MacDon D60 Draper Headers - Manual (Page 45)

SECTION 7. OPERATION
Form 169441 43 Revision B
7.12.8 REEL HEIGHT
Depending on crop height, adjust reel height to
carry material through the sickle onto the drapers.
Operate windrower hydraulics as required. Refer
also to Section 7.12.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position.
REEL HEIGHT CHART
CROP CONDITION REEL POSITION
Laying Down / Lodged
Down (Also Increase
Reel Speed and/or
Cam Setting)
Bushy or Heavy
Standing
Up
NOTE
Indications that reel may be too low are:
• crop loss over the header back tube;
• disturbance of crop on the drapers by the
reel fingers; or
• the crop being pushed down by the tine
tubes.
IMPORTANT
Maintain adequate clearance to
prevent fingers contacting sickle or the
ground. Refer to Section 8.9.1 Reel
Clearance to Cutterbar.
7.12.9 REEL FORE-AFT POSITION
Reel position has been found to be a critical
factor in achieving good results in adverse
conditions. The reel position is factory set for
average straight standing crop, and can be
adjusted forward and backward for different crop
conditions.
A gauge decal is provided on the reel right
support arm for identifying a preferred position.
The back edge of the reel cam disc is the gauge
indicator.
• For straight standing crop, center the reel
over the cutterbar (4 - 5 on gauge).
• For crops that are down, tangled, or leaning,
it may be required to move reel ahead of
cutterbar (to a lower number on the gauge).
IMPORTANT
When difficulty is encountered picking
up down crop, start by adjusting
header angle to a steeper position.
This tilts the entire reel/sickle/draper
combination, and is often all that is
required.
Refer to “Header Angle” in your
Windrower Operator’s Manual for
adjustment details. Adjust reel position
only if header angle adjustments are
not satisfactory.
NOTE
In difficult to pick up crops such as rice
or severely lodged crops that require
full forward positioning of the reel, the
reel tine pitch can be set to provide
proper placement of the crop onto the
drapers.
Refer to Section 7.12.10 Reel Tine
Pitch for adjustment details.
IMPORTANT
Operating with the reel too far forward
can cause the fingers to contact the
ground before the cutterbar.
Lower the skid shoes or adjust header
tilt as required when operating with the
reel in this position. Otherwise,
damage to the fingers will occur.