Conditioning: Finger Type - MacDon R113 Operator's Manual

Positioning Rear Baffle: Roll Conditioner
The rear baffle primarily determines the height of the windrow but can also affect the width. It is located immediately
behind and above the conditioning rolls and can be positioned to do the following:
• Direct the crop flow into the forming shield for narrow and moderate width windrows.
• Direct crop downward to form a wide swath.
• Assist with even material distribution across windrows by using adjustable crop fins mounted to the rear baffle.
DANGER
Stop engine and remove key from ignition before
leaving operator's seat for any reason. A child or
even a pet could engage an idling machine.
1. Remove lynch pin (A) securing rear baffle adjustment
lever (B) to bracket (C).
2. Pull rear baffle adjustment lever (B) in inboard direction
to disengage from bracket (C).
3. Position rear baffle adjustment lever (B) as follows:
• Move lever forward to raise baffle.
• Move lever backward to lower baffle.
4. Release rear baffle adjustment lever (B) so that tab
engages hole in bracket (C).
5. Secure baffle adjustment with lynch pin (A).

3.16.6 Conditioning: Finger Type

The finger type conditioner is most commonly used to harvest grass crops. Conditioning is achieved when the finger
type rotor moves the crop across the conditioning baffle which strips away the waxy coating from the plants.
The degree to which the crop is conditioned as it passes through the conditioner is controlled by the clearance
between the finger and the internal baffle and by the rotational speed of the fingers (refer to
Speed, page 89).
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OPERATION
Figure 3.97: Right Side of Conditioner
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Changing Finger Rotor
Revision A