Table Of Contents - MacDon A30-S Operator's Manual

Section/Title
1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 SAFETY ............................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 SIGNAL WORDS ......................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 SAFETY SIGNS ........................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3.1 Safety Sign Installation .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.3.2 Safety Sign Locations Pull-Type ............................................................................................................ 8
2.3.3 Safety Sign Locations Self-Propelled .................................................................................................. 11
2.4 GENERAL SAFETY ................................................................................................................................... 12
3 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................... 14
4 COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION ...................................................................................................................... 15
5 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 18
5.1 PULL-TYPE HEADERS ............................................................................................................................. 18
5.2 SELF-PROPELLED HEADERS ................................................................................................................. 20
6 OPERATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
6.1 OWNER/OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES .............................................................................................. 22
6.2 OPERATIONAL SAFETY .......................................................................................................................... 22
6.3 TRACTOR SETUP - PULL-TYPE ............................................................................................................. 23
6.3.1 Tractor Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 23
6.3.2 Drawbar Adjustment ............................................................................................................................ 23
6.3.3 Drawbar Hitch Set-Up .......................................................................................................................... 23
6.3.4 3 Point Hitch (Cat. II, III, or IIIN) Set-Up .............................................................................................. 25
6.4 MOWER CONDITIONER/ TRACTOR HOOKUP - PULL-TYPE .............................................................. 26
6.4.1 Drawbar Hook-Up ................................................................................................................................ 26
6.4.2 3 Point Hitch (Cat. II, III, or IIIN) Hook-Up ........................................................................................... 27
6.4.3 Hydraulic Connections ......................................................................................................................... 29
6.5 MOWER CONDITIONER / TRACTOR UNHOOK - PULL-TYPE ............................................................. 30
6.5.1 Drawbar Hitch Unhook ......................................................................................................................... 30
6.5.2 3-Point Hitch Unhook ........................................................................................................................... 31
6.6 HEADER ATTACHMENT - SELF-PROPELLED ...................................................................................... 33
6.6.1 A30-S and A30-D Attachment ............................................................................................................. 33
6.6.2 A40-D Attachment ............................................................................................................................... 34
6.7 HEADER DETACHMENT - SELF-PROPELLED ...................................................................................... 36
6.7.1 A30-S and A30-D Detachment ............................................................................................................ 36
6.7.2 A40-D Detachment .............................................................................................................................. 37
6.8 TRANSPORTING MOWER CONDITIONER ............................................................................................. 39
6.8.1 Self-Propelled ...................................................................................................................................... 39
6.8.2 Pull-Type - Towing ............................................................................................................................... 39
6.8.2.1 Transporting With A Tractor ......................................................................................................39
6.8.2.2 Transporting With a Truck .........................................................................................................40
6.8.2.3 Preparing Windrower for Transport ...........................................................................................41
6.8.3 Pull-Type - Flatbed .............................................................................................................................. 42
6.8.3.1 Loading - Pull-Type ..................................................................................................................42
6.8.3.2 Unloading - Pull-Type ...............................................................................................................44
6.9 BREAK-IN PERIOD ................................................................................................................................... 46
6.10 PRE-SEASON CHECK .............................................................................................................................. 46
6.11 DAILY START-UP CHECK ........................................................................................................................ 46
6.12 SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE ...................................................................................................................... 47
6.13 ENGAGING THE PTO - PULL-TYPE ....................................................................................................... 47
6.14 LIFT CYLINDER LOCK-OUTS .................................................................................................................. 47
6.14.1 Self-Propelled ...................................................................................................................................... 47
6.14.2 Pull-Type .............................................................................................................................................. 47
6.15 STEERING - PULL-TYPE ......................................................................................................................... 48
6.15.1 Right Side Operation - Pull-Type ........................................................................................................ 48
6.15.2 LH Side Operation - Pull-Type ............................................................................................................ 49
6.15.3 Avoiding Obstacles .............................................................................................................................. 49
6.15.4 Square Corners ................................................................................................................................... 49
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Model Year - 2009