MacDon M1 Series - Installing Rear Light Assembly and Optional Ballast Package

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3.15 Installing Rear Light Assembly and Optional Ballast Package
Ballast must be added to the aft end of the windrower when it is paired with a heavy header. Use the following table to
determine the amount of ballast required. Review the instructions to install a rear light assembly with or without ballast
package to determine if the windrower needs this feature.
Refer to 4.1.13 Checking Tire Pressure, page 108 for the proper tire pressures when operating with the applicable header.
Table 3.2 Ballast Specifications
Header
Type
Description
Installed Options
Base
Kit
Additional
Kits
Additional Float
