MacDon FD70 for Combine Operators - Manual (Page 231)

SECTION 11. TROUBLESHOOTING
* See your MacDon Dealer.
** Refer to Combine Operator’s Manual.
*** Refer to Draper Header Technical Manual
Form 169006
229
Revision D
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION SECTION
Crop Getting Stuffed In Gap
Between Cutout in Endsheet
and Knife Head. Crop heads leaning away
from knife head hole in
endsheet.
Add shields, except in
damp/sticky soils,
9.13
Material Accumulates Inside
Or Under Front Edge Of
Draper.
Deck height improperly
adjusted.
Adjust deck height. 10.13.5
Material Wrapping At Upper
Cross Auger Beater Bars. Crop conditions do not
require beater bars.
Remove beater bars. 9.17
Material Accumulating On End
Deflectors And Releasing In
Bunches.
End deflectors too wide.
Manual Deck Shift Only –
Trim deflector or replace
with narrow deflector
(172381).
9.12.1
11.5 FD70 FLEXDRAPER
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION SECTION
Cutterbar Pushes Dirt Across
Entire Length.
Header height too low.
Raise header height with float
optimizer control.
**
Main float locked. Unlock main float.
9.11.3
Main float set too heavy. Adjust main float.
Header angle too steep.
Adjust header to optimum
angle.
9.11.4
Stubble Longer At Center Than
At Dividers, Or Cutterbar
Pushes Dirt At Dividers, Not At
Center.
Too much weight on wings.
Adjust wing balance,
transferring weight to center
section.
10.15.2
Stubble Longer At Dividers
Than At Center, Or Cutterbar
Pushes Dirt At Center, Not At
Ends.
Too much weight on center of
header. Adjust wing balance,
transferring weight to wings.
Pushing Dirt At Combine
Adapter Lower Beam.
Combine face plate incorrectly
installed. Remove adapter and check
combine faceplate.
**
Header angle too flat. Increase header angle. 9.11.4
Main float too light, header
legs do not rest on stops.
Adjust to heavier float. 9.11.3
Wings Will Not Frown Without
Excessive Down Force.
Wings set too light. Adjust wing balance. 10.15.2
Wing Float Assembly Binding.
Main float locked out.
Disengage adapter float
lockout.
9.11.3
Main float set too heavy.
Adjust adapter springs to
lighter float.