MacDon CA25 OM - Manual (Page 194)

SECTION 9. TROUBLESHOOTING
* See your MacDon Dealer
** Refer to your Combine Operator’s Manual
*** Refer to your Technical Service Manual
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SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION SECTION
Crop Feeding Into Feeder
House At Center More Than
At Sides.
Auger not delivering crop
properly.
Add auger outer tines. 8.8.4
Remove flighting extensions. 7.3.1.1
Remove auger stripper bars 7.3.1.2
Crop Getting Stuffed In Gap
Between Cut-out in
Endsheet and Knife Head.
Crop heads leaning away from
knife head hole in endsheet. Add shields, except in
damp/sticky soils.
7.10
Material Accumulates Inside
Or Under Front Edge Of
Draper.
Deck height improperly
adjusted.
Adjust deck height. 8.11.5
Material Wrapping At Upper
Cross Auger Beater Bars. Crop conditions do not require
beater bars.
Remove beater bars. 7.14
Material Accumulating On
End Deflectors And
Releasing In Bunches.
End deflectors too wide.
Trim deflector or replace
with narrow deflector
(MacDon part #172381).
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Cutterbar Pushes Dirt
Across Entire Length.
Header height too low.
Raise header height with
float optimizer control.
**
Float locked. Unlock float.
7.9.2
Float set too heavy. Adjust float.
Header angle too steep.
Adjust header to optimum
angle.
7.9.3
Pushing Dirt At Combine
Adapter Lower Beam.
Combine face plate incorrectly
installed. Remove adapter and check
combine faceplate.
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Header angle too flat. Increase header angle. 7.9.3
Float too light, header legs do
not rest on stops.
Adjust to heavier float.
7.9.2
Wing Float Assembly
Binding.
Float locked out.
Disengage adapter float
lockout.
Float set too heavy.
Adjust adapter springs to
lighter float.
Reel Contacts Endsheet,
Especially In Smile
Condition.
Reel not centered in header. Center reel in header.
8.12.3
Loose reel arm brace.
Center reel in header and
tighten brace.
Reel Fingers Being Cut At
Header Hinge Points In
Frown Condition.
Reel clearance inadequate.
Adjust reel clearance to
cutterbar.
8.12.1
Adjust reel frown at finger
tubes.
8.12.2