Feed Draper; Replacing Feed Draper - MacDon FlexDraper FD1 Series Operator's Manual

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5.10 Feed Draper

The feed draper is located on the FM100 Float Module and conveys cut crop to the auger.

To avoid personal injury, before servicing machine or opening drive covers, refer to

for Servicing, page

Replace draper if torn, cracked, or missing slats.

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.

1. Raise header and reel to full height, stop the engine, and remove key from the ignition.

2. Engage reel safety props and header safety props.

3. Loosen jam nut (A) and turn bolt (B) counterclockwise

to release the draper tension. Repeat at the

opposite side.

4. Unlatch the feed deck pan handle (A) from the pan

handle latch supports (B) on either side of the feed

deck. This will drop the door down and allow access to

feed deck draper and rollers.

Some parts removed from illustration for clarity.

MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING

Figure 5.140: Feed Draper Tensioner

Figure 5.141: Feed Deck Pan Handle and Left

Side Pan Handle Latch

5.1 Preparing Machine