MacDon PW7 Pick-Up Header - Manual (Page 80)

SECTION 8
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Form 169149 Revision E 74
CONDITION POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION
Material overshoots the table
auger. 1.Pickup is running too fast.
2.Incorrect header height.
3.Improperly adjusted fiberglass
rods. 1.Slow the pickup down until it is
just pushing the swath.
2.Adjust header height to 14" as
measured from the center of the rear
draper roller to the ground (See
Operating Height).
3.Adjust the orientation of the rod
tube so that the tips of the rods are
close enough to the draper belts to
prevent overshoot (See Hold down
Positioning).
Swath forms a ball and rolls to the
right or left where it is eventually
lost off the end of the pickup. 1.Pickup is running too fast.
2.Improperly adjusted spring
wire hold down. 1.Slow the pickup down until it is
just pushing the swath.
2.Lower the spring wires closer to
the pickup teeth and the ground.
The adjustment is shown in Hold
down Positioning.
Shelling in delicate crops. 1.Pickup is running too fast.
2.Improperly adjusted hold
down. 1.Slow the pickup down until it is
just pushing the swath.
2.Raise the hold down assembly
high enough to clear the swath. The
spring wires should be turned up so
they do not touch the swath.
Pickup leaves material in the
field. 1.Pickup teeth are set too high.
2.Pickup is running too slow.
3.Header height is too low.
1.Lower the tooth height as
explained in Tooth Height
Adjustment. The teeth should be set
to just scratch the soil. In difficult
picking conditions, the teeth should
be set lower.
2.Increase pickup speed.
3.Adjust header height to 14" as
measured from the center of the rear
draper roller to the ground (See
Operating Height).