Installing Side Drapers - MacDon D65 Operator's Manual

5.7.2 Installing Side Drapers

Side drapers are used to bring cut crop to the center of the header. To ensure they are installed correctly, follow the
recommended installation procedure provided here.
DANGER
To prevent bodily injury or death from the unexpected start-up or fall of a raised machine, always stop the engine and
remove the key before leaving the operator's seat, and always engage the safety props before going under the
machine for any reason.
WARNING
To prevent bodily injury from the fall of a raised reel, always engage the reel safety props before going under the
raised reel for any reason.
1. Raise the reel fully.
2. Raise the header fully.
3. Shut down the engine, and remove the key from the ignition.
4. Engage the header safety props. For instructions, refer to the windrower operator's manual.
5. Engage the reel safety props. For instructions, refer to
6. Check the deck height before installing the drapers. For instructions, refer to
7. Apply talc, baby powder, or talc/graphite lubricant mix to
the draper surface that forms the seal with the cutterbar
and to the underside of the draper guides.
8. Insert the draper into the deck at the outboard end under
the rollers. Pull the draper into the deck while feeding it at
the end.
9. Feed in the draper until it can be wrapped around the drive
roller.
10. Insert the opposite end of the draper into the deck over the
rollers. Pull the draper fully into the deck.
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Figure 5.107: Installing Draper
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5.7.5 Adjusting Deck Height, page 186.
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