Trouble shooting – MacDon 5010 Mower Conditioner User Manual
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TROUBLE SHOOTING
SYMPTOM
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
REF.
Ragged or uneven
cutting of crop.
(continued)
Bent or misaligned
guards causing poor
shearing action.
Align guards for proper
shearing action.
49
Header flotation too
light, causing bouncing.
Adjust to heavier float
setting.
31
Ground speed too fast.
Slow down. Ground
speed should not
exceed 8 mph (13
km/h).
26
Sickle drive belt too
loose.
Increase belt tension.
50
Reel drive chain too
loose.
Increase chain tension.
52
Long stubble in down
crop.
Reel position incorrect.
Move reel forward and
down.
28
Rotate
cam
clockwise
(viewed from R/H end)
for more aggressive tine
action.
28
Cutterbar angle too flat
for guards to pick up
down crop.
Increase cutterbar
angle.
30
Ground speed too fast.
Slow down.
26
Cutting height too high.
Lower cutting height
with skid plates.
29
Excessive vibration of
cutting parts.
Incorrect PTO speed.
Maintain proper RPM on
PTO. Check for proper
match of pump & gear-
drive at PTO.
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Excessive looseness of
sickle and sickle drive
parts.
Remove all excessive
play from cutterbar and
sickle drive to reduce
vibration, then adjust
cutting components and
drive.
47
Knocking in sickle drive.
Worn sickle head pin.
Replace.
48
Worn needle bearing in
sickle head.
Replace.
48
Pulling material by the
roots or tall material
leaning into machine.
Reel position incorrect.
Ground speed too slow.
Move reel forward and
down.
Increase ground speed.
28
26
Reel speed too fast.
Reduce reel speed.
27