MacDon D65 SP DHOM - Manual (Page 58)

OPERATION
4.6 Header Setup
4.6.1 Header Attachments
Several attachments to improve performance of your D65header are available as options that can be installed at
your MacDon dealer. Refer to
8 Options and Attachments, page 259 in this manual for a description of each item.
4.6.2 Header Settings
This table is a guideline for setting up the D65 Draper Header. Settings other than those suggested can be made
to suit various crops and conditions not covered here.
Table 4.1 Recommended Header Settings
Crop
Type
Stubble
Height
in.
(mm)
Crop
Condition
Divider
Rods
Header
Angle 2
Knife
Speed 3
Reel
Cam 4
Reel
Speed
% 5
Reel
Position 6
Skid
Shoe
Position 7
Stabilizer
Wheels
8
Upper
Cross
Auger Float
lbf
(N) 9
Light High 10–15
Normal
0–3
Heavy
2
10
6 or 7
<4 (102)
Lodged
On
4–7
Medium
3 5–10 4 or 5
Up or
Middle
Storage
Not
Required
70
(311)
Light High 10–15
Normal
0–3
Heavy
2
10
6 or 7
Middle or
Down
4–8
(102–
203)
Lodged
On
4–7
Medium
3 5–10 4 or 5 Down
As
Required
Not
Required
70
(311)
Light High 10–15
Normal
0–3
Heavy
2
10
6 or 7
Cereals
10+.
(254+)
Lodged
On
4–7
Medium
3 5–10 4 or 5
Not
Applicable
As
Required
Not
Required
150
(667)
2. Set header angle as shallow as possible (setting A) with center-link and skid shoes while maintaining cutting height. Refer
to
Controlling Header Angle, page 56 .
3. Refer to 4.7.7 Knife Speed, page 58 .
4. Refer to Choosing a Reel Cam Setting, page 65
5. Percentage above ground speed. Refer to 4.7.4 Reel Speed, page 56
6. Refer to 4.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 58 .
7. Skid shoe position is used in combination with header angle to determine the cutting height when cutting on or very close
to the ground. Refer to
4.7.1 Cutting Height, page 50 .
8. Stabilizer wheels are used to limit the side-to-side movement when cutting off the ground in rolling terrain, and to minimize
bouncing. Refer to
Adjusting Stabilizer/Slow Speed Transport Wheels, page 50
9. Force required to lift header at ends. Refer to your windrower operator’s manual for adjustment procedures.
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