MacDon D65 SP DHOM - Manual (Page 263)

TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom Problem Solution Section
Reel speed too fast Reduce reel speed.
4.7.4 Reel Speed, page
56
Reel fingers not
aggressive enough
Move to a more
aggressive finger pitch
notch.
4.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 65
Reel too low Raise reel.
4.7.8 Reel Height, page
58
Relief valve on windrower
has low relief pressure
setting Increase relief pressure
to manufacturer’s
recommendations.
Low oil reservoir level on
windrower
NOTE:
Sometimes more than
one reservoir.
Fill to proper level.
Relief valve malfunction Replace relief valve.
Refer to the windrower
operator’s manual
Reel motion is uneven
or stalls in heavy crops
Cutting tough crops with
standard torque (19-tooth)
reel drive sprocket Replace with high torque
(10-tooth) or 14-tooth reel
drive sprocket.
6.9.1 Replacing Reel
Drive Sprocket, page 221
Plastic fingers cut at tip
Insufficient reel to
cutterbar clearance
Increase clearance.
6.8.1 Reel Clearance to
Cutterbar, page 200
Raise header.
4.7.1 Cutting Height, page
50
Decrease header tilt.
Controlling Header Angle,
page 56 Plastic fingers bent
rearward at tip
Reel digging into ground
with reel speed slower
than ground speed
Move reel aft.
4.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 58
Raise header.
4.7.1 Cutting Height, page
50
Decrease header tilt.
Controlling Header Angle,
page 56
Plastic fingers bent
forward at tip (opposite
of above) Reel digging into ground
with reel speed faster than
ground speed
Move reel aft.
4.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 58
Correct plugging/cutting
issues.
4.13 Unplugging
Cutterbar, page 84
Plastic fingers bent
close to tine tube.
Excessive plugging at
cutterbar with wads of crop
accumulating at cutterbar
while maintaining reel
operation
Stop reel before plugging
becomes excessive.
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