MacDon 5000 - Trouble Shooting

'TROUBLE SHOOTING
SYM PT OM
PRO
BL EM S OL UT ION
REF,
Excessi
ve breakage of
Cutting height too low Rai se cu tti ng height 29
sick le sections or in stony co nd itions. with sk id plates.
guards .
Cu tt erbar angle too Decrea se cu tterbar 30
st ee p' in stony angle
conditions.
Header fl otation too
Adjust to
lighter float 31
hea vy in stony setting.
condilions
Guards, sickle and Straighten guards, a lign
49
hold-downs misaligned . ho l d-downs .
Grou nd s peed to o high Reduce ground speed.
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in stclnY conditions.
Sickh:! speed t oo slow . M ain ta in proper RPM
on PTO . Check for
proper match of pump
& gear-cirive at PTO .
Sic kl e back brea kage . Bent or broken guard. Straighten or re pla ce. 49
Worn sick le head pin . Replace. 48
Dull sickle. R eplace , 48
Ragged or une ve n CuttE~rbar angle too flat Increa se cutte rbar
30
cu tti ng of cr op .
for
gllJards to pi ck up angle.
down crop.
Reel position i nco rrec t. Move reel forward and 28
down .
PTO speed too s low .
Mainta in pr ope r RPM
on PT O. C he ck for
pr oper match of pum p
& gea r-drive at PTO .
Relie!f valve pressure Replace va l ve . 46
too l ow .
Sickle
se ctions or Replace worn or 47
guar,ds are worn or
bro k en parts.
brokl;n.
Bent sickle causing
Straigh
ten a bent 48
binding. sickle. Ch eck alignment
an d adj ust if necessary.
Siclde hol d-d ow ns Adjust hold-downs so 49
improperly adjusted. sickle wo rk s f reely , but
still k eep sec tion s from
lifting off
guards .
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