MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
5.10 Adapter Feed Draper
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury, before servicing machine or opening drive covers, refer to 5.1 Preparation for
Servicing, page 251.
5.10.1 Replacing Adapter Feed Draper
The draper should be replaced or repaired if it is torn, missing slats, or cracked.
1. If header is attached to combine, detach the header from the adapter. Refer to 4.7.1 Detaching Header from
Adapter and Combine, page 240.
WARNING
To avoid bodily injury or death from unexpected startup of machine, always stop combine engine and
remove key before making adjustments to machine.
2. Raise header fully, stop engine, and remove key. Engage header safety props.
3. To loosen draper tension, loosen jam nut (A) and
then hold nut (B) with a wrench and turn bolt (C)
counterclockwise to release tension. R epeat at
opposite side.
4. Disengage header safety props and lower feeder
house and adapter onto blocks to keep adapter slightly
off the ground.
Figure 5.127: Tensioner
5. Remove the draper connector straps (A) along
draper joint.
6. Pull draper from deck.
Figure 5.128: Draper Connector
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