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Shattering of grain ahead of cutter bar
Possible Cause Correction
Reel speed not coordinatedwith
ground speed.
Change reel speed to coordinatewith
ground speed.
Ground speed too fast for conditionof
crop.
Decrease ground speed.
Reel height too low. Raise reel.
Loss of grain heads and cut crop at cutterbar
Possible Cause Correction
Reel not low enough. Lower reel.
Conveyor clearance too highfrom
header bottom.
Lower conveyor.
Conveyor fingers retracting too early. Adjust fingers close to headerbottom.
Cutting with header too high,cutting
stalks too short for properdelivery.
Lower header.
Reel speed too low. Increase speed of reel.
Reel incorrectly positioned onreel
arms.
Position reel closer to headerconveyor.
Conveyor flightsworn. Replace conveyor flighting.
Guards plugging
Possible Cause Correction
Sickle sections not contactingguards.
Adjust sickle so tips of sicklesection
rest lightly onguards.
Missing or worn sicklesections. Replace sickle sections.
Reel not adjusted to provide smooth
flow of material into headerconveyor.
Refer to Operator Manual for best
starting position and adjust reel
height, reel speed and reel fore and
aft position for even flow. Straightenor
replace guards.
Guards bent or broken. Straighten or replaceguards.
Cutter bar tilted down too much. Tilt cutter bar up.
Bent or twisted sickle. Straighten or replace sickleassembly.
Ground speed too fast. Reduce ground speed.
Skid pads binding (flex header).
Check that skid pad splice bracketsare
not binding skidpads.
Flex cutter bar too heavy.
Decrease ground pressure by
increasing spring tension on flexarms
where plugging is occurring.
Flex header height too low.
Move selection to higher cutting
position.
Dirt on skid pads (flexheader). Clean dirt off skidpads.
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