Definitions - MacDon R85 Operator's Manual

2 Definitions
The following terms and acronyms may be used in this manual.
Term
API
APT
ASTM
Bolt
CDM
Center-link
CGVW
DWA
ECM
Export header
Finger tight
F.F.F.T
GSL
GSS
GVW
Hard joint
Header
hp
ISC
JIC
n/a
Nut
N-DETENT
North American header
NPT
ORB
ORFS
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Definition
American Petroleum Institute.
Articulating Power Turn.
American Society of Testing and Materials.
A headed and externally threaded fastener that is designed to be paired with a nut.
Cab Display Module on a self-propelled windrower.
A hydraulic cylinder or manually adjustable turnbuckle type link between the header
and the machine to which it is attached. It is used to change header angle.
Combined Vehicle Gross Weight.
Double Windrow Attachment.
Engine Control Module.
Header configuration typical outside North America.
Finger tight is a reference position where sealing surfaces or components are
making contact with each other and the fitting has been tightened to a point where
the fitting is no longer loose.
Flats from finger tight.
Ground speed lever.
Grass Seed Special.
Gross vehicle weight.
A joint made with the use of a fastener where the joining materials are highly
incompressible.
A machine that cuts and lays crop into a windrow, and is attached to a
self-propelled windrower.
Horsepower
Intermediate Speed Control.
Joint Industrial Council: a standards body that developed the standard sizing and
shape for original 37° flared fitting.
Not applicable
An internally threaded fastener that is designed to be paired with a bolt.
The slot opposite the NEUTRAL position on operator's console
Header configuration typical in North America
National Pipe Thread: a style of fitting used for low pressure port openings. Threads
on NPT fittings are uniquely tapered for an interference fit.
O-ring Boss: a style of fitting commonly used in port opening on manifolds, pumps
and motors.
O-ring Face Seal: a style of fitting commonly used for connecting hoses and tubes.
This style of fitting is also commonly called ORS, which stands for O-ring Seal.
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