MacDon PW7 Pick-Up Header - Manual (Page 81)

SECTION 8 – TROUBLE SHOOTING
Form 169149 Revision E 75
(CONT'D)
CONDITION POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION
Pickup leaves material in the
field. (cont'd) 4.Pickup suspension is too light.
5.Improperly adjusted spring wire
hold down.
6.Pickup is running too fast.
(pulling apart swath) 4.Adjust the suspension assembly
so that little or no force is
required to lift pickup wheels off
the ground. (when the center of
the rear roller is 20 inches off the
ground)
5.Lower the spring wires closer
to the pickup teeth and the
ground. This adjustment is
shown in Hold down Positioning.
6.Slow the pickup down until it is
just pushing the swath.
The pickup is picking a large
amount of dirt and stones. 1.Pickup is running too fast.
2.Pickup teeth are set too low. 1.Slow the pickup down until it is
just pushing the swath.
2.Raise the tooth height as
explained in Tooth Height
Adjustment. A 1/2" spacing
between the tips of the teeth and
the shop floor is a good
guideline.
Material stalls on the header
before the auger can pull it into
the feeder housing.
1.Rough header table surface.
2.Improperly adjusted header
height.
3.Improper pickup mounting.
1.Polish the header table surface.
Use emery cloth or buffing wheel
if necessary
2.Adjust header height to 14" as
measured from the center of the
rear draper roller to the ground.
If the header is too low, the table
surface will be flat, causing the
material to collect on the table.
3.Ensure the pickup is mounted
correctly (See Attaching Pickup
to Header).