MacDon FFT FlexDraper FD75 - Page 447

TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom
Problem
Solution Section
Adjust front d
eck hooks to
obtain proper
clearance
between cutte
rbar and
draper
5.12.5 Adjusting Deck
Height, page 339
Cutterbar fills up wi th
dirt
Excessive gap between
top of front of draper and
cutterbar
Raise header fully at each
end of field or as required
and shift decks back and
forth to help c lean out
cutterbar
—
Reel fingers (steel) bent
and hook plants out of the
crop flow on drapers
Straighten fingers (steel)
—
Raise reel
3.7.8 Reel H eight, pa ge
73
Reel carries over odd
plants in same location
Dirt accumulation on end
of fingers do not let plants
slide off fingers over
drapers
Adjust reel fore and aft
location to move fingers
out of the ground
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 73
Excessive accumulation
of crop on drapers (up to
height of reel center tube)
Increase draper speed
3.7.6 Draper Speed, page
69
Reel carries over
excessive amounts
of plants or wads
Finger
pitch too retarded
Increase finger pitch
3.7.11
Reel Tine Pitch,
page 80
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