Header Float; Header Angle - MacDon D65 Operator's Manual

3. Remove lynch pin (A) at each skid shoe (B).
4. Hold shoe and remove pin (C) by disengaging frame
and then pulling away from shoe.
5. Raise or lower skid shoe to desired position using holes
in support as a guide.
6. Reinstall pin (C), engage in frame, and secure with
lynch pin (A).
7. Check that skid
same position.
8. Check header float as described in your windrower
operator's manual.

4.7.2 Header Float

Float is what allows the header to be light enough to follow the ground and be responsive enough to raise or
lower depending on the obstacle.
For instructions on checking and adjusting float, see your windrower operator's manual.

4.7.3 Header Angle

Header angle (B) is the angle between the drapers and the
ground, and is adjustable to accommodate crop conditions
and/or soil type.
Guard angle (A) is similar to header angle and is the angle
between the guard upper surface and the ground.
Refer to illustrations at right that show angles for shortest
and longest center-link.
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shoes are adjusted to the
Figure 4.28: Outer skid shoes
A - Lynch pin
C - Pin
Figure 4.29: Shortest center-link
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B - Skid shoe
Rev. C