Header
Header conveyor plugging or material not moving from center
of conveyor into front feed chain (Flex Header)
Possible Cause Correction
Straw retarder clearance from conveyor
flight too great.
Adjust straw retarder.
Reel not adjusted to provide smooth
flow of material into header conveyor.
Adjust reel height. Adjust reel speed
and flow of material into header
conveyor reel fore and aft position for
even flow.
Conveyor fingers retracting too early or
too late.
Adjust position of conveyor fingers for
best material flow.
Insufficient lean in header conveyor
flighting.
Conveyor flighting should have slight
lean toward center of conveyor.
Using carpenter’s square against
conveyor tube. Flighting should lean
approximately 0.5” (12.7 mm) toward
center of conveyor.
Straw retarder clearance from conveyor
flight too great.
Adjust straw retarder closer to flight.
Conveyor too far forward or too far to
rear.
Adjust conveyor fore and aft position.
Conveyor too high or too low. Adjust conveyor height.
Feeder chains not moving material.
Move front feed chain drum forward
away from header consistently.
Crop wrapping on Dynaflex header center conveyor auger
Possible Cause Correction
Wrapping in damp, green-stem
soybeans.
Install Auger Filler Kit.
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