MacDon 2000B Pick-Up Reel - Manual (Page 21)

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TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM
PROBLEM SOLUTION REF.
REEL DELIVERY (continued)
Early wear and/or
destruction of cam
components.
Reel adjustments not the
same at both ends of
reel.
Adjust cam arm position,
finger pitch range slot and
notch to same at both ends. 14
Premature destruction of
cam arm bearings. Cam arms bent, causing
bearing misalignment.
Straighten cam arms to set
bearings parallel. ---
Destruction of end shields. Reel not centered in
header.
Center reel in header. *
CONVEYOR FEEDING
Crop builds up on
conveyors.
Cutterbar too low. Raise cutting height. *
Conveyor speed too
slow.
Increase conveyor speed. *
Reel too far back. Move reel forward *
Reel speed too fast. Reduce reel speed. *
Reel too low. Raise reel. *
Ground speed too fast. Reduce ground speed. *
Bunchy feeding from
cutterbar to conveyors. Reel too far forward. Move reel back on support
arms. *
Reel too high. Lower reel. *
Reel speed too slow. Increase reel speed. *
Cutterbar too high. Lower cutting height. *
Ground speed too slow. Increase ground speed. *
* - See your Header or Power Unit Operator's Manual.