TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
SAFETY ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
WARRANTY INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
DION-AG INC. LIMITED WARRANTY ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
DIMENSIONS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
WEIGHT ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
TRANSMISSIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
CUTTER HEAD ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
TIRES AND WHEELS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
SAFETY RULES .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
A WORD TO THE OPERATOR ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
CODES AND SYMBOLS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
FOLLOW A SAFETY PROGRAM.............................................................................................................................................................. 12
GENERAL SAFETY RULES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13
PTO OPERATION .................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
PREPARATION AND OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
MANDATORY STOPPING PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................................................. 14
INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 15
TRANSPORT AND STORAGE ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
GUARDS AND SHIELDS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 16
SAFEY SIGN LOCATION ......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
SETUP ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
BOLT TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................... 22
MANUAL JACK ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
12V POWER CONNECTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 23
CONTROL BOX INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................................................................. 24
HYDRAULIC CONNECTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 24
CONNECTING THE HARVESTER TO THE TRACTOR ................................................................................................................................ 26
DRAW BAR EXTENSION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 27
CONFIGURING FOR CORN HARVEST SETUP ......................................................................................................................................... 30
CONFIGURING THE HARVESTER FOR WINDROW (HAY) HARVESTING ................................................................................................. 37
SETTING THE LENGTH OF CUT .............................................................................................................................................................. 44
PROCEDURE TO MODIFY THE LENGTH OF CUT .................................................................................................................................... 45
SPOUT EXTENSION REMOVAL .............................................................................................................................................................. 46
HEADER INSTALLATION........................................................................................................................................................................ 48
HEADER SUSPENSION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 51
HEADER HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................................................................................................ 52
STARTING UP AND BREAK-IN ............................................................................................................................................................... 52
KNIVES AND SHEAR BAR ...................................................................................................................................................................... 52
SHEAR BAR DESIGN .............................................................................................................................................................................. 53
KNIFE SHARPENING ............................................................................................................................................................................. 54
DAILY SHEAR BAR ADJUSTEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................ 55
CONTROL BOX FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................. 56
METAL DETECTOR GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................................... 57
DAILY CHECKS ON THE METAL DETECTOR............................................................................................................................................ 58
METAL DETECTOR SENSITIVITY AJUSTEMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 59
DISABLING THE METAL DETECTOR ....................................................................................................................................................... 60
DRIVE FAILURE DETECTOR ................................................................................................................................................................... 61