MacDon 963 Harvest Header - Manual (Page 32)

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TRANSPORT
Gauge Wheels / Transport Option
Some 30 and 36 foot headers are equipped with
the transport option which allows pivoting the
gauge wheels 90
° to allow towing the header
sideways.
CONVERTING FROM FIELD POSITION
TO TRANSPORT
1. Move reel fully back on support arms, unless
combine adapter is installed in header*. See "Reel
Position - Fore & Aft" for adjustment details. Lower
the reel. To prevent damage to reel support arms,
do not transport with reel props engaged.
* IMPORTANT: If header is being transported with
combine adapter installed:
• With pick-up reel – Move reel to a mid-
range fore-aft position.
• With bat reel – Move reel further forward.
Always check stability of load before transporting.
The wheels on the R/H wheel beam should both
be carrying approximately the same weight.
2. If adapter is installed, fully retract center link
between header and adapter.
3. Raise header fully.
DANGER: To avoid bodily injury or
death from unexpected start-up or
fall of raised header, stop engine,
remove key and engage header lift cylinder
stops before going under header for any
reason.
4. If adapter is installed, engage float lockout on
combine adapter. See Adapter Operator’s Manual.
At R/H end:
5. Remove L-pin (L) at R/H wheel support, lower
wheel beam and place L-pin in storage position
as shown.
6. · Remove hair pins and bar (D) from field
position (in welded plates on beam).
· Rotate wheel beam 90 ° to position under
header as shown.
7. Raise cutterbar support (E) fully. (Top edge of
support should be directly beneath guard bolts.)
8. Position head of bar (F) on anchor (G). Install
bar (D) (removed in step 6) and secure with
two hairpins.
NOTE: Head pivots on bar (F) to allow proper
fit in all applications. Do not over-tighten pivot
hardware.
Engage latch (H) into notch on bar (F).
At L/H end:
9. Remove L-pin (B) from field position at left
wheel support and remove pin (A), allowing
caster to lower. Rotate wheel 90
° to under side
of header.
10. Raise wheel support up to about 45 ° . Install pin
(B) in conversion position as shown (through
support and spring plate).
G
F
F
D
E
H
CUTTERBAR SUPPORT
R/H WHEEL BEAM - TRANSPORT POSITION
L
LEFT WHEEL SUPPORT -
CONVERSION POSITION
A
B