MacDon 960 - Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTROOUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . .. 1
SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION
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SAFETY
Safety Alert Symbol .......•.....•.........•....•...•...•...•...•.... _. .. 4
Signal Words . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . . . . .. 5
Safety Signs . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . 6
General Farm Safety. . . . • . . • . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . • . • . . . • . . . • . . 7,8
SPECIFICATIONS
Harvest Header . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . • . . . • . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . .
.. 9
Hardware Torque Specifications ...........•...•....•.................•..•.... 10
Hydraulic Fittings Torque Specifications ......................•...•...•.•..•.... 11
HEADER OPERATION
Your Responsibilities
as an Owner/Operator ......•••.••••.•••.•...••..•••..•.... 12
Break-In Period .........................••••.••.•.•••.•••.••..•.•..•.. 13
Pre-Starting Checks: Annual
.................•.....•...•.•...•.••..•.•..•.... 14
Pre·Starting Checks: Daily .........•.....•........•.....•......•....•..•.... 14
Operate Correctly .. . . .......•....•........••.......•....••.•.•..•.... 15
Header Controls . . . . . ...•...•....•....•....•...............•.•..•.... 16
Header Lift Cylinder Stops .........•....•....•....•.....•......•.••.•..•.... 16
Reel Props . . ..............•..............•...............•.•....... 16
Operating Variables
Ground Speed
................•.....•.....•..•.•...•...•..••••.•..•.... 17
Cutting Height ................•.•..•••....•..•...•.•......•..•.•..•.... 18
Gauge Wheel Field Positions ......•.•..•....•....•.•.....•.•.••..•.•..•.... 18
Skid Shoes (Attachment) ........•.••••.•..•....•.•.•.•.•.•.••..••••.•.... 19
Header Flotation ...............••••.••••••.•..•.•••••••••.•••.•••....... 20
Header Angle .............••..•••...••...••..•••..••.•••.••..•••....... 20
Draper Speed ...........................................•...•......... 20
Delivery Opening
Width. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . .. 20-22
Double Delivery Headers ............................•.•...........•....... 23
Reel Speed
I Reel Height I Reel Position - Fore & Aft . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . • . . . 24
Divider Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . . . 25
Shut-Down Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . .... 25
Windrowing
Effects
of Operating Variables on Windrow Formation .......•...••..••. . • . . . . 26,27
Windrow Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . . 28,29
TRANSPORT
Transporting the Header on Windrower or Combine .....••...•...••..•...•......... 30
Lifting From Field Position
......................••...•...•...•...•......... 30
Gauge Wheel
I Transport Option
Converting from Field Position to Transport
.....•...•....•...•.............. 31,32
Attaching to Towing Vehicle ...............••...•....•...•...•..••......... 33
Towing the Header
......................••...•....•...•...•..••......... 33
Converting from Transport to Field Position
....••...•....•...•...•..•....... 34,35
STORAGE
Storage Procedure
..................•.....•...•....•....•......••........ 35
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