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Ingress/Egress ............................................................................................................... 96
Driving Forward .............................................................................................................. 97
Driving in Reverse .......................................................................................................... 98
Spin Turning ................................................................................................................... 98
Stopping ........................................................................................................................ 99
4.3.7 Adjusting Caster Tread Width.................................................................................................100
4.3.8 Transporting the Windrower ...................................................................................................101
Driving on the Road .......................................................................................................101
Towing Header with Windrower.......................................................................................104
Towing the Windrower (Emergency) ................................................................................ 114
Final Drives ................................................................................................................... 115
4.3.9 Storing the Windrower ........................................................................................................... 115
4.4 Operating with a Header ............................................................................................................... 117
4.4.1 Header Safety Props ............................................................................................................. 117
4.4.2 Header Float ......................................................................................................................... 119
Float Operating Guidelines ............................................................................................. 119
Checking Float ..............................................................................................................120
4.4.3 Levelling the Header..............................................................................................................121
4.4.4 Header Drive ........................................................................................................................124
Engaging and Disengaging the Header ...........................................................................124
4.4.5 Adjusting Header Angle .........................................................................................................124
Checking Self-Locking Center-Link Hook.........................................................................126
4.4.6 Cutting Height .......................................................................................................................127
Return to Cut ................................................................................................................127
Programming Return to Cut Feature ...............................................................................128
Using Return to Cut Feature ...........................................................................................129
4.4.7 Swath Roller Operation..........................................................................................................130
4.5 Attaching and Detaching Headers..................................................................................................131
4.5.1 Attaching a D-Series Header..................................................................................................131
Attaching a D-Series Header: Hydraulic Center-Link ........................................................131
Attaching a D-Series Header: Mechanical Center-Link .....................................................136
4.5.2 Detaching a D-Series Header ................................................................................................141
Detaching a D-Series Header: Hydraulic Center-Link .......................................................142
Detaching a D-Series Header: Mechanical Center-Link ....................................................145
4.5.3 Attaching an A-Series Header ................................................................................................148
Attaching an A-Series Header: Hydraulic Center-Link ......................................................149
Attaching an A-Series Header: Mechanical Center-Link ...................................................154
4.5.4 Detaching an A-Series Header ...............................................................................................159
Detaching an A-Series Header: Hydraulic Center-Link .....................................................160
Detaching an A-Series Header: Mechanical Center-Link ..................................................163
4.6 Operating with a D-Series Header..................................................................................................167
4.6.1 Configuring Hydraulics...........................................................................................................167
4.6.2 Attaching Header Boots .........................................................................................................168
4.6.3 Header Position ....................................................................................................................168
4.6.4 Reel Fore-Aft Position ...........................................................................................................169
4.6.5 Reel Height...........................................................................................................................169
4.6.6 Reel Speed...........................................................................................................................169
Reel to Ground Speed ...................................................................................................169
4.6.7 Draper Speed .......................................................................................................................171
Draper to Ground Speed ................................................................................................171
Setting Draper Minimum Speed ......................................................................................172
Setting Draper Index ......................................................................................................173
Setting Draper Speed Independent of Ground Speed.......................................................174
4.6.8 Knife Speed ..........................................................................................................................175
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