MacDon D1X Series - Page 279

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Problem Solution
Refer to
Cutting tough crops with standard
torque (19-tooth) reel drive sprocket
Replace with high torque (10-tooth) or
14-tooth reel drive sprocket
5.9.3 Reel Drive Sprocket, page 229
Symptom: Plastic fingers cut at tip
Insufficient reel to cutterbar clearance Increase clearance
5.8.1 Reel-to-Cutterbar Clearance,
page 198
Symptom: Plastic fingers bent rearward at tip
Reel digging into ground with reel
speed slower than ground speed
Raise header
3.7.1 Cutting Height, page 58
Reel digging into ground with reel
speed slower than ground speed
Decrease header tilt
3.7.3 Header Angle, page 63
Reel digging into ground with reel
speed slower than ground speed
Move reel aft
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 67
Symptom: Plastic fingers bent forward at tip
Reel digging into ground with reel
speed faster than ground speed
Raise header
3.7.1 Cutting Height, page 58
Reel digging into ground with reel
speed faster than ground speed
Decrease header tilt
3.7.3 Header Angle, page 63
Reel digging into ground with reel
speed faster than ground speed
Move reel aft
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 67
Excessive plugging at cutterbar with
wads of crop accumulating at
cutterbar while maintaining reel
operation
Correct plugging and cutting issues
3.13 Unplugging the Cutterbar, page
85
Excessive plugging at cutterbar with
wads of crop accumulating at
cutterbar while maintaining reel
operation
Stop reel before plugging becomes
excessive
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