MacDon FlexDraper FD1 Series Operator's Manual page 586

Problem
Symptom: Divider rod running down standing crop
Divider rods too long
Symptom: Crop not being cut at ends
Reel not frowning or not centered in
header
Knife hold-downs not adjusted
properly
Knife sections or guards are worn or
broken
Header is not level
Reel fingers not lifting crop properly
ahead of knife
Divider runs down thick crop at ends
preventing proper feeding due to
material bridging the cutter guards
Symptom: Bushy or tangled crop flows over divider rod, builds up on endsheets
Divider rods providing insufficient
separation
Symptom: Cut grain falling ahead of cutterbar
Ground speed too slow
Reel speed too slow
Reel too high
Cutterbar too high
Reel too far forward
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Solution
Remove divider rod
Adjust reel horizontal position or
reel frown
Adjust hold-downs so knife works
freely but still keep sections from
lifting off guards
Replace all worn and broken cutting
parts
Level header
Adjust reel position and/or
finger pitch
Replace 3–4 end guards with
stub guards
Install long divider rods
Increase ground speed
Increase reel speed
Lower reel
Lower cutterbar
Move reel back on arms
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Refer to
3.7.13 Crop Dividers, page 115
•
3.7.11 Reel Fore-Aft Position,
page 99
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5.15.2 Reel Frown, page 506
•
Adjusting Hold-Downs with
Pointed Guards, page 448
•
Adjusting Hold-Downs with Stub
Guards, page 451
5.8 Knife, page 437
3.9 Leveling the Header, page 286
•
3.7.11 Reel Fore-Aft Position,
page 99
•
3.7.12 Reel Tine Pitch, page 111
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5.8.7 Knife Guards, page 441
•
6.3.5 Stub Guard Conversion
Kit, page 550
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See your MacDon Dealer
3.7.13 Crop Dividers, page 115
3.7.7 Ground Speed, page 90
3.7.6 Reel Speed, page 89
3.7.10 Reel Height, page 95
•
3.7.1 Cutting off the Ground,
page 58
•
3.7.2 Cutting on the Ground,
page 62
3.7.11 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page
99
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