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• 169000_RevF - Final - A Series OM Cover MACDON for WEB.pdf
• 169000_RevF - A Series OM FINAL w DofC for WEB
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    • Model and Serial Number
      • 1Safety
      • 2Definitions
        • 2.1Definitions
      • 3Component Identification
        • 3.1Pull-Type
        • 3.2Self-Propelled Headers
      • 4Specifications
        • 4.1Pull-Type Headers
        • 4.2Self-Propelled Headers
      • 5Operation
        • 5.1Owner/Operator Responsibilities
        • 5.2Operational Safety
        • 5.3Tractor Setup: Pull-Type
          • 5.3.1Tractor Requirements
          • 5.3.2Drawbar Adjustment
          • 5.3.3Setting Up Drawbar Hitch
          • 5.3.4Setting Up 3-Point Hitch (Cat. II, III, or IIIN)
        • 5.4Mower Conditioner / Tractor Hook-Up: Pull-Type
          • 5.4.1Drawbar Hook-Up
          • 5.4.23-Point Hitch (Cat. II, III, or IIIN) Hook-Up
          • 5.4.3Hydraulic Connections
        • 5.5Mower Conditioner / Tractor Unhook: Pull-Type
          • 5.5.1Drawbar Hitch Unhook
          • 5.5.23-Point Hitch Unhook
        • 5.6Header Attachment: Self-Propelled
          • 5.6.1A30-S, A30-D
            • M100, M105, M150, M155
            • M200
            • M205
          • 5.6.2A40-D
            • M100, M105
            • M150, M155
            • M200
            • M205
        • 5.7Configure Reverser Valve Jumper Hose
        • 5.8Header Detachment: Self Propelled
          • 5.8.1A30-S, A30-D Detachment
          • 5.8.2A40-D Detachment
        • 5.9Transporting Header/Mower Conditioner
          • 5.9.1Transporting A40-D Header with Windrower
            • Turning Amber Lights
          • 5.9.2Towing A30-D Mower Conditioner
            • Towing Mower Conditioner with a Tractor
            • Towing Mower Conditioner with a Truck
            • Preparing Mower Conditioner for Transport
          • 5.9.3Transporting A30-D Mower Conditioner on a Flatbed Trailer
            • Loading Mower Conditioner on Flatbed Trailer
            • Unloading Mower Conditioner from Flatbed Trailer
        • 5.10Break-In Period
        • 5.11Preseason Check
        • 5.12Daily Start-Up Check
        • 5.13Shutdown Procedure
        • 5.14Engaging the Power Take-Off (PTO): Pull-Type
        • 5.15Lift Cylinder Lockouts
          • 5.15.1Self-Propelled
          • 5.15.2Pull-Type
            • Changing Hydraulic Oil Filter
        • 5.16Steering the Pull-Type Mower Conditioner
          • 5.16.1Right Side Operation
          • 5.16.2Left Side Operation
          • 5.16.3Avoiding Obstacles
          • 5.16.4Turning Square Corners
          • 5.16.5Turning 180 Degrees
        • 5.17Unplugging the Header/Mower Conditioner
          • 5.17.1Unplugging Conditioner and Knife: Pull-Type
          • 5.17.2Unplugging Conditioner: Self-Propelled
          • 5.17.3Unplugging Conditioner and Knife: Self-Propelled
          • 5.18Header Operation
          • 5.18.1Lean Bar Position
          • 5.18.2Auger Speed
            • Adjusting A30-D Auger Speed
            • Adjusting A40-D Auger Speed
          • 5.18.3Reel Speed
            • Adjusting A30-D Reel Speed
            • Adjusting A40-D Reel Speed
          • 5.18.4Auger Position
            • Auger Fore-Aft Adjustment: A30-S
            • Auger Vertical Adjustment: A30-S
            • Adjusting Fore-Aft Position of A30-D Auger
            • Adjusting Vertical Position of A30-D Auger
            • Adjusting Fore-Aft Position of A40-D Auger
            • Auger Vertical Adjustment: A40-D
          • 5.18.5Reel Position
            • Adjusting Fore-Aft Position of A30-D Reel
            • Adjusting Vertical Position of A30-D Reel
            • Adjusting Fore-Aft Position of A40-D Reel
            • Reel Vertical Position: A40-D
          • 5.18.6Adjusting Tine Aggressiveness
          • 5.18.7Cutting Height
            • Adjusting Cutting Height
          • 5.18.8Header Angle
            • Adjusting Header Angle of A40-D
            • Mechanically Adjusting Header Angle of A30-D
            • Hydraulically Adjusting Header Angle of A30-D
          • 5.18.9Flotation
            • Adjusting Float for A40-D
            • Adjusting Float for A30-D
          • 5.18.10Adjusting Feed Pan and Rock Drop Tine Position
          • 5.18.11Hay Conditioner
            • Adjusting Roll Gap
            • Adjusting Roll Timing
            • Adjusting Roll Alignment
          • 5.18.12Adjusting Roll Tension
          • 5.18.13Forming Shields
