Specifications, 972 harvest header – MacDon 742 HAY CONDITIONER User Manual
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Form # 46290
Issue 09/05
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SPECIFICATIONS
972 Harvest Header
HEADER WIDTH
12’ = 165.1” (4194 mm)
Others = nominal cut width plus:
10.5” (267 mm) Single Sickle
15.1” (384 mm) Double Sickle
SINGLE SICKLE DRIVE
"C" belt to enclosed oil bath wobble box
DOUBLE SICKLE DRIVE
Timing belts to enclosed oil bath wobble boxes
SICKLE SPEED
Single Sickle
Double
Sickle
12, 15 & 18 ft. on windrower
1450 strokes per minute or 1875 spm*
21 & 25 ft. on windrower
1300 spm
1310 spm or 1695 spm*
30 & 36 ft. on windrower
1300 spm
1310 spm* or 1695 spm
21, 25, 30 & 36 ft. on combine
1175 to 1270 spm**
1138 to 1320 spm**
* - factory assembled at this speed
** - varies depending on combine
SICKLE TYPE
Over-serrated, bolted sections
GUARD TYPE
Stub or double heat-treated pointed
GUARD ANGLE: Combine
21’ & 25’ – 17
° to 21° / 30’ & 36’ – 7° to 11° (cutterbar on ground)
Windrower
9.4
° to 19.4° (varies with center link length & lift cylinder extension)
CUTTERBAR RANGE: Windrower
Shortest Center Link:
1" (25 mm) below ground to 41.7" (1060 mm) above
Longest Center Link:
5.5” (140 mm) below ground to 37.7" (960 mm) above
DRAPER TYPE
Self-tracking rubber coated polyester with rubber slats
DRAPER WIDTH
41.5" (1055 mm)
DRAPER DRIVE
Hydraulic
DRAPER SPEED
170 to 500 ft. per minute (50 to 155 m/min)
DELIVERY OPENING HEIGHT
32.3" to 36.2" (820 to 920 mm) at 8" (200 mm) cutting height
DELIVERY OPENING WIDTH
Distance between draper rollers:
12, 15 & 18 ft.
56.5" or 64.5" (1435 mm or 1640 mm)
with draper extension kit
37.5" or 45.5" (955 mm or 1155 mm)
21, 25, 30 & 36 ft.: narrow deflectors
35.2" to 45.4" (895 mm to 1153 mm)
by shortening drapers:
54.1" to 64.5" (1375 mm to 1640 mm)
21, 25, 30 & 36 ft.: wide deflectors
30.5" to 45.4" (775 mm to 1153 mm)
by shortening drapers:
49.4" to 64.5" (1256 mm to 1640 mm)
REEL TYPE
6 Bat MacDon 2100 cam action pick-up reel (Bat reel option for 30 & 36’)
REEL FINGERS
Plastic, 31.5" (800 mm) finger tip radius (Steel finger optional)
REEL DRIVE
Hydraulic
REEL SPEED
20 to 60 RPM
REEL LIFT
Hydraulic
WEIGHTS: Weights shown are base header plus plastic finger reel. (See below for weights for common options.)
S/S = Single sickle, D/S = Double Sickle, H/S = Hydraulically Shifted Decks, M/S = Manually Shifted Decks,
(C) = Combine Configuration, (W) = Windrower Configuration
12’
2355 lbs. (1068 kg)
15’
2595 lbs. (1177 kg)
18’
2885 lbs. (1309 kg)
21’ S/S H/S
3050 lbs. (1383 kg)
21’ S/S M/S
2900 lbs. (1315 kg)
21’ D/S H/S
3240 lbs. (1470 kg)
25’ S/S H/S
3435 lbs. (1558 kg)
25’ S/S M/S (C)
3285 lbs. (1490 kg)
25’ S/S M/S (W)
3355 lbs. (1522 kg)
25’ D/S H/S
3640 lbs. (1651 kg)
30’ S/S H/S
4090 lbs. (1855 kg)
30’ S/S M/S (C)
3940 lbs. (1787 kg)
30’ S/S M/S (W)
4010 lbs. (1819 kg)
30’ D/S H/S
4330 lbs. (1964 kg)
30’ D/S M/S
4260 lbs. (1932 kg)
36’ S/S M/S (C)
4435 lbs. (2012 kg)
36’ S/S M/S (W)
4505 lbs. (2043 kg)
36’ D/S M/S (C)
4750 lbs. (2155 kg)
36’ D/S M/S (W)
4830 lbs. (2191 kg)
Outer Adjustable Skid Shoes – add 40 lbs. (18 kg)
Inner Adjustable Skid Shoes – add 38 lbs. (17 kg)
Gauge Rollers – add 115 lbs. (52 kg)
Gauge Wheels – add 200 lbs. (91 kg)
Hydraulic Reel Fore Aft, 2-arm – add 60 lbs. (27 kg)
Hydraulic Reel Fore Aft, 3 arm – add 86 lbs. (39 kg)
742 Hay Conditioner
TYPE
Crimper - Intermeshing steel rolls,
Header
mounted
ROLL WIDTH
65" (1650 mm)
ROLL DIAMETER
8" (200 mm)
SPEED 910
rpm
WEIGHT
805 lbs. (365 kg)
Upper Cross Auger
DRIVE Hydraulic
SPEED
140 to 390 rpm (varies with reel)
TYPE
9" (229 mm) diameter, center feed
WEIGHT
136 lbs. (62 kg)