MacDon R113 Operator's Manual page 197

Symptom
Uneven windrow
formation in light crop
Plugging behind end
hourglass deflectors
Not cutting short enough
in down crop
Material being pulled out
by roots when cutting. Tall
crop leaning into machine
Damaged leaves and
broken stems
Cutting height varies from
one side to the other
Slow crop drying
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Problem
Uneven feeding
Ground speed too slow
Ground speed too fast
Broken, bent, or
dull blades
Cutting height too high
Crop in conditioner rolls
before crop is cut
Insufficient roll gap
Roll timing off
Float not properly
balanced
Crop is bunched in
windrow
Rolls not crimping crop
sufficiently
Solution
Reduce header speed.
Increase ground speed.
Reduce ground speed.
Replace blades or turn
blades over.
Adjust header angle
steeper to lower cutting
height if field conditions
allow.
Increase roll gap.
Check roll timing and
adjust if necessary.
Adjust header float.
Adjust forming shields/
baffle.
Decrease roll gap.
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Refer to
Refer to windrower
operator's manual
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Removing
Discblades, page 129
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Installing Discblades,
page 130
3.10 Cutting Height, page
71
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3.14.2 Adjusting Roll
Gap: Polyurethane
Rolls, page 85
•
3.14.3 Adjusting Roll
Gap: Steel Rolls, page
86
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3.16.1 Checking Roll
Timing, page 88
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3.16.2 Adjusting Roll
Timing, page 88
Refer to windrower
operator's manual
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3.17.1 Positioning
Forming Shield Side
Deflectors: Roll
Conditioner, page 91
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3.17.2 Positioning
Forming Shield Rear
Baffle: Roll
Conditioner, page 92
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3.14.2 Adjusting Roll
Gap: Polyurethane
Rolls, page 85
•
3.14.3 Adjusting Roll
Gap: Steel Rolls, page
86
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