            • Positioning Side Deflectors
            • Positioning Rear Deflector (Fluffer Shield)
          • 5.18.14Tall Crop Dividers
          • 5.18.15Ground Speed
          • 5.18.16Grass Seed Windrowing
            • Stub Guards and Hold-Downs
            • Special Auger Design
            • Seven Bat Reel
            • Auger Pan Extensions
            • Windrow Forming Rods
          • 5.18.17Haying Tips
            • Curing
            • Topsoil Moisture
            • Weather and Topography
            • Windrow Characteristics
            • Driving On Windrow
            • Raking and Tedding
            • Using Chemical Drying Agents
          • 5.18.18Storage
      • 6Maintenance and Servicing
        • 6.1Preparation for Servicing
        • 6.2Recommended Safety Procedures
        • 6.3Maintenance Specifications
          • 6.3.1Recommended Torques
          • 6.3.2Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
          • 6.3.3Conversion Chart
        • 6.4Driveshields
        • 6.5Lift Cylinder Lock-Outs
          • 6.5.1Lift Cylinder Lock-Outs on the A40-D
          • 6.5.2Lift Cylinder Lock-Outs on the A30-D
        • 6.6Lubrication
          • 6.6.1Greasing Procedure
          • 6.6.2Lubrication Points
            • Lubrication Points: A30-S Headers
            • Lubrication Points: A30-D Mower Conditioners
            • Lubrication Points: A40-D Headers
            • Lubrication Points: Hay Conditioner
            • Lubrication Points: Drivelines
            • Lubrication Points: Pull-Type Carrier Frame
          • 6.6.3Oiling
            • Oiling: A30-S Headers
            • Oiling: A30-D Headers
          • 6.6.4Sealed Bearing Installation
        • 6.7Hydraulics
          • 6.7.1Hydraulics: Self-Propelled
          • 6.7.2Hydraulics: Pull-Type
            • Reservoir
            • Oil Level
            • Adding Hydraulic Oil
            • Changing Hydraulic Oil
            • Changing Hydraulic Oil Filter
            • Pressure Relief Valve
            • 6.7.3Hoses and Lines
        • 6.8Knife and Knife Drive
          • 6.8.1Replacing Knife Section
          • 6.8.2Sickle Removal
          • 6.8.3Installing Knife
          • 6.8.4Sickle Head Bearing Removal
          • 6.8.5Sickle Head Bearing Installation
          • 6.8.6Spare Sickle
          • 6.8.7Sickle Guards
            • Aligning Guard
            • Pointed Guard Replacement: Single Knife
            • Replacing Pointed Guard
            • Stub Guard Replacement: Single Knife
            • Replacing Stub Guard
          • 6.8.8Sickle Hold-Downs
            • Sickle Hold-Down Adjustment: Pointed Guards – Single Knife
            • Adjusting Knife Hold-Downs: Pointed Guards
            • Sickle Hold-Down Adjustment: Stub Guards – Single Knife
            • Adjusting Knife Hold-Downs: Stub Guards
          • 6.8.9Sickle Drive Belt: A30-S
            • Tension Adjustment: Sickle Drive Belt – A30-S
            • Removal: Sickle Drive Belt – A30-S
            • Installation: A30-S Sickle Drive Belt
          • 6.8.10Sickle Drive Belts: A30-D
            • Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Left Side
            • Removing Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Left Side
            • Installing Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Left Side
            • Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Right Side
            • Removing Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Right Side
            • Installing Knife Drive Belt – A30-D Right Side
          • 6.8.11Sickle Drive Belts: A40-D
            • Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Timing Belt – A40-D Left Side
            • Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Timing Belt – A40-D Left Side
            • Removal: A40-D LH Sickle Drive Timing Belt
            • Removal: A40-D LH Sickle Drive Timing Belt
            • Installing Knife Drive Timing Belts – A40-D Left Side
            • Installing Knife Drive Double V-Belts – A40-D Left Side
            • Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
            • Removing Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
            • Installing Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
          • 6.8.12Sickle Drive Belt Timing Adjustment
          • 6.8.13Knife Drive Box
            • Mounting Bolts
            • Removing Knife Drive Box
            • Installing Knife Drive Box
            • Removing Pulley
            • Installing Pulley
            • Changing Knife Drive Box Oil
