MacDon A40D - Setting Float - M1 Series Windrowers

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7. Restart the engine, and adjust the float as needed. For instructions on adjusting the float, refer to Setting Float – M1
Series Windrowers, page 96.
NOTE:
Increasing the float makes the header feel lighter.
Setting Float – M1 Series Windrowers
The float can be set for windrowing with the cutterbar on the ground.
The optimum float setting lets the header follow the contour of the terrain.
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Figure 3.143: Header Float – Cutterbar on Ground
1. Set the center-link to the mid-range position (5.0 on the
Harvest Performance Tracker [HPT]). For instructions, refer
to the windrower operator’s manual.
2. Lower the header until the cutterbar is on the ground.
NOTE:
To minimize scooping rocks when operating at the flattest
header angle, lower the header skid shoes. For instructions,
refer to the header operator’s manual.
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Figure 3.144: HPT Run Screen
3. Press rotary scroll knob (A) on the to display the
QuickMenu page.
4. Rotate scroll knob (A) to highlight header float icon (B) and
press the scroll knob to select.
OPERATION