MacDon FlexDraper FD130 - Page 595

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Table 7.1 FD1 Troubleshooting (continued)
Problem
Solution Refer to
Material not feeding evenly off knife
Install stub guards
• 5.8.7 Knife Guards, page 441
• 6.3.5 Stub Guard Conversion Kit,
page 550
• See your MacDon Dealer
Symptom: Hesitation in flow of bulky crop
Header angle too low Increase header angle 3.7.5 Header Angle, page 81
Material overload on drapers Increase side draper speed
3.7.8 Draper Speed, page 91
Material overload on drapers Install upper cross auger
Refer to 6.5.8 Upper Cross Auger
(UCA), page 558
Material overload on drapers
Add flighting extensions See your MacDon Dealer
Symptom: Drapers back-feed
Drapers running too slow in
heavy crop
Increase draper speed
3.7.8 Draper Speed, page 91
Symptom: Crop is thrown across opening and under opposite side draper
Drapers running too fast in light crop
Reduce draper speed
3.7.8 Draper Speed, page 91
Symptom: Material accumulates inside or under front edge of draper
Deck height improperly adjusted Adjust deck height
5.14.5 Adjusting Deck Height, page
492
Symptom: Material accumulating on end deflectors and releasing in bunches
End deflectors too wide
For headers with manual deck shift
only, trim deflector or replace with
narrow deflector (MD #172381)
3.10 Unplugging the Cutterbar, page
288
TROUBLESHOOTING