Troubleshooting; Crop Loss At Cutterbar - MacDon D65 Operator's Manual

7 Troubleshooting

7.1 Crop Loss at Cutterbar

Symptom
Does not pick up
down crop
Heads shattering or
breaking off
Cut grain falling
ahead of cutterbar
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Problem
Cutterbar too high
Header angle too low
Reel too high
Reel too far back
Ground speed too fast for
reel speed
Reel fingers not lifting crop
sufficiently
Reel speed too fast
Reel too low
Ground speed too fast
Crop too ripe
Ground speed too slow
Reel speed too slow
Reel too high
Cutterbar too high
Reel too far forward
Cutting at speeds over
6 mph (10 km/h) with high
torque (10-tooth) reel drive
sprocket
Worn or broken knife
components
Solution
Lower cutterbar
Increase header angle
Lower reel
Move reel forward
Reduce ground speed or
increase reel speed
Increase finger pitch
aggressiveness
Install lifter guards
Reduce reel speed
Raise reel
Reduce ground speed
Operate at night when
humidity is higher
Increase ground speed
Increase reel speed
Lower reel
Lower cutterbar
Move reel back on arms
Replace with standard
torque (19-tooth) reel drive
sprocket
Replace components
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Section
3.7.1 Cutting Height, page
49
Controlling Header Angle,
page 55
3.7.8 Reel Height, page 58
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 58
• 3.7.4 Reel Speed, page
56
• 3.7.5 Ground Speed,
page 56
3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 65
See your MacDon Dealer
3.7.4 Reel Speed, page 56
3.7.8 Reel Height, page 58
3.7.5 Ground Speed, page
56
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3.7.5 Ground Speed, page
56
3.7.4 Reel Speed, page 56
3.7.8 Reel Height, page 58
3.7.1 Cutting Height, page
49
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 58
• See your MacDon Dealer
• 5.9.3 Replacing Reel
Drive Sprocket, page
213
5.5 Knife, page 127
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