MacDon FlexDraper FD1 Series - Cutting Edible Beans

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7.5 Cutting Edible Beans
Problem
Solution Refer to
Symptom: Plants being stripped and complete or partial plants left behind
Header off ground
Lower header to ground
and run on skid shoes
and/or cutterbar
3.7.2 Cutting on the
Ground, page 62
Float set too light—rides on high spots and does not
lower soon enough
Set float for the following
conditions:
- Dry ground: 100–150 lbf
- Wet ground: 50–100 lbf
3.7.3 Header Float, page
64
Reel too high Fully retract reel cylinders
3.7.10 Reel Height, page
95
Reel too high with cylinders fully retracted
Adjust reel height
3.7.10 Reel Height, page
95
Finger pitch not aggressive enough
Adjust finger pitch
3.7.12 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 111
Reel too far aft
Move reel forward until the
fingertips skim the soil
surface with header on the
ground and the center-link
properly adjusted
3.7.11 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 99
Header angle too shallow Lengthen center-link
Adjusting Header Angle
from Combine, page 83
Header angle too shallow
Increase header angle by
fully retracting lift cylinders
(if cutting on ground)
Adjusting Header Angle
from Combine, page 83
Reel too slow
Adjust reel speed to be
marginally faster than
ground speed
3.7.6 Reel Speed, page
89
Ground speed too fast
Lower ground speed
3.7.7 Ground Speed, page
90
Skid shoes too low
Raise skid shoes to
highest setting
3.7.2 Cutting on the
Ground, page 62
Dirt packs on bottom of cutterbar and raises cutterbar
off the ground
Install plastic wear strips
on bottom of cutterbar and
skid shoes
See your MacDon Dealer
Dirt packing on bottom of cutterbar with plastic wear
strips on cutterbar and raises cutterbar off the ground
Ground too wet – allow
soil to dry
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Dirt packing on bottom of cutterbar with plastic wear
strips on cutterbar and raises cutterbar off the ground
Manually clean the bottom
of cutterbar when
excessive
accumulation occurs
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