MacDon PW8 Pick-Up Header - Manual (Page 183)

5 Troubleshooting
Symptom Problem Solution Refer to Section
Draper speed too high.
Reduce draper speed until
pickup is just pushing the
swath.
Adjusting Draper Speed,
page 56
Incorrect header height.
Adjust header height
to 12 in. (300 mm) as
measured from the center
of the rear draper roller to
the ground.
Header Height, page 62
Material overshoots the
table auger.
Improperly adjusted
hold-down rods.
Adjust the rod tube so
that the tips of the rods
are close enough to the
draper belts to prevent
overshoot.
Hold-Down Rod Angle,
page 66
Draper speed too high.
Reduce draper speed until
pickup is just pushing the
swath.
Adjusting Draper Speed,
page 56
Swath forms a ball and
rolls to the right or left
where it is eventually lost
off the end of the pick-up.
Light crop flowing forward
and fingers unable to
move swath rearward. Add optional hold-down
performance kit
MD #B5475.
See your MacDon Dealer.
6.1 Hold-Down
Performance Kit, page
179
Draper speed too high.
Reduce draper speed until
pickup is just pushing the
swath.
Adjusting Draper Speed,
page 56
Shelling in delicate crops.
Improperly adjusted
hold-down.
Raise the hold-down
assembly high enough to
clear the swath.
Hold-Down Position, page
65
Pick-up teeth are set too
high. Raise wheels to lower the
pick-up height.
Pick-Up Height, page 63
Draper speed too low. Increase draper speed.
Adjusting Draper Speed,
page 56
Header height is too low.
Adjust header height
to 12 in. (300 mm) as
measured from the center
of the rear draper roller to
the ground.
Header Height, page 62
Pick-up leaves material in
the field.
Pick-up is running too fast
(pulling swath apart).
Slow the pick-up down
until it is just pushing the
swath.
Adjusting Draper Speed,
page 56
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