30-D
              • Adjusting Auger Drive Belt Tension – A30-D
              • Removing Auger Drive Belt – A30-D
              • Installing Auger Drive Belt – A30-D
            • 6.13.5Straightening Auger Pans
            • 6.13.6Replacing Rubber Fingers
            • 6.13.7Stripper Bars
              • Removing Stripper Bars
              • Replacing Stripper Bars
              • Installing Front Stripper Bar Extensions
          • 6.14Auger and Auger Drive – A40-D
          • 6.15Conditioner
            • 6.15.1Changing Gearbox Oil
            • 6.15.2Removing Forming Shield
            • 6.15.3Disassembling Forming Shield
            • 6.15.4Assembling Forming Shield
            • 5.Attach adjuster rods (B) to side deflectors (C) with lynch pin (A).
            • 6.15.5Installing Forming Shield
            • 6.15.6Hydraulic Drive Motor Removal: All Models
            • 6.15.7Hydraulic Drive Motor Installation: All Models
            • 6.15.8Gearbox Removal: A30-S
            • 6.15.9Gearbox Installation: A30-S
            • 6.15.10Gearbox Removal: A30-D
            • 6.15.11Gearbox Installation: A30-D
            • 6.15.12Gearbox Removal: A40-D
            • 6.15.13Gearbox Installation: A40-D
          • 6.16Wheels and Tires – A30-D
            • 6.16.1Wheel Bolts
            • 6.16.2Removing Wheel
            • 6.16.3Installing Wheel on the A30-D
            • 6.16.4Inflating Tire
          • 6.17Replacing Skid Shoe Wear Plate
          • 6.18Gauge Rollers
            • 6.18.1Removing Gauge Rollers
            • 6.18.2Installing Gauge Rollers
          • 6.19Maintaining Electrical System
          • 6.20Maintenance Schedule
            • 6.20.1Self-Propelled Mower Conditioner
              • Break-In Inspection: Self-Propelled
              • Interval Maintenance: Self-Propelled
              • Maintenance Record: Self-Propelled
            • 6.20.2Pull-Type Mower Conditioner
              • Break-In Inspection: Pull-Type
              • Interval Maintenance: Pull-Type
              • Maintenance Record: Pull-Type
        • 7Troubleshooting
          • 7.1Windrower Performance
          • 7.2Mechanical
        • 8Options and Attachments
          • 8.1Hydraulic Header Angle Kits: Pull-Type
          • 8.2Additional Skid Shoes
          • 8.3Gauge Roller Kit
          • 8.4Replacement Reel Bat Kits: A30-S, A30-D
          • 8.5Stub Guard Conversion Kit
          • 8.6Tall Crop Divider Kit
        • 9Unloading and Assembly
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