MacDon D60 - Page 59

169441 47 Revision D
Adjusting Inner Skid Shoes
Skid shoes are used to determine stubble height when cutting on the ground.
DANGER
To prevent bodily injury or death from the unexpected start-up or fall of a raised machine, always stop the engine,
remove the key, and engage the safety props before going under the header for any reason.
1. Raise the header fully.
2. Shut down the engine, and remove the key from the ignition.
3. Engage the header safety props. For instructions, refer to the windrower operator’s manual.
4. Raise the stabilizer wheels or slow speed transport wheels fully (if installed). For instructions, refer to Adjusting
Stabilizer/Slow Speed Transport Wheels, page 43.
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C
B
A
Figure 3.27: Inner Skid Shoe
5. Remove lynch pin (A).
6. Hold shoe (B) and remove pin (C) by disengaging it from the
frame and pulling it away from the shoe.
7. Raise or lower skid shoe (B) to achieve the desired position;
use the holes in support (D) as a guide.
8. Install pin (C), engage the pin in the frame, and secure it
with lynch pin (A).
9. Repeat Step 5, page 47 to Step 8, page 47 for all inner skid
shoes and ensure that all skid shoes are equally adjusted.
10. Adjust the header angle to the desired working position
using the machine’s header angle controls. If the header
angle is not critical, set it to the mid-position.
11. Check the header float as described in your windrower
operator’s manual.
Adjusting Outer Skid Shoes
Skid shoes affect stubble height when cutting on the ground.
DANGER
To prevent bodily injury or death from the unexpected start-up or fall of a raised machine, always stop the engine,
remove the key, and engage the safety props before going under the header for any reason.
1. Raise the header fully.
2. Shut down the engine, and remove the key from the ignition.
3. Engage the header safety props. For instructions, refer to the windrower operator’s manual.
4. Raise the stabilizer wheels or slow speed transport wheels fully (if installed). For instructions, refer to Adjusting
Stabilizer/Slow Speed Transport Wheels, page 43.
Figure 3.28: Outer Skid Shoe
5. Remove lynch pin (A) from pin (C) on skid shoe (B).
OPERATION