Operation – MacDon 922 User Manual
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Form # 46620
Issue 01/06
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OPERATION
DETACHING THE HAY CONDITIONER (continued)
5. Standing clear of hay conditioner, lower as
follows. Use a long wrench and keep hands
clear of conditioner and header when winching.
a. Position a 1-1/8 wrench on winch nut (E) and
pull firmly up. Pull lever (G) back to disengage
winch pawl (H) from ratchet wheel (J).
b. Turn winch nut (E) down as far as possible and
push lever (G) forward, ensuring winch pawl
(H) engages ratchet wheel (J).
c. Remove and reposition the wrench on the
winch nut and repeat steps 5a and 5b until the
conditioner is on the ground and winch cables
(D) are slack.
6. Detach winch cables (D) from pulleys on
header.
7. When attaching header to tractor:
If no means of moving the conditioner away
from the header is available, manually rotate
right side of hay conditioner as shown to
maximize clearance. Be sure that there is
sufficient clearance to hydraulic lines at (K) and
(L).
ROTATE CONDITIONER FOR CLEARANCE
IF ATTACHING HEADER TO TRACTOR
LOWER CONDITIONER WITH WINCH
H
G
E
D
DETACH WINCH CABLES
J