MacDon A40-D Pull-Type - Manual (Page 171)

SECTION 8 TROUBLESHOOTING
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8 TROUBLESHOOTING
8.1 WINDROWER PERFORMANCE
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION SECTION
Carryover of Crop
On Reel.
Reel speed too fast.
Reduce reel speed
(sprocket size).
6.17.3
Material Build-Up On
Header Frame.
Auger speed too fast.
Reduce auger speed
(sprocket size).
6.17.2
Very light crop. Reduce tractor/windrower rpm. ---
Insufficient Conditioning
Of Stems.
Roll gap too large. Decrease roll gap. 6.17.12.1
Leaves Damaged, Crushed
Or Stripped Off Stems.
Reel speed too fast. Reduce reel speed. 6.17.3
Roll gap too small. Increase roll gap. 6.17.12.1
Rolls improperly timed. Adjust roll timing. 6.17.12.2
Slow Crop Drying.
Rolls not crimping crop
sufficiently.
Decrease roll gap. 6.17.12.1
Crop is spread too narrow.
Adjust forming shields for
wider swath.
6.17.14
Crop is bunched in windrow. Adjust forming shields/baffle.
Excessive Drying Or
Bleaching Of Crop.
Excessive crimping. Increase roll gap. 6.17.12.1
Crop is spread too wide
in windrow.
Adjust forming shields. 6.17.14
Leaving Small Strip Of
Flattened, Uncut Material.
Crowding of the uncut material.
Steer tractor slightly away from
uncut crop.
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Reel position incorrect. Move reel forward and down. 6.17.5
Knife sections or guards are worn
or broken.
Replace worn or broken parts.
7.8.1 &
7.8.7
Long Stubble In
Down Crop.
Cutting height too high.
Lower cutting height with
skid shoes.
6.17.8
Ground speed too fast. Slow down. ---
Header angle too flat for guards
to pick up down crop.
Increase header angle. 6.17.9
Reel position incorrect. Move reel forward and down. 6.17.5
Tine aggressiveness too low.
Rotate cam clockwise (viewed
from RH end) for more
aggressive tine action.
6.17.6