Shipping Conditions - MacDon C Series Operator's Manual

Shipping conditions

5 Shipping conditions
All your delivered corn heads are filled with oil, and are mounted on a shipping skid.
Check the lubricant level before you take over the corn head!
The corn head can be lifted with a suitable crane and fork lift.
When you choose the elevating equipment you should consider
When elevating with fork lift the corn head becomes movable if placing the elevating
forks under the metal delivery support under the machine. Be careful to place the
elevating forks symmetrically to the central line of the machine. The exact place of
elevating points is shown by the label on the illustration.
When elevating with crane the elevating cable is to be fixed in the elevator retainers
situated on the elevator strip clamping mounted on the skid plate of snapping units.
The elevator points are signed with the label on the strip clamping.
When you elevate with crane the cable angle should be max. 90° (according to the
illustration).
The minimum "l" cable length for keeping the max. 90° angle:
The 6-8-row fix and foldable machines: 2150 mm
The 12-row fix and foldable machines 11250 mm (in case of 4 pieces of cables)
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