Reel; Reel Clearance To Cutterbar; Measuring Reel Clearance - MacDon FlexDraper FD1 Series Operator's Manual

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5.15 Reel

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

for Servicing, page

The minimum clearance between the reel fingers and the cutterbar ensures that the reel fingers do not contact the

cutterbar during operation. The clearance is set at the factory, but some adjustment may be necessary before

The finger to guard/cutterbar clearances with reels fully lowered are shown in Table

Table 5.3 Finger to Guard/Cutterbar Clearance

(X) 3 mm (+/- 1/8 in.) at Reel Ends

Header Width

9.1 m (30 ft.)

10.7 m (35 ft.)

12.2 m (40 ft.)

13.7 m (45 ft.)

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

remove key, and engage safety props before going under header for any reason.

Measurements must be taken at both ends of each reel and at the cutterbar flex locations with the header in

full-frown mode. Refer to Table

MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING

and Flex Locations

Figure 5.218: Finger Clearance

5.1 Preparing Machine