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Table 8.1 Troubleshooting Crop Loss at Cutterbar (continued)
Problem Solution
Refer to
Knife hold-downs not adjusted
properly
Adjust hold-downs so knife works
freely but still keep sections from
lifting off guards
• Checking and Adjusting Hold-
Downs with Pointed Guards, page
141
• Checking and Adjusting Hold-
Down with Stub Guards, page 143
Knife sections or guards are worn
or broken
Replace all worn and broken
cutting parts
5.5 Cutterbar, page 132
Header is not level Level header
3.12 Levelling the Header, page 84
Reel fingers not lifting crop properly
ahead of knife
Adjust reel position and/or
finger pitch
• 3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page
67
• 3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch, page 68
Divider runs down thick crop at ends
preventing proper feeding due to
material bridging the guards
Replace 3–4 end guards with
stub guards
• 5.5.7 Knife Guards, page 137
• 6.2.4 Stub Guard Conversion Kit,
page 247
• See your MacDon Dealer
Symptom: Bushy or tangled crop flows over divider rod, builds up on endsheets
Divider rods providing insufficient
separation
Install long divider rods 3.7.11 Crop Dividers, page 70
Symptom: Cut grain falling ahead of cutterbar
Ground speed too slow Increase ground speed 3.7.5 Ground Speed, page 65
Reel speed too slow Increase reel speed 3.7.4 Reel Speed, page 64
Reel too high
Lower reel
3.7.8 Reel Height, page 66
Cutterbar too high
Lower cutterbar
• Cutting off the Ground, page 58
• Cutting on the Ground, page 61
Reel too far forward Move reel back on arms
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 67
Cutting at speeds over 10 km/h
(6 mph) with 10-tooth reel drive
sprocket
Replace with 19-tooth reel drive
sprocket
5.9.3 Reel Drive Sprocket, page 229
Worn or broken knife components Replace components 5.5 Cutterbar, page 132
TROUBLESHOOTING
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