MacDon A40-D - Manual (Page 182)

SECTION 8 TROUBLESHOOTING
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8 TROUBLESHOOTING
8.1 WINDROWER PERFORMANCE
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION SECTION
Carryover of Crop On
Reel.
Reel speed too fast.
Reduce reel speed
(sprocket size).
6.17.3
Material Build-Up On
Header Frame.
Auger speed too fast.
Reduce auger speed
(sprocket size).
6.17.2
Very light crop. Reduce tractor/windrower rpm. ---
Insufficient Conditioning
Of Stems.
Roll gap too large. Decrease roll gap. 6.17.12.1
Leaves Damaged, Crushed
Or Stripped Off Stems.
Reel speed too fast. Reduce reel speed. 6.17.3
Roll gap too small. Increase roll gap. 6.17.12.1
Rolls improperly timed. Adjust roll timing. 6.17.12.2
Slow Crop Drying.
Rolls not crimping crop
sufficiently.
Decrease roll gap. 6.17.12.1
Crop is spread too narrow.
Adjust forming shields for wider
swath.
6.17.14
Crop is bunched in windrow. Adjust forming shields/baffle.
Excessive Drying Or
Bleaching Of Crop.
Excessive crimping. Increase roll gap. 6.17.12.1
Crop is spread too wide in
windrow.
Adjust forming shields. 6.17.14
Leaving Small Strip Of
Flattened, Uncut Material.
Crowding of the uncut material.
Steer tractor slightly away from
uncut crop.
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Reel position incorrect. Move reel forward and down. 6.17.5
Sickle sections or guards are
worn or broken.
Replace worn or broken parts.
7.8.1 &
7.8.7
Long Stubble In Down
Crop.
Cutting height too high.
Lower cutting height with skid
shoes.
6.17.8
Ground speed too fast. Slow down. ---
Header angle too flat for guards
to pick up down crop.
Increase header angle. 6.17.9
Reel position incorrect. Move reel forward and down. 6.17.5
Tine aggressiveness too low.
Rotate cam clockwise (viewed
from RH end) for more
aggressive tine action.
6.17.6