What to do if MacDon Farm Equipment has excessive breakage of knife sections or guards?
If there is excessive breakage of knife sections or guards on your MacDon Farm Equipment, adjust the hold-downs. If the cutterbar is operating too low in stony conditions, raise the cutterbar using skid shoes. Adjust for lighter float, straighten or replace the guard, and flatten the header angle.
What to do if MacDon Farm Equipment cutterbar fills up with dirt?
If the cutterbar fills up with dirt on your MacDon Farm Equipment, and there is an excessive gap between the top of the front of the draper and the cutterbar, adjust the front deck supports to obtain proper clearance between the cutterbar and draper.
What to do if MacDon Farm Equipment reel releases crop too quickly?
If the reel releases crop too quickly on your MacDon Farm Equipment, increase the cam setting and move the reel back.
What to do if MacDon Farm Equipment has strips of uncut material?
If your MacDon Farm Equipment leaves strips of uncut material, allow enough room for crop to be fed to the cutterbar and replace any broken sections.
Provides general farm safety precautions for operating and servicing machinery, including protective equipment.
Outlines safety precautions to be followed when performing maintenance on the machine, including engine shutdown.
Details safety precautions for assembling, operating, and servicing hydraulic components and systems.
Explains the hazards denoted by each type of safety decal found on the machine.
Provides technical specifications for the header, including cutterbar dimensions, knife details, and speeds.
Outlines the responsibilities of the owner and operator regarding safe operation and manual adherence.
Provides crucial safety precautions to follow during the operation of the header and windrower.
Explains the function of header safety props and the procedure for their use to prevent unexpected falls.
Details the importance and procedure for engaging reel safety props before working on or around a raised reel.
Lists essential tasks to perform each day before starting the machine to ensure safe and proper operation.
Details the correct procedure for shutting down the machine to prevent injuries and equipment damage.
Provides information on header adjustments, optional attachments, and optimizing performance for various conditions.
Offers a guideline table for setting up the header for various crops and conditions.
Explains how reel positions and cam settings allow adjustment for different crops and conditions.
Lists variables affecting header performance and how to adjust them for optimal results.
Explains how to adjust the cutting height for different crops and conditions.
Details how to control cutting height when cutting off the ground using header height control and stabilizer wheels.
Details the importance of reel speed for crop movement and how to adjust it for different conditions.
Explains the critical factor of reel fore-aft position for achieving best results in adverse conditions.
Describes double windrowing methods using deck shifting or a double windrow attachment.
Provides safety procedures and steps for clearing a plugged cutterbar.
Covers safe methods for transporting the header on a windrower or towed behind other equipment.
Lists precautions for transporting the header attached to the windrower, including road safety.
Provides steps to prepare the header for storage to prevent corrosion and wear.
Guides on connecting header drive hydraulics and electrical harness to the windrower.
Provides procedures for disconnecting reel hydraulics and header drive hydraulics from the windrower.
Outlines safety precautions to observe before beginning any service or maintenance on the machine.
Organizes periodic maintenance requirements according to service intervals.
Explains how maintenance requirements are organized by service intervals and how to log hours.
Details break-in inspections to ensure components operate correctly and prevent premature wear.
Outlines procedures for inspecting and servicing the header at the beginning of each operating season.
Provides steps to ensure the header is ready for the next harvest by preventing corrosion and wear.
Instructs on checking hydraulic hoses and lines daily for signs of leaks, emphasizing safety.
Explains the function of the cutterbar and knife/guards, and how to replace knife sections.
Guides on inspecting and replacing worn or damaged knife sections on the cutterbar.
Details the procedure for removing the cutterbar knife if it is worn or damaged.
Explains how to inspect and replace knifehead bearings and seals due to wear.
Provides instructions for installing new knifehead bearings, seals, and plugs.
Guides on installing a new cutterbar knife, aligning the knifehead, and checking clearances.
Details daily inspections for knife guards and how to adjust bent guards.
Guides on aligning guards and checking/adjusting hold-downs to prevent knife sections lifting.
Explains the knife drive system, which converts hydraulic pressure to mechanical motion for the knife.
Details checking mounting bolts and removing/installing the knife drive box and pulley.
Covers untimed and timed knife drive belts, including removal, installation, and tensioning.
Covers maintenance of side drapers, including removal, installation, and tension adjustment.
Provides instructions for removing side drapers if they are torn, cracked, or missing slats.
Guides on correctly installing side drapers to bring cut crop to the center.
Explains how to adjust draper tension to prevent slipping and sagging.
Explains how to inspect and adjust the draper seal gap to prevent system damage.
Covers maintenance of reel components, including clearance, frown, centering, tines, fingers, bushings, and endshields.
Explains minimum clearance between reel fingers and cutterbar to prevent damage and refers to table.
Explains the need to center the reel to avoid contact with endsheets and refers to specific configurations.
Explains how to loosen and tighten the reel drive chain for optimum power transfer.
Provides tables to diagnose causes of crop loss at the cutterbar and recommended solutions.
Helps determine causes of cutting action and knife component problems and recommends repair procedures.
Uses tables to determine causes of reel delivery problems and recommended repair procedures.
Provides tables to determine header and draper problems and recommended repair procedures.
Offers tables to determine causes of cutting edible bean problems and recommended solutions.
Provides tables to determine causes of windrow formation problems and recommended solutions.
Provides torque values for various bolts, cap screws, and hydraulic fittings.
General| Brand | MacDon |
|---|---|
| Model | D65 |
| Category | Farm Equipment |
| Language | English |
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