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Problem Solution
Section
Header float too heavy Adjust to lighter float setting.
3.8.11 Checking and Adjusting
Float – M Series Self-Propelled
Windrowers, page 99
Wet undergrowth Cut when the undergrowth is dry.
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Reel position incorrect
Move the reel back and down (close to
guards).
3.8.5 Setting Reel Position, page
82
Knife drive belt too loose
Adjust the belt tension.
4.9.1 Header Knife Drive, page
167
Knife hold-downs improperly adjusted
Adjust the hold-downs so the knife
works freely.
4.8.8 Hold-Downs, page 156
Knife sections or guards are worn
or broken
Replace worn or broken parts.
4.8.1 Replacing Knife Section,
page 143
4.8.7 Guards, page 147
Reel not feeding properly in heavy crops Decrease the ground speed.
3.12 Selecting Ground Speed,
page 118
Bent or misaligned guards causing poor
shearing action
Align the guards for proper
shearing action.
Aligning Guard, page 148
Forming shields improperly adjusted -
fluffer too low
Adjust the forming shields, raise
the fluffer.
3.8.15 Positioning Forming
Shields, page 103
Fluffer bypassing or dragging crop
Adjust the fluffer for proper crop
control.
3.8.15 Positioning Forming
Shields, page 103
Auger to stripper clearance too wide
Adjust the auger to stripper bars
clearance.
3.8.4 Setting Auger Position,
page 79
Roll gap too large Adjust the roll gap.
3.8.13 Adjusting Conditioner Roll
Gap, page 101
Conditioner running too slow
Maintain the rated knife /
conditioner speed.
2.2 Product Specifications, page
25
Uneven crop flow across auger
Remove the front stripper bar or
stripper bar extension if installed.
4.13 Stripper Bar, page 192
Excessive center feeding of crop
Remove the front stripper bar
extensions if installed.
4.13 Stripper Bar, page 192
Build up of crop at ends of rolls, especially
in tall crops
Add the front stripper bar extension.
4.13 Stripper Bar, page 192
Symptom: Uneven windrow formation in light crop
Rear of feed pan too low Raise the rock drop tine bar.
3.8.12 Setting Feed Pan and
Rock Drop Tine Position, page
100
Symptom: Reel causes seed loss (e.g. grass seed)
Reel speed too fast
Adjust the flow control on the
windrower.
3.8.3 Adjusting Reel Speed, page
79
Header angle too steep, causing tines to
contact ground
Flatten the header angle, and check the
header float.
3.8.11 Checking and Adjusting
Float – M Series Self-Propelled
Windrowers, page 99
Reel not correctly positioned
Lower the reel speed, move the reel
rearward, as close as possible to the
auger, and downward as close as
possible to the knife and the pan.
3.8.3 Adjusting Reel Speed, page
79
3.8.5 Setting Reel Position, page
82
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