        • 6.9Reel Drive Belts: A30-S, A30-D
          • 6.9.1Tension Adjustment
          • 6.9.2Removal
          • 6.9.3Installation
        • 6.10Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings – A30-D
          • 6.10.1Removal: Tines and Bearings – Cam End
          • 6.10.2Installation: Tines and Bearings – Cam End
          • 6.10.3Removal: Tines and Bearings – Opposite Cam End
          • 6.10.4Installation: Tines and Bearings – Opposite Cam End
        • 6.11Reel and Reel Drive: A30-S, A30-D
          • 6.11.1Reel Drive Chain: A30-S, A30-D
            • Tension Adjustment
            • Removal
            • Installation
          • 6.11.2Reel Drive Belts: A30-S, A30-D
            • Tension Adjustment
            • Removal
            • Installation
          • 6.11.3Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings – A30-D
          • 6.11.4Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings: A30-S, A30-D
            • Removal: Tines and Bearings – Cam End
            • Installation: Tines and Bearings – Cam End
            • Removal: Tines and Bearings – Opposite Cam End
            • Installation: Tines and Bearings – Opposite Cam End
        • 6.12Reel and Reel Drive: A40-D
          • 6.12.1Reel Drive: A40-D
          • 6.12.2Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings: A40-D
            • Tine and Bearing Replacement: Cam End – Disc #1
            • Tine and Bearing Replacement: Center Section X
            • Tine and Bearing Replacement: Opposite Cam – Section Y
            • Tine and Bearing Replacement: Opposite Cam – Section Z
            • Tine Replacement: Tine Bar Extension – Section Z
        • 6.13Auger and Auger Drive – A30-D
          • 6.13.1Auger Drive Chain: A30-S
            • Tension
            • Removal
            • Installation
          • 6.13.2Auger Drive Chain – A30-D
            • Adjusting Auger Drive Chain Tension – A30-D
            • Removing Auger Drive Chain – A30-D
            • Installing Auger Drive Chain – A30-D
          • 6.13.3Auger Drive Belt: A30-S
            • Tension
            • Removal
            • Installation
          • 6.13.4Auger Drive Belts – A30-D
            • Adjusting Auger Drive Belt Tension – A30-D
            • Removing Auger Drive Belt – A30-D
            • Installing Auger Drive Belt – A30-D
          • 6.13.5Straightening Auger Pans
          • 6.13.6Replacing Rubber Fingers
          • 6.13.7Stripper Bars
            • Removing Stripper Bars
            • Replacing Stripper Bars
            • Installing Front Stripper Bar Extensions
        • 6.14Auger and Auger Drive – A40-D
        • 6.15Conditioner
          • 6.15.1Changing Gearbox Oil
          • 6.15.2Removing Forming Shield
          • 6.15.3Disassembling Forming Shield
          • 6.15.4Assembling Forming Shield
          • 5.Attach adjuster rods (B) to side deflectors (C) with lynch pin (A).
          • 6.15.5Installing Forming Shield
          • 6.15.6Hydraulic Drive Motor Removal: All Models
          • 6.15.7Hydraulic Drive Motor Installation: All Models
          • 6.15.8Gearbox Removal: A30-S
          • 6.15.9Gearbox Installation: A30-S
          • 6.15.10Gearbox Removal: A30-D
          • 6.15.11Gearbox Installation: A30-D
          • 6.15.12Gearbox Removal: A40-D
          • 6.15.13Gearbox Installation: A40-D
        • 6.16Wheels and Tires – A30-D
          • 6.16.1Wheel Bolts
          • 6.16.2Removing Wheel
          • 6.16.3Installing Wheel on the A30-D
          • 6.16.4Inflating Tire
        • 6.17Replacing Skid Shoe Wear Plate
        • 6.18Gauge Rollers
          • 6.18.1Removing Gauge Rollers
          • 6.18.2Installing Gauge Rollers
        • 6.19Maintaining Electrical System
        • 6.20Maintenance Schedule
          • 6.20.1Self-Propelled Mower Conditioner
            • Break-In Inspection: Self-Propelled
            • Interval Maintenance: Self-Propelled
            • Maintenance Record: Self-Propelled
          • 6.20.2Pull-Type Mower Conditioner
            • Break-In Inspection: Pull-Type
            • Interval Maintenance: Pull-Type
            • Maintenance Record: Pull-Type
      • 7Troubleshooting
        • 7.1Windrower Performance
        • 7.2Mechanical
      • 8Options and Attachments
        • 8.1Hydraulic Header Angle Kits: Pull-Type
        • 8.2Additional Skid Shoes
        • 8.3Gauge Roller Kit
        • 8.4Replacement Reel Bat Kits: A30-S, A30-D
        • 8.5Stub Guard Conversion Kit
        • 8.6Tall Crop Divider Kit
      • 9Unloading and Assembly