MacDon FlexDraper FD1 Series Operator's Manual page 595

Table 7.1 FD1 Troubleshooting (continued)
Problem
Material not feeding evenly off knife
Symptom: Hesitation in flow of bulky crop
Header angle too low
Material overload on drapers
Material overload on drapers
Material overload on drapers
Symptom: Drapers back-feed
Drapers running too slow in
heavy crop
Symptom: Crop is thrown across opening and under opposite side draper
Drapers running too fast in light crop Reduce draper speed
Symptom: Material accumulates inside or under front edge of draper
Deck height improperly adjusted
Symptom: Material accumulating on end deflectors and releasing in bunches
End deflectors too wide
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Solution
Install stub guards
Increase header angle
Increase side draper speed
Install upper cross auger
Add flighting extensions
Increase draper speed
Adjust deck height
For headers with manual deck shift
only, trim deflector or replace with
narrow deflector (MD #172381)
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Refer to
•
5.8.7 Knife Guards, page 441
•
6.3.5 Stub Guard Conversion Kit,
page 550
•
See your MacDon Dealer
3.7.5 Header Angle, page 81
3.7.8 Draper Speed, page 91
Refer to 6.5.8 Upper Cross Auger
(UCA), page 558
See your MacDon Dealer
3.7.8 Draper Speed, page 91
3.7.8 Draper Speed, page 91
5.14.5 Adjusting Deck Height, page
492
3.10 Unplugging the Cutterbar, page
288
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