MacDon 974 FlexDraper - Manual (Page 65)

Form # 147083 Issue 01/07 63
TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM
PROBLEM SOLUTION REF.
CROP LOSS AT CUTTERBAR (continued)
Crop flows over divider rod,
builds up on endsheets.
Divider rods providing
insufficient separation.
Install long divider rods or
floating dividers. 20
Crop not being cut at ends. Reel not "frowning" or
not centered in header.
Adjust reel "frown" or reel
horizontal position. 55
57
Sickle hold-downs not
adjusted properly.
Adjust hold-downs so sickle
works freely, but still keep
sections from lifting off
guards. 48
Sickle sections or guards
are worn or broken.
Check and replace all worn
and broken cutting parts. 44
Header is not level. Level header. ***
Reel fingers not lifting
crop properly ahead of
sickle.
Adjust reel position / finger
pitch. 30
Divider runs down thick
crop at ends, preventing
proper feeding.
Replace 3 or 4 end guards
with stub guards. **
CUTTING ACTION & SICKLE COMPONENTS
Ragged or uneven cutting of
crop.
Sickle hold-downs not
adjusted properly.
Adjust hold-downs so sickle
works freely, but still keep
sections from lifting off
guards. 48
Sickle sections or guards
are worn or broken.
Check and replace all worn
and broken cutting parts. 44
Sickle is not operating at
recommended speed.
Check engine speed of
combine. *
Ground speed too fast
for reel speed.
Reduce ground speed or
increase reel speed. 21
29
Reel fingers not lifting
crop properly ahead of
sickle.
Adjust reel position / finger
pitch. 30
Cutterbar too high. Lower cutting height. 19
Header angle too flat. Steepen header angle. 25
Bent sickle, causing
binding of cutting parts.
Straighten a bent sickle.
Align guards. 44
47
* See your Combine Operator's Manual.
** See your MacDon dealer.
*** See your Combine Adapter Operator’s Manual