Windrow Formation - MacDon D65 Operator's Manual

7.6 Windrow Formation

Symptom
Heads on ground and
scattered
Hollow in center
All heads in center
All heads to one side
Uneven windrow (any
crop condition)
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Problem
Draper speed too slow
Draper angle too flat
Ground speed too slow
Crop too ripe
Draper speed too slow
Delivery opening too wide
Draper speed too fast or
header angle too steep
Ground speed too fast
Crop too green
Crop leaning to one side
and reel too slow
Ground speed too fast for
drapers, causing heads to
fan out and crop to leave
drapers unevenly
Reel too low
Reel speed too fast
Solution
Increase draper speed
Increase header angle
Increase ground speed
Cut material before
too mature
Increase draper speed
Decrease delivery
opening width
Reduce draper speed
and/or decrease
header angle
Reduce ground speed
Allow to mature
Increase reel speed to
re-orient crop parallel
to draper slats and/or
increase finger pitch
aggressiveness
Reduce ground speed or
increase draper speed
Raise reel
Reduce reel speed
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Section
3.7.6 Draper Speed, page
57
Controlling Header Angle,
page 55
3.7.5 Ground Speed, page
56
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3.7.6 Draper Speed, page
57
3.8 Delivery Opening,
page 74
3.7.6 Draper Speed, page
57
3.7.3 Header Angle, page
55
3.7.5 Ground Speed, page
56
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• 3.7.4 Reel Speed, page
56
• 3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 65
• 3.7.5 Ground Speed,
page 56
• 3.7.6 Draper Speed,
page 57
3.7.8 Reel Height, page
58
3.7.4 Reel Speed, page
56
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