MacDon CA25 OM - Manual (Page 62)

SECTION 7. OPERATION
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Revision B
7.8 HEADER SET-UP
7.8.1 Header Settings
This table is a guideline for setting up the D65 Harvest Header
®
. Settings other than those suggested can be
made to suit various crops and conditions not covered here. See also Section 7.8.2 Pickup Reel Settings.
Light Off 8 600–650 3 10–15
Normal
Heavy Recommended
Lodged Off 525–600 3 or 4 5–10 4 or 5 Not Required
Light Off 8 B - C 600–650 4 10–15
Normal
Heavy Recommended
Lodged Off D 525–600 3 or 4 5–10 4 or 5 Down Not Required
Light Off 8 600–650 4 10–15
Normal
Heavy
Lodged Off 525–600 3 or 4 5–10 4 or 5
Light A 600–650 2 5–10 Down
Normal Center or Down
Heavy 8 Down
Lodged 7 D 525–600 2 5–10 Center or Down
Light A 600–650 5–10
Normal
Heavy 8 1 or 2
Lodged 7 D 525–600 2 or 3 5–10
Light D 600–650 10–15 6 or 7
Normal
Heavy
Lodged D 525–600 5–10
Light D 600–650 10–15
Normal
Heavy
Lodged D 525–600 4 5–10
Light A 600–650 10–15
Normal
Heavy
Lodged D 525–600 4 5–10
Light D 600–650 10–15
Normal
Heavy
Lodged D 525–600 3 or 4 5–10 4 or 5
Light A 600–650 10–15
Normal
Heavy
Lodged D 525–600 3 or 4 5–10 4 or 5
Light 8 D 600–650 5–10
Normal
Heavy
Lodged D 525–600 5–10
Light 8 B - C 5–10
Normal A
Heavy B - C
Lodged D 5–10 Down
Light 600–650 5–10
Normal
Heavy
Lodged D 525–600 5–10
Light 8 600–650 5–10
Normal
Heavy
Lodged D 525–600 5–10
Available through
your Dealer Parts
Department.
W hisker divider not
required on both
ends of header.
Setting on CA25
draper control.
Note 7:
Note 6:
Cutting height is
controlled with a
combination of skid
shoes and header
angle.
Note 1:
Note 2:
Note 3:
Percentage above
ground speed.
Note 4:
Note 5:
Stabilizer wheels
are used to limit
the side to side
movement when
cutting off the
ground in rolling
terrain, and to
minimize bouncing.
Minimum knife
drive pulley rpm.
Applicable only to
single-knife
headers.
Set header angle
as shallow as
possible (setting A)
with center-link and
skid shoes while
maintaining cutting
height.
Stubble
Height
(in.)
Crop
Condition
8 +
2–6
10 +
10 +
Notes
550–600
7
On
Not Required
Upper Cross
Auger
Stabilizer
Wheel (Notes
4 and 5)
Knife
Speed
Setting
(Note 2)
Header Angle
(Notes 1 and 4)
Crop
Type
10 2
So
yb
ean
s
D
el
ta R
ice
C
a
li
fo
rn
ia R
ice
0
4–8
Whisker
(Note 5)
Whisker
(Note 6)
Le
nt
ils
0
Skid Shoe
Position (Note
4)
Reel Cam
Setting
Reel
Speed %
(Note 3)
Reel
Position
0
2–6
4
4
4
Whisker
(Note 5)
Off
P
eas 0
Fla
x
6
6
C
e
real
s
Ca
nola
4–8
4–8
10 +
0
Recommended Note 5 Not Applicable
Draper
Speed
Setting
(Note 7)
Divider
Rods
On
On
10
6 or 7
6 or 7
7
7
2
Not Required
Storage Up or Center
Off
On
On
On
On
7
600–650
7
7
2 6 or 7
6 or 7
550–600 10
10
2
Not Required
Recommended Storage Up or Center
10
Note 5 Not Required
4 or 5
Not Required Storage Up or Center 6 or 7
6 or 7
Center or Down
7
2 or 3 6 or 7
Not Applicable Note 5
550–600
550–600
2 10
Not Required Note 5 Center or Down
6 or 7
Not Applicable Note 5 Not Required
Not Required Note 5 Center or Down
Up or Center Storage Not Required
Note 5 Recommended
Note 5
Center or Down
Not Required Not Applicable
Not Required
10
6 or 7
A 550–600 On
7
B - C
B - C
B - C
6 or 7
2
4 or 5
10
3
6 or 7
3
B - C 550–600
B - C 550–600
B - C
B - C
2 or 3
2
550–600
10
B - C
550–600 B - C
550–600 B - C
10
10
10
6 or 7
3 or 4
B - C
B - C
A
550–600
10 1
2
550–600
Up or Center Storage
On 2
3 or 4
6 or 7
550–600
7
Note 5
10