MacDon 5000 - Page 66

TROUBLE SHOOTING
SYMPTOM
PROBLEM SOLUTION REF.
Ragged or uneven Bent or misaligned Align gua rd s for proper 49
cutting of crop. guards causing poor shearing action.
(conti
nued ) s hearing action,
Header flotation too Ad ju st to heavier float
31
[ight, causing bouncing .
sett i ng ,
Ground spe ed too fa st Slow down . Ground
26
speed should not
e
xc eed 8 mph (13
k mlh l.
Sickle d riv e be lt too
Increase be lt t ens ion. 50
l oo se,
R eel drive chain too I ncrea se cha in tension. 52
loose.
Long stubble in do wn Reel pos iti on inco rre ct
Move re el forward and 28
crop,
down .
Rotate cam cl ockwise 28
( viewed from R/H end)
for more aggressive ti ne
ac ti on .
Cutterbar angle too flat
In creas e cutterbar
30
for guards to pick up ang le.
down crop .
Ground speed too fa s t. Slowdown. 26
Cutt i ng height too high .
Lowe r cutting height
29
wi th s kid plates .
Excessive vibration of In correct PTO s peed . Ma i ntain proper RPM
cutting parts. on PTO . Check for
proper
match of pump &
gear-drive at
PTO .
Excessive loosen es s of Remove all excessive
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sickle and si c kl e drive play fr om cutterbar and
parts. si
ckle drive to reduce
vibration, then adjust
cutti ng components and
dr i ve .
Knocking in si
ck le drive.
Wom sickle h
ead pin . Replace .
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Wom needle bearing in Replace . 48
sickle head.
Pulling material by th e Reel position in c orre c t. Mo ve reel fOrH a rd and 28
roots or tall material
down .
leaning into machine.
Ground
speed too slow. In crease grou nd speed. 26
Reel speed too fast. Reduce reel speed. 27
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