MacDon FD75 OM - Manual (Page 362)

MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
6.12 Reel and Reel Drive
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury, before servicing machine or opening drive covers, refer to 6.1 Preparation for
Servicing, page 241 .
6.12.1 Reel Clearance to Cutterbar
The minimum clearance between the reel fingers and the cutterbar ensures that the reel fingers do not contact
the cutterbar during operation. The clearance is adjusted at the factory but in some cases, adjustments are
necessary before the header is put into operation.
The minimum finger to guard and cutterbar clearance with the reels fully lowered should be 3/4 +/- 1/8 in.
(20 +/- 3 mm) at both ends of each reel, and at the cutterbar flex locations with the header in full frown mode.
Measuring Reel Clearance
To measure the finger-to-guard/cutterbar clearance, follow these steps:
DANGER
To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected start-up or fall of raised machine, always stop engine,
remove key, and engage safety props before going under header for any reason. Refer to the combine
operator’s manual for instructions regarding the proper use and storage of header safety props.
1. Park header on level ground.
2. Move spring handles (A) down to unlock position.
Figure 6.190: Wing Lock in Unlock Position
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