Troubleshooting; Windrower Performance - MacDon A30-S Operator's Manual

8 TROUBLESHOOTING

8.1 WINDROWER PERFORMANCE

SYMPTOM
Carryover of Crop On
Reel.
Material Build-Up On
Header Frame.
Insufficient Conditioning
Of Stems.
Leaves Damaged, Crushed
Or Stripped Off Stems.
Slow Crop Drying.
Excessive Drying Or
Bleaching Of Crop.
Leaving Small Strip Of
Flattened, Uncut Material.
Long Stubble In Down
Crop.
Form 169000 / 169040
SECTION 8 TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
Reel speed too fast.
Auger speed too fast.
Very light crop.
Roll gap too large.
Reel speed too fast.
Roll gap too small.
Rolls improperly timed.
Rolls not crimping crop
sufficiently.
Crop is spread too narrow.
Crop is bunched in windrow.
Excessive crimping.
Crop is spread too wide in
windrow.
Crowding of the uncut material.
Reel position incorrect.
Sickle sections or guards are
worn or broken.
Cutting height too high.
Ground speed too fast.
Header angle too flat for guards
to pick up down crop.
Reel position incorrect.
Tine aggressiveness too low.
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SOLUTION
Reduce reel speed
(sprocket size).
Reduce auger speed
(sprocket size).
Reduce tractor/windrower rpm.
Decrease roll gap.
Reduce reel speed.
Increase roll gap.
Adjust roll timing.
Decrease roll gap.
Adjust forming shields for wider
swath.
Adjust forming shields/baffle.
Increase roll gap.
Adjust forming shields.
Steer tractor slightly away from
uncut crop.
Move reel forward and down.
Replace worn or broken parts.
Lower cutting height with skid
shoes.
Slow down.
Increase header angle.
Move reel forward and down.
Rotate cam clockwise (viewed
from RH end) for more
aggressive tine action.
SECTION
6.17.3
6.17.2
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6.17.11
6.17.3
6.17.11
6.17.11.2
6.17.11
6.17.13
6.17.11
6.17.13
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6.17.5
7.8.1 &
7.8.7
6.17.7
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6.17.8
6.17.5
6.17.6
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