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Chapter 4: Attaching Header to M Series Windrower
To attach a D2 Series Draper Header for windrower to an M Series Windrower, follow the procedures provided here in the
order presented.
4.1 Adding Tire Ballast
Adding fluid ballast to the windrower's caster tires will improve the windrower's stability when it is paired with a large
header.
With respect to ballast capacity, a tire is considered to be full of ballast fluid when 75% of the inner volume of the tire is
occupied by ballast fluid, or else when the ballast fluid is level with the wheel's valve stem when the stem is positioned at
the 12 o'clock position and the windrower is on level ground. When adding ballast fluid to the caster wheels, always add an
identical amount to each wheel. The caster wheels can safely hold any volume of ballast fluid up to and including their
maximum capacity, as specified in the table below.
Table 4.1 Ballast Fluid Capacity of Various Caster Wheel Tires
Tire Size
7.5 x 16
10 x 16
16.5 x 16.1
Table 4.2 Recommended Ballast
Header Size
D215
D220, D225
D230, D235, D241
1.
The weights provided in this column rely on the assumption that the tires will be filled with a standard mixture of
calcium chloride and water. If you intend to fill the tire with only water (for example, in regions where the ambient
temperature does not fall below freezing), then multiply the relevant fill weight specified in this column by 0.8 to
learn the weight of both tires when they are filled with water alone.
2.
The weights provided in this column rely on the assumption that the tires will be filled with a standard mixture of
calcium chloride and water. If you intend to add water alone, then increase the volume of water added by 20% (up to
the maximum allowable volume per tire) to compensate for the difference in density between calcium chloride and
water.
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Ballast Fluid Volume per Tire at 75%
Capacity
Liters (US gal.)
38 (10)
69 (18)
158 (41)
Applicable
Rec. Tire Size
Windrower
7.5 x 16
10 x 16
All
16.5 x 16.1
Level ground:
10 x 16
All
16.5 x 16.1
Hills:
16.5 x 16.1
16.5 x 16.1
All
Total Weight of Ballast Fluid in Both
Tires When Filled to 75% Capacity
Recommended Ballast
Level Ground
Fluid Per
Both Tires
Tire
liters
kg (lb.)
(U.S. Gal.)
0
69 (18)
170 (380)
158 (41)
377 (830)
41
kg (lb.)
1
91 (200)
170 (380)
377 (830)
Hills
Fluid Per
Both Tires
Tire
2
liters
kg (lb.)
(U.S. Gal.)
0
0
115 (30)
288 (630)
158 (41)
377 (830)
2
0
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