MacDon D60 Draper Headers - Manual (Page 145)

SECTION 9. TROUBLESHOOTING
* See your MacDon dealer.
** Refer to Windrower Operator’s Manual.
*** Refer to Windrower Technical Service Manual.
Form 169441 143 Revision B
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION SECTION
Crop Not Being Cut At Ends.
Reel not "frowning" or not
centered in header. Adjust reel "frown" or reel
horizontal position. 8.9.2 &
8.9.3
Sickle hold-downs not adjusted
properly.
Adjust hold-downs so sickle
works freely, but still keep
sections from lifting off
guards.
8.7.7
Sickle sections or guards are
worn or broken. Replace all worn and broken
cutting parts.
8.7
Header is not level. Level header. ** & 7.18
Reel fingers not lifting crop
properly ahead of sickle. Adjust reel position / finger
pitch. 7.12.9 &
7.12.10
Divider runs down thick crop at
ends, preventing proper feeding
due to material bridging the
cutter guards.
Replace 3 or 4 end guards
with stub guards.
* & 8.7.6
& 10.3
Crop Getting Stuffed In Gap
Between Cutout in Endsheet
and Knife Head.
Crop heads leaning away from
knife head hole in endsheet. Add knife head shield (s),
except in damp/sticky soils.
10.13
9.2 CUTTING ACTION AND SICKLE COMPONENTS
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION SECTION
Ragged Or Uneven Cutting
Of Crop.
Sickle hold-downs not adjusted
properly.
Adjust hold-downs. 8.7.7
Sickle sections or guards are
worn or broken. Replace all worn and broken
cutting parts.
8.7
Sickle is not operating at
recommended speed. Check engine speed of
windrower.
**
Ground speed too fast for reel
speed. Reduce ground speed or
increase reel speed. 7.12.5
7.12.4
Reel fingers not lifting crop
properly ahead of sickle. Adjust reel position / finger
pitch. 7.12.9 &
7.12.10
Cutterbar too high. Lower cutting height. 7.12.1
Header angle too flat. Steepen header angle. 7.12.3
Bent sickle, causing binding of
cutting parts. Straighten a bent sickle.
Align guards.
8.7.6
Cutting edge of guards not
close enough or parallel to
sickle sections.
Align guards. 8.7.6
Tangled/tough to cut crop. Install stub guards.
* & 8.7.6 &
10.3
Reel too far back. Move reel forward. 7.12.9