MacDon R85 Rotary Disc 13 Foot Self-Propelled Windrower Header - Manual (Page 93)

OPERATING THE HEADER
6.12 The Header Pan
The header pan is located behind the cutterbar and helps prevent material loss and wrapping in certain crops, such
as grass seed, oats, and tall stalky crops.
In conditions where more soil and stones are being picked up by the cutterbar, it may be desirable to remove the
pan to allow the debris to fall out before being fed into the conditioner.
6.12.1 Removing the Header Pan
DANGER
Stop engine and remove key from ignition before
leaving operator’s seat for any reason. A child or
even a pet could engage an idling machine.
To remove the header pan follow these steps:
1. Raise header fully, stop engine, and remove key.
2. Engage header safety props.
3. Open cutterbar doors. See section 5.5 Cutterbar
Doors, page 30 .
4. Raise cutterbar doors for access to the bolts securing
pan to frame.
Figure 6.21
5. Remove six bolts (A) securing pan (B) to header and
remove pan.
Figure 6.22
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