MacDon 922 - Manual (Page 64)

Form # 46620 Issue 01/06 62
TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION REF.
Excessive header vibration. Soil build-up on conditioner
rolls. Remove soil build-up ---
Sickle not operating at
recommended speed.
Check engine speed of windrower. *
Loose or worn sickle head pin
or drive arm.
Tighten or replace parts. 45
Excessive worn knife section
or guards.
Replace sickle. 45
Sickle plugging. Loose sickle drive belt. Adjust belt tension. 49
Dull or broken sickle sections. Replace. 44
Bent or broken guards. Align or replace. 46
Improper sickle hold-down
adjustment.
Adjust hold-down so sickle is held
against guard cutting surface.
46
Reel fingers not lifting crop
properly ahead of sickle.
Increase finger pitch
aggressiveness.
25
Header float too heavy. Adjust float springs for lighter float. *
Mud or dirt build-up on
cutterbar.
Raise cutterbar by lowering skid
shoes or gauge rollers.
26
Flatten header angle. *
Adjust float springs for lighter float. *
Ineffective cutting of crop. Install stub guards and set hold
downs for close clearance. 47
Reel wrapping in tangled and
weedy crops causing improper reel
delivery.
Reel speed too fast. Reduce speed of reel to allow
weedy crops to feed into auger
properly.
24
Reel position does not suit
conditions. Position reel downward as close
as possible to knife and pan. 51
Lean bar not leaning crop
away from reel. In tall crops, install lean bar
extensions (part of tall crop kit). 66
Reel carrying crop over causing
improper reel delivery.
Reel speed too fast. Reduce reel speed so crop will not
carry over top of reel. Reel should
turn just enough faster than
ground travel so the crop feeds up
auger pan and into auger.
24
Incorrect reel position. Position reel rearward, as close as
possible to auger and downward
as close as possible to knife and
pan.
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Auger carrying crop over back
onto reel.
Dirt build up to auger stripper
bars.
Clean out dirt accumulation at
auger strippers.
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* - Also see your Windrower Tractor Operator’s Manual.