Draper Roller Maintenance; Inspecting Draper Roller Bearing; Draper Deck Idler Roller - MacDon D65 Operator's Manual

6.7.8 Draper Roller Maintenance

The draper rollers have non-greaseable bearings. The external seal should be checked every 200 hours (and
more frequently in sandy conditions) to obtain the maximum bearing life.

Inspecting Draper Roller Bearing

Procedure to inspect draper roller bearings.
1. If a bad bearing is suspected in one of the
draper rollers, a quick way to check is using a
infrared thermometer.
2. Engage header and run for approximately 3 minutes.
3. Check the temperature
arms (A), (B), (C) on each deck. They should not
exceed 80 F° (44 C°) above ambient temperature.

Draper Deck Idler Roller

Removing Draper Idler Roller
1. If draper connector is not visible, engage the header
until the connector is accessible, preferably close to the
outboard end of the deck.
2. Raise header and reel, shutdown the combine.
3. Engage combine safety props and reel lift cylinder
safety props.
4. Loosen draper by
counterclockwise.
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each of the
turning adjuster bolt
roller
Figure 6.125: Roller Arms
(A)
Figure 6.126: Tensioner
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