3reel, Reel, 3 reel – MacDon FD75 OM User Manual
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7.3
Reel
Symptom
Problem
Solution
Section
Reel speed too fast
Reduce reel speed
Reel too low
Raise reel
Reel tines too aggressive
Reduce cam setting
4.7.11 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 156
Reel not releasing
material in normal
standing crop
Reel too far back
Move reel forward
4.7.10 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 152
Reel not releasing
material in lodged and
standing crop (reel fully
lowered)
Reel tines too aggressive
for standing crop
Reduce cam setting
(1 or 2)
4.7.11 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 156
Reel tines too aggressive
Reduce cam setting
4.7.11 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 156
Reel too low
Raise reel
Reel speed too fast
Reduce reel speed
Crop conditions
Install optional endshields
See your MacDon Dealer
Wrapping on reel end
Reel not centered in
header
Center reel in header
6.12.3 Centering the Reel,
page 352
Reel tines not aggressive
enough
Increase cam setting
4.7.11 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 156
Reel releases crop too
quickly
Reel too far forward
Move reel back
4.7.10 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 152
Reel will not lift
Reel lift couplers are
incompatible or defective
Change quick coupler
—
Quick couplers not
properly connected
Connect couplers
Refer to your combine
operator’s manual
Reel will not turn
Reel drive chain
disconnected
Connect chain
6.12.4 Reel Drive Chain,
page 352
Reel motion uneven
under no load
Excessive slack in reel
drive chain
Tighten chain
6.12.4 Reel Drive Chain,
page 352
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