MacDon D1X Series - Chapter 8: Troubleshooting; Crop Loss

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Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting tables are provided to help you diagnose and solve any problems you may have with the header.
8.1 Crop Loss
Use the following tables to determine the issue with crop loss and find the recommended repair procedure.
Table 8.1 Troubleshooting Crop Loss at Cutterbar
Problem Solution Refer to
Symptom: Does not pick up downed crop
Cutterbar too high
Lower cutterbar
• Cutting off the Ground, page 58
• Cutting on the Ground, page 61
Header angle too low Increase header angle
3.7.3 Header Angle, page 63
Reel too high
Lower reel
3.7.8 Reel Height, page 66
Reel too far back Move reel forward
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 67
Ground speed too fast for reel speed
Increase reel speed or reduce
ground speed
• 3.7.4 Reel Speed, page 64
• 3.7.5 Ground Speed, page 65
Reel fingers not lifting crop sufficiently Increase finger pitch aggressiveness 3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch, page 68
Reel fingers not lifting crop sufficiently Install crop lifters See your MacDon Dealer
Symptom: Heads shattering or breaking off
Reel speed too fast Reduce reel speed 3.7.4 Reel Speed, page 64
Reel too low Raise reel
3.7.8 Reel Height, page 66
Ground speed too fast
Reduce ground speed 3.7.5 Ground Speed, page 65
Crop too ripe
Operate at night when humidity
is higher
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Symptom: Material accumulating in gap between cut-out in endsheet and knifehead
Crop heads leaning away from
knifehead hole in endsheet
Add knifehead shields (except in
damp or sticky soils)
5.5.9 Knifehead Shield, page 144
Symptom: Strips of uncut material
Crowding uncut crop
Allow enough room for crop to be fed
to cutterbar
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Broken knife sections
Replace broken sections
5.5.1 Replacing Knife Section, page
132
Symptom: Excessive bouncing at normal field speed
Float set too light Adjust header float 3.7.2 Header Float, page 63
Symptom: Divider rod running down standing crop
Divider rods too long
Remove divider rod
3.7.11 Crop Dividers, page 70
Symptom: Crop not being cut at ends
Reel not frowning or not centered
in header
Adjust reel horizontal position or
reel frown
• 3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page
67
• 5.8.2 Reel Frown, page 202