Adjusting The Skid Shoe Height - MacDon R85 Operator's Manual

4.7.2 Adjusting the Skid Shoe Height

Optional adjustable skid shoes are available to provide different cutting heights.
DANGER
To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected start-up or fall of raised machine, stop engine, remove
key, and engage header safety props before going under machine for any reason.
To adjust skid shoe height, follow these steps:
1. Raise header fully.
2. Stop the engine and remove the key.
3. Engage header safety props. Refer to
4. Remove lynch pin and remove adjuster pin (A) from one
side of skid shoe (B).
5. Hold skid shoe and remove lynch pin and adjuster
pin (A) from other side. Position shoe at desired
position, and reinstall adjuster pins (A). Secure with
lynch pins.
6. Repeat for skid shoe at opposite end of header.
7. Check header float as described in
page 81.
8. Adjust header angle to desired working position using
the machine's header angle controls. If angle is not
critical, set it to mid-position. Refer to
page 97.
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OPERATING THE HEADER
3.3 Engaging and Disengaging Header Safety Props, page
4.1 Header Float,
4.6 Header Angle,
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Figure 4.25: Skid Shoe
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