OPERATION
Header Levelling
A 1/4 inch
(6
mm
) shim (A)
is
located
on
both
sides of wind
ro
wer lift linkage. If header is n
ot
l
evel
, adjust
as
follows:
1. Lower header onto a block so back
of
linkage
lifts
.
2.
Remove hardware (8) on the high side
of
the
header
and
remove shim (A). Replace hard·
ware (8
).
3.
Check header level. If more levelli
ng
is requir
ed,
install the removed shim on opposite
sid
e
of
linkage, adding it to the existing shim.
4. If header is still not level,
add
itional shims are
available
from
your
dealer
.
Header Flotation
HEADER
LEVELLING
The followi
ng
suggested header
flo
at settings
are
a start
ing
point for
norma!
conditi
ons.
Your specific
requirements
and
co
nditi
ons
may
require
hea
vier
or
l
ighter
float.
F
orc
e
requi
red
to lift the cutterbar off
ground
at
each
end
of
the
header
(w
ith lift cylinders
fully
retracted):
91
0/920/932 Auger
He
aders: 100 to 120 Ibs. (445 - 535 N)
942
Mul
ti
-C
ro
p Heade
r:
75
to
100
Ib
s.
(335
-
445
N)
960/962/970 Headers:
50
to
75
I
bs.
(22
5 -
335
N)
Benefits of lighter float setti
ng
s:
1.
Less
c
utti
ng component breakage
in
rough
or
sto
ny
conditions.
2. Avoids
soil
bu
ild-up at cutterbar
in
wet conditions.
Benefits of heavier float settings:
1.
When cutting very close to
th
e gro
und
, enab
le
s
the
cutte
rbar to
follow
ground
contours.
See
the
following
charts for approximate drawbolt
settings
for
normal
co
nditions
for
the
different
header
types.
Note
that because
of
end-to-end
weig
ht
differential, left
and
ri
ght d
rawbo
lt
setti
ng
s are different.
* Dimensions gi
ven
in
charts
are
for Auger
and
Multi-Crop
Headers
without
hay
conditioner,
an
d 960/962
Harv
es
t Header with s
tandard
bat
reel.
For Auger or
Mult
i-Crop H
eaders
with
hay
condit
io
ner
, or 960/962
Harvest Header with pick-up
reel,
decrease di
men
sion (
A)
by
1 inch
(25
mm)
.
NOTE: For heavier headers, e.g.
36'
972
and
16
'
920,
an
auxiliary float
spr
in
g
kit
is available
whi
ch
cons
i
sts
of
an
inner spring
in
s
talled
in
side
one
of
the
m
ai
n
springs
on
the
hea
vy
side
. Kit
numb
er
is
B2773
.
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