MacDon D65 SP DHOM User Manual

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REFERENCE

Term

Definition

NPT

National Pipe Thread: a style of fitting used for low pressure port openings. Threads
on NPT fittings are uniquely tapered for an interference fit

ORB

O-ring boss: a style of fitting commonly used in port opening on manifolds, pumps
and motors

ORFS

O-ring face seal: a style of fitting commonly used for connecting hoses and tubes.
This style of fitting is also commonly called ORS, which stands for O-ring seal

PTO

Power Take-Off

RoHS (Reduction of
Hazardous Substances)

A directive by the European Union to restrict the use of certain hazardous
substances (such as hexavalent chromium used in some yellow zinc platings)

SAE

Society of Automotive Engineers

Screw

A headed and externally threaded fastener that threads into preformed threads or
forms its own thread in one of the mating parts

SDD

Single-draper drive

Self-Propelled (SP)
Windrower

Self-propelled machine consisting of a power unit with a header

SK

Single knife

SKD

Single-knife drive

Soft joint

A joint made with the use of a fastener where the joining materials are compressible
or experience relaxation over a period of time

spm

Strokes per minute

SR

Single reel

Tractor

Agricultural type tractor

Truck

A four-wheel highway/road vehicle weighing no less than 7500 lbs (3400 kg)

Timed knife drive

Synchronized motion applied at the cutterbar to two separately driven knives from a
single hydraulic motor

Tension

Axial load placed on a bolt or screw, usually measured in pounds (lb) or Newtons (N)

TFFT

Turns from finger tight

Torque

The product of a force X lever arm length, usually measured in foot-pounds (ft·lbf)
or Newton-meters (N·m)

Torque angle

A tightening procedure where the fitting is assembled to a precondition (finger
tight) and then the nut is turned further a number of degrees or a number of flats to
achieve its final position

Torque-tension

The relationship between the assembly torque applied to a piece of hardware and
the axial load it induces in the bolt or screw

UCA

Upper cross auger

Untimed knife drive

Unsynchronized motion applied at the cutterbar to two separately driven knives
from a single hydraulic motor or two hydraulic motors

Washer

A thin cylinder with a hole or slot located in the center and is to be used as a spacer,
load distribution element, or a locking mechanism

Windrower

Power unit of a self-propelled header

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