MacDon D60 Draper Headers - Manual (Page 32)

SECTION 7. OPERATION
Form 169441 30 Revision B
7.11 HEADER SET-UP
The following table is included as a guideline for
setting the pick-up reel and the header. Settings
other than those suggested can be made to suit
various crops and conditions not covered in the table.
To use the table, proceed as follows:
1. Determine crop type to be cut.
2. Determine desired stubble length.
3. Determine condition of the crop.
4. Locate the most suitable set-up for the reel.
5. Refer to chart for reel settings.
.
Example shown below: Canola, leave long
stubble, heavy crop. Select set-up B. In Reel
Settings Chart (next page) - Set cam at 2,
position reel at 3 or 4, and cut with varying
header angles to suit varying crop conditions.
CROP
TYPE
STUBBLE
RECOMMENDED MACHINE SET-UP
SEE
NOTES
BELOW
CROP CONDITION
LIGHT NORMAL HEAVY LODGED
Cereals 4” - 8” E A B D or G a, b, c, e, f
10”+ F A B D or G a, b, c, e, f
Ground C A A A a, c
Alfalfa 4” - 8” E A A or C - a, c
Canola 10”+ F A B or H D a, b, c, f
Grass Ground A A or J J - a, c, d
Rice 10”+ F A G G a, b, c, e, f
NOTES:
a. Adjust reel forward to get closer to ground, or when tilting header back. Fingers/Tines will dig into ground
at extreme reel forward positions, so adjust skid shoes or header angle to compensate. Adjust reel
rearward to get reel further away from ground, or when tilting header forward.
b. Header tilt can be increased to get reel closer to ground, or decreased to get reel further away from ground
while keeping material flowing onto drapers.
c. Increase cam angle and/or speed to reduce lumps in swath and to spread crop further rearward on drapers
for a thinner crop mat.
d. Adjusting cam to more aggressive position will have a tendency to fluff up the swath and keep the heads to
the outside of the swath.
e. To leave maximum amount of stubble behind in lodged crop, raise header but increase header tilt to keep
reel close to ground. Position reel fully forward.
f. Reel may have to be moved back to prevent lumps in swath or plugging on cutterbar in thinner crops.
g. Minimum crop carrying capacity (minimum area of exposed draper between reel and header backsheet)
occurs with the reel in the “furthest aft” position.
h. Maximum crop carrying capacity (maximum area of exposed draper between reel and header backsheet)
occurs with the reel in the “furthest forward” position.
i. The tip speed of the fingers/tines at the Cutterbar becomes higher than the reel speed at higher cam
settings due the nature of the cam action. Refer to the following Reel Settings Chart.