Cutting On The Ground - MacDon D65 Operator's Manual

Cutting On the Ground

Cutting on the ground is performed with the header fully lowered and the cutterbar on the ground. The orientation of
the knife and knife guards relative to the ground (header angle) is controlled by the skid shoes and the center-link—it
is NOT controlled by the header lift cylinders. The skid shoes and center-link allow the Operator to adjust to field
conditions and maximize the amount of material cut while reducing damage to the knife caused by stones and debris.
The header float system floats the header over the surface to compensate for ridges, trenches, and other variations
in ground contour to prevent the cutterbar from pushing into the ground or leaving uncut crop.
Refer to the following for additional information:
• Adjusting Inner Skid Shoe, page 54
• Adjusting Outer Skid Shoe, page 54
• 3.7.3 Header Angle, page 55
• 3.7.2 Header Float, page 55
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