MacDon 963 Harvest Header - Manual (Page 35)

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STORE HITCH ON FRAME TUBE
TRANSPORT
Gauge Wheels / Transport Option
CONVERTING FROM TRANSPORT TO FIELD POSITION
1. Block the tires to prevent header rolling. Be
sure left wheel is straight (tracking parallel to
cutterbar).
2. Remove pin securing hitch to left wheel caster,
and detach wiring harness at 4-way connector.
(Store header section plug inside wheel
support tube.) Remove hitch and store on
frame tube as follows: Place drawbar end of
hitch over hardware at (J) and secure with
hairpin. Rest other end of hitch in support at
(K).
NOTE: Secure hitch chain to
prevent rubbing on back tube.
3. Attach header to power unit.
See Windrower Tractor or Combine Adapter
Operator Manual.
4. Raise header fully.
DANGER: To avoid bodily injury or
death from unexpected start-up or
fall of raised header, stop engine,
remove key and engage header lift
cylinder stops before going under
header for any reason.
5. At left wheel support, remove pin (B) from
transport position and raise wheel support up
to about 45 ° . Install pin (B) in conversion
position through support and spring plate as
shown.
6. Slide bar (C) to other side of support.
7. Rotate left wheel caster 90 ° to field position
and push caster fully up to engage slot in
wheel support. Install pin (A) (removed from
hitch in step 2) to hold caster up. Store hairpin
in bottom flange of support.
8. Move pin (B) at left wheel support from
conversion position to one of two field
positions. (See "Gauge Wheel Field Positions"
on page 18.) This also locks pin (A) in field
position.
NOTE: Left wheel caster can be installed at left or
right side of wheel support. This positions the left
wheel inboard or outboard of wheel support as
desired. See Assembly section, page 66 for
installation details.
LEFT WHEEL - FIELD POSITION
A
B C
LEFT WHEEL - CONVERSION POSITION
B