MacDon 4000 Mower Conditioner - Manual (Page 2)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1
SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION ................................................................................................................ 4
SAFETY
Safety Alert Symbol ....................................................................................................................... 5
Signal Words ................................................................................................................................. 5
Safety Signs................................................................................................................................... 6
General Farm Safety .................................................................................................................. 7,8
SPECIFICATIONS
Mower Conditioner.................................................................................................................... 9,10
Tractor Requirements.................................................................................................................. 10
Torque Specifications ............................................................................................................. 11,12
Bearing Installation ...................................................................................................................... 12
OPERATION
Your Responsibilities as an Owner/Operator............................................................................... 13
To the New Operator ................................................................................................................... 13
Preparing the Tractor................................................................................................................... 14
Preparing the Mower Conditioner ................................................................................................ 15
Attaching Mower Conditioner to Tractor ...................................................................................... 16
Detaching Mower Conditioner from Tractor................................................................................. 17
Break-In Period............................................................................................................................ 18
Pre-Starting Checks: Annual ....................................................................................................... 19
Pre-Starting Checks: Daily........................................................................................................... 20
Operate Correctly ........................................................................................................................ 21
Lift Cylinder Stop - Raising and Lowering the Machine ............................................................... 22
Positioning the Hitch .................................................................................................................... 23
Engaging the PTO ....................................................................................................................... 24
Opening the Field ........................................................................................................................ 24
Cutting Width ............................................................................................................................... 24
Cornering ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Operating Variables:
Ground Speed ................................................................................................................... 25
Reel Speed........................................................................................................................ 26
Reel Position ................................................................................................................ 27,28
Cutting Height - Skid Plates .............................................................................................. 28
Cutterbar Angle ................................................................................................................. 29
Header Flotation................................................................................................................ 30
Roll Gap ............................................................................................................................ 31
Forming Shields ................................................................................................................ 32
Light Crop Deflectors ..................................................................................................... 32
Feed Pan Extensions ..................................................................................................... 33
Haying Tips:
Topsoil Moisture ................................................................................................................ 33
Climate and Topography................................................................................................... 34
Swath / Windrow Characteristics ...................................................................................... 34
Running Tractor Tire on Previously Cut Swath ................................................................. 34
Raking and Tedding .......................................................................................................... 34
Chemical Drying Agents.................................................................................................... 34
Unplugging the Mower Conditioner: Knife ................................................................................... 35
Unplugging the Mower Conditioner: Rolls ................................................................................... 35
Shut-Down Procedure ................................................................................................................. 36
Transporting the Mower Conditioner ........................................................................................... 36
Storage Procedure....................................................................................................................... 37