Unplugging The Cutterbar - MacDon FlexDraper FD1 Series Operator's Manual

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3.10 Unplugging the Cutterbar

To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected start-up or fall of a raised machine, always stop engine

and remove key before leaving the operator's seat, and always engage safety props before going under

the machine for any reason.

Wear heavy gloves when working around or handling knives.

Lowering rotating reel on a plugged cutterbar will damage the reel components.

To unplug cutterbar, reverse the combine feeder house. If still plugged, do the following:

1. Stop the forward movement of the machine and disengage the header drives.

2. Raise the header to prevent it from filling with dirt, and engage the header drive clutch.

3. Disengage the header drive clutch and fully raise the header if plug does NOT clear.

4. Shut off the engine, remove the key from the ignition, and engage the park brake.

5. Engage the header safety props.

6. Clean off the cutterbar by hand.

If cutterbar plugging persists, refer to

7 Troubleshooting, page