MacDon FFT FD75 - Chapter 1: Safety; General Safety Precautions; Understanding Signal Words; Chapter 2: Unloading Header and Adapter

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Introduction................................................................................................................................................ i
List of Revisions ........................................................................................................................................ ii
Chapter 1: Safety .................................................................. .................................................................. 1
1.1 Signal Words .......................................................................................................................................1
1.2 General Safety.....................................................................................................................................2
1.3 Safety Signs ........................................................................................................................................4
Chapter 2: Unloading Header and Adapter ...................................................................................... 5
2.1 Unloading Header and Adapter from Trailer ...........................................................................................5
2.2 Lowering Header .................................................................................................................................7
2.3 Removing Shipping Stands................................................................................................................. 10
Chapter 3: Assembling Header and Adapter ........................ ......................................................... 15
3.1 Attaching Reel Lift Cylinders ... ............................................................................................................15
3.2 Setting up Combine Adapter .. .............................................................................................................21
3.2.1 Installing Filler Cap....................................................................................................................21
3.2.2 Removing Auger Flighting Extensions.. ....................................................................................... 23
3.2.3 Removing Stripper Bars.... .........................................................................................................23
3.2.4 Replacing Feeder Deflectors: New Holland CR Combines............................................................24
3.3 Attaching Header to Combine .............................................................................................................26
3.3.1 Challenger, Gleaner, and Massey Ferguson Combines ................................................................ 26
Installing Reel Fore-Aft/Header Tilt Selector Switch and Harness .................................................26
Preparing Transition Frame: AGCO Combines............................................................................29
Attaching Header to Challenger, Gleaner, or Massey Ferguson Combine...................................... 30
3.3.2 Case IH Combines .................................................................................................................... 34
Attaching Header to Case IH Combine .......................................................................................34
3.3.3 John Deere Combines ...............................................................................................................40
Installing Reel Fore-Aft/Header Tilt Switch: S and T Series Combines ..........................................40
Installing Reel Fore-Aft/Header Tilt Switch: 50, 60, and 70 Series Combines ................................. 45
Attaching Header to John Deere Combine.................................................................................. 49
3.3.4 CLAAS Combines .....................................................................................................................52
Installing Reel Fore-Aft/Header Tilt Selector Switch and Harness: CLAAS 500 Series....................52
Installing Reel Fore-Aft/Header Tilt Selector Switch and Harness: CLAAS 700 Series....................61
Attaching Header to CLAAS Combine ........................................................................................69
3.3.5 New Holland Combines . ............................................................................................................73
Attaching Header to New Holland CR/CX Combine .....................................................................73
3.4 Completing Header Assembly .............................................................................................................79
3.4.1 Attaching Cam Arms..................................................................................................................79
3.4.2 Repositioning Gearbox ..............................................................................................................80
3.4.3 Removing Shipping Supports .....................................................................................................81
3.4.4 Positioning Transport Lights ....................................................................................................... 82
3.4.5 Opening Endshield....................................................................................................................83
3.4.6 Removing Crop Dividers from Storage ........................................................................................84
3.4.7 Installing Crop Dividers without Latch Option...............................................................................84
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