Windrow Formation - MacDon D65 Operator's Manual

7.6 Windrow Formation

Use the following tables to determine the cause of any windrow formation problems and the recommended solutions.
Problem
Symptom: Heads on Ground and Scattered
Draper speed too slow
Draper angle too flat
Ground speed too slow
Crop too ripe
Symptom: Hollow in Center
Draper speed too slow
Delivery opening too wide
Symptom: All Heads in Center
Draper speed too fast or header angle
too steep
Ground speed too fast
Crop too green
Symptom: All Heads To One Side
Crop leaning to one side and reel
too slow
Symptom: Uneven Windrow (Any Crop Condition)
Reel too low
Ground speed too fast for drapers,
causing heads to fan out and crop to
leave drapers unevenly
Reel speed too fast
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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 time to mature
Increase reel speed to orient crop
parallel to draper slats and/or increase
finger pitch aggressiveness
Raise reel
Reduce ground speed or increase
draper speed
Reduce reel speed
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Refer to
3.7.8 Draper Speed, page 59
Controlling Header Angle, page 57
3.7.7 Ground Speed, page 58
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3.7.8 Draper Speed, page 59
3.8 Delivery Opening, page 78
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3.7.8 Draper Speed, page 59
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3.7.5 Header Angle, page 57
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3.7.6 Reel Speed, page 58
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3.7.12 Reel Tine Pitch, page 68
3.7.10 Reel Height, page 60
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3.7.8 Draper Speed, page 59
3.7.6 Reel Speed, page 58
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