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3.6.3 Reel Settings ............................................................................................................................... 56
3.7 Header Operating Variables.................................................................................................................... 58
3.7.1 Cutting Height ............................................................................................................................. 58
Cutting off the Ground ................................................................................................................ 58
Cutting on the Ground................................................................................................................. 61
3.7.2 Header Float ............................................................................................................................... 63
3.7.3 Header Angle .............................................................................................................................. 63
Adjusting Header Angle ............................................................................................................... 64
3.7.4 Reel Speed.................................................................................................................................. 64
Optional Reel Drive Sprockets ....................................................................................................... 65
3.7.5 Ground Speed ............................................................................................................................. 65
3.7.6 Draper Speed .............................................................................................................................. 66
3.7.7 Knife Speed Information................................................................................................................ 66
3.7.8 Reel Height ................................................................................................................................. 66
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position ................................................................................................................... 67
Adjusting Reel Fore-Aft Position .................................................................................................... 67
3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch ........................................................................................................................... 68
Reel Cam Settings .......................................................................................................................68
Adjusting Reel Cam ..................................................................................................................... 70
3.7.11 Crop Dividers............................................................................................................................. 70
Removing Crop Dividers with Latch Option from Header.................................................................... 70
Removing Crop Dividers without Latch Option from Header ............................................................... 71
Installing Crop Dividers with Latch Option onto Header ..................................................................... 72
Installing Crop Dividers without Latch Option onto Header ................................................................73
3.7.12 Crop Divider Rods....................................................................................................................... 75
Removing Crop Divider Rods......................................................................................................... 75
Installing Crop Divider Rods .......................................................................................................... 76
3.8 Delivery Opening .................................................................................................................................. 77
3.8.1 Manually Adjusting Delivery Opening on Header ............................................................................... 77
3.8.2 Adjusting Delivery Opening on Header using Hydraulic Deck Shift......................................................... 78
3.9 Double Windrowing .............................................................................................................................. 79
3.9.1 Shifting Decks Hydraulically ........................................................................................................... 79
3.10 Windrow Types .................................................................................................................................. 80
3.11 Haying Tips ........................................................................................................................................ 82
3.11.1 Curing ...................................................................................................................................... 82
3.11.2 Topsoil Moisture ........................................................................................................................ 82
3.11.3 Weather and Topography ............................................................................................................ 82
3.11.4 Windrow Characteristics.............................................................................................................. 82
3.11.5 Driving on Windrow.................................................................................................................... 83
3.11.6 Raking and Tedding .................................................................................................................... 83
3.11.7 Using Chemical Drying Agents ...................................................................................................... 83
3.12 Levelling the Header............................................................................................................................ 84
3.13 Unplugging the Cutterbar ..................................................................................................................... 85
3.14 Upper Cross Auger .............................................................................................................................. 86
3.15 Transporting Header ........................................................................................................................... 87
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