Reel Delivery - MacDon D65 Operator's Manual

7.3 Reel Delivery

Use the following tables to determine the cause of reel delivery problems and the recommended repair procedure.
Problem
Symptom: Reel Not Releasing Material in Normal Standing Crop
Reel speed too fast
Reel too low
Reel tines too aggressive
Reel too far back
Symptom: Reel Not Releasing Material in Lodged and Standing Crop (Reel Fully Lowered)
Reel tines too aggressive for standing
crop
Symptom: Wrapping on Reel End
Reel tines too aggressive
Reel too low
Reel speed too fast
Crop conditions
Reel not centered in header
Symptom: Reel Releases Crop too Quickly
Reel tines not aggressive enough
Reel too far forward
Symptom: Reel Will Not Lift
Reel lift couplers are incompatible or
defective
Symptom: Reel Will Not Turn
Control set at 0
Quick couplers not properly
connected
Reel drive chain disconnected
Symptom: Reel Motion Uneven under no Load
Excessive slack in reel drive chain
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Solution
Reduce reel speed
Raise reel
Reduce cam setting
Move reel forward
Reduce cam setting (1 or 2)
Reduce cam setting
Raise reel
Reduce reel speed
Install optional endshields
Center reel in header
Increase cam setting
Move reel back
Change quick coupler
Activate reel speed control
Connect couplers
Connect reel drive chain
Tighten reel drive chain
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Refer to
3.7.6 Reel Speed, page 58
3.7.10 Reel Height, page 60
3.7.12 Reel Tine Pitch, page 68
3.7.11 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 61
3.7.12 Reel Tine Pitch, page 68
3.7.12 Reel Tine Pitch, page 68
3.7.10 Reel Height, page 60
3.7.6 Reel Speed, page 58
See your MacDon Dealer
5.8.3 Centering Reel, page 205
3.7.12 Reel Tine Pitch, page 68
3.7.11 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 61
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3.7.6 Reel Speed, page 58
4.1 Attaching Header to Windrower,
page 113
5.9.7 Replacing Drive Chain on Single
Reel, page 239
5.9.2 Adjusting Reel Drive Chain
Tension, page 229
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