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Problem Solution Refer to
Symptom: Excessive Losses at Dividers
Divider rod running down crop and
shattering pods
Remove divider rods
3.12.12 Crop Divider Rods, page 73
Vines and plants build up on endsheet
Install divider rods
3.12.12 Crop Divider Rods, page 73
Plant Vines Pinched between Top of Draper and Cutterbar
Cutterbar has filled up with trash with
draper to cutterbar gap properly
adjusted
Raise header fully at each end of field,
or as required and shift decks back
and forth to help clean out cutterbar
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Shifting of decks with header raised
does not clean out cutterbar debris
Manually remove debris from
cutterbar cavity to prevent damage to
drapers
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Symptom: Crop Accumulating at Guards and Not Moving Rearward onto Drapers
Reel finger pitch not
aggressive enough
Increase finger aggressiveness (cam
position)
3.12.10 Reel Tine Pitch, page 63
Reel too high
Lower reel
3.12.8 Reel Height, page 54
Minimum reel clearance to cutterbar
setting too high
Readjust reel minimum height with
cylinders fully retracted
Adjusting Reel Clearance, page 199
Reel too far forward
Reposition reel 3.12.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 55
Symptom: Reel Shattering Pods
Reel too far forward
Reposition reel 3.12.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 55
Reel speed too high Reduce reel speed 3.12.4 Reel Speed, page 49
Bean pods are too dry
Cut at night with heavy dew once
pods have softened
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Finger pitch not aggressive enough
Increase finger aggressiveness (cam
position)
3.12.10 Reel Tine Pitch, page 63
Symptom: Cutterbar Guards Breaking
Float insufficient Increase float
3.12.2 Header Float, page 48
Excessive number of rocks in field
Consider installing optional
stub guards
Note: Experiment with a few guards
on a section of cutterbar to compare
the performance of the two different
styles of guards
• 4.7.7 Knife Guards, page 145
• 5.2.3 Stub Guard Conversion Kit,
page 248
Symptom: Cutterbar Pushing Too Much Trash and Dirt
Header too heavy Readjust float to make header lighter 3.12.2 Header Float, page 48
Header angle too steep
Decrease header angle with lift
cylinders
3.12.3 Header Angle, page 48
Header angle too steep
Shorten the center-link
3.12.3 Header Angle, page 48
Regular guards push dirt and plug up
with trash or plug up with trash and
then push dirt
Install stub guard kit
5.2.3 Stub Guard Conversion Kit, page
248
Insufficient support for header
Install center skid shoes on header
Cutting on Ground, page 46
Symptom: Cutterbar Fills Up with Dirt
Excessive gap between top of front of
draper and cutterbar
Adjust front deck supports to obtain
proper clearance between cutterbar
and draper
4.9.8 Adjusting Deck Height, page 195
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