MacDon FD70 for Combine Operators - Manual (Page 224)

SECTION 11. TROUBLESHOOTING
* See your MacDon Dealer.
** Refer to Combine Operator’s Manual.
*** Refer to Draper Header Technical Manual
Form 169006
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Revision D
11 TROUBLESHOOTING
11.1 CROP LOSS AT CUTTERBAR
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION SECTION
Does Not Pick Up Down
Crop.
Cutterbar too high. Lower cutterbar. 9.11.2
Header angle too flat. Steepen header angle. 9.11.4
Reel too high. Lower reel. 9.11.9
Reel too far back. Move reel forward. 9.11.10
Ground speed too fast for reel
speed. Reduce ground speed or
increase reel speed. 9.11.6 &
9.11.5
Reel fingers not lifting crop
sufficiently.
Increase finger pitch
aggressiveness.
9.11.11
Install lifter guards. *
Heads Shattering Or
Breaking Off.
Reel speed too fast. Reduce reel speed. 9.11.5
Reel too low. Raise reel. 9.11.9
Ground speed too fast. Reduce ground speed. 9.11.6
Crop too ripe.
Operate at night when
humidity is higher.
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Cut Grain Falling Ahead Of
Cutterbar.
Ground speed too slow. Increase ground speed. 9.11.6
Reel speed too slow. Increase reel speed. 9.11.5
Reel too high. Lower reel. 9.11.9
Cutterbar too high. Lower cutterbar. 9.11.2
Reel too far forward. Move reel back on arms. 9.11.10
Cutting at speeds over 6 mph
(10 km/h) with high-torque (10
tooth) reel drive sprocket.
Replace with high speed (19
tooth) reel drive sprocket.
10.14.7
Worn or broken sickle
components.
Replace. 10.11
Strips Of Uncut Material.
Crowding uncut crop.
Allow enough room for crop
to be fed to cutterbar.
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Broken sickle sections. Replace. 10.11.1
Excessive Bouncing At
Normal Field Speed.
Float set too light. Adjust header float. 9.11.3
Divider Rod Running Down
Standing Crop.
Divider rods too long. Remove divider rod. 9.11.12