MacDon FD70 for Combine Operators - Manual (Page 116)

SECTION 9. OPERATION
Form 169006
114
Revision D
9.17 UPPER CROSS AUGER
The cross auger helps deliver very bulky crops
across the header onto the windrow or into the
combine.
Removable beater bars assist in delivering
material through the header opening, but if
wrapping occurs, the beater bars can be removed
as follows:
WARNING
Stop engine, and remove key before removing
plugged material from header. A child or even
a pet could engage the drive.
a. Lower header to ground, shut down combine, and
remove key.
b. Remove bolts (A) securing bars (B) and clamps
(C) to auger tubes, and remove bars and clamps.
To re-install the beater bars:
a. Locate one beater bar (B) with one clamp set (C)
on auger tube, and loosely secure with carriage
bolt (A) and nut. Bolt head must face direction of
auger rotation.
b. Locate remaining clamp sets on tube, and loosely
attach to beater bar with carriage bolts and nuts.
Bolt heads must face direction of auger rotation.
c. Position second beater bar in clamps, and secure
with carriage bolts and nuts.
d. Tighten bolts.
DOUBLE REEL HEADERS
A C
B
SINGLE REEL HEADERS
C
A
B