6header setup, 1header attachments, 2header settings – MacDon D65 SP DHOM User Manual

Page 58: Table 4.1 recommended header settings, Header setup, Header attachments, Header settings, 6 header setup, 1 header attachments, 2 header settings

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OPERATION

4.6

Header Setup

4.6.1

Header Attachments

Several attachments to improve performance of your D65header are available as options that can be installed at
your MacDon dealer. Refer to

8 Options and Attachments, page 259

in this manual for a description of each item.

4.6.2

Header Settings

This table is a guideline for setting up the D65 Draper Header. Settings other than those suggested can be made
to suit various crops and conditions not covered here.

Table 4.1 Recommended Header Settings

Crop

Type

Stubble

Height

in.

(mm)

Crop

Condition

Divider

Rods

Header

Angle

2

Knife

Speed

3

Reel

Cam

4

Reel

Speed

%

5

Reel

Position

6

Skid

Shoe

Position

7

Stabilizer
Wheels

8

Upper
Cross
Auger

Float

lbf

(N)

9

Light

High

10–15

Normal

0–3

Heavy

2

10

6 or 7

<4 (102)

Lodged

On

4–7

Medium

3

5–10

4 or 5

Up or

Middle

Storage

Not

Required

70

(311)

Light

High

10–15

Normal

0–3

Heavy

2

10

6 or 7

Middle or

Down

4–8

(102–

203)

Lodged

On

4–7

Medium

3

5–10

4 or 5

Down

As

Required

Not

Required

70

(311)

Light

High

10–15

Normal

0–3

Heavy

2

10

6 or 7

Cereals

10+.

(254+)

Lodged

On

4–7

Medium

3

5–10

4 or 5

Not

Applicable

As

Required

Not

Required

150

(667)

2.

Set header angle as shallow as possible (setting A) with center-link and skid shoes while maintaining cutting height. Refer
to

Controlling Header Angle, page 56

.

3.

Refer to

4.7.7 Knife Speed, page 58

.

4.

Refer to

Choosing a Reel Cam Setting, page 65

5.

Percentage above ground speed. Refer to

4.7.4 Reel Speed, page 56

6.

Refer to

4.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 58

.

7.

Skid shoe position is used in combination with header angle to determine the cutting height when cutting on or very close
to the ground. Refer to

4.7.1 Cutting Height, page 50

.

8.

Stabilizer wheels are used to limit the side-to-side movement when cutting off the ground in rolling terrain, and to minimize
bouncing. Refer to

Adjusting Stabilizer/Slow Speed Transport Wheels, page 50

9.

Force required to lift header at ends. Refer to your windrower operator’s manual for adjustment procedures.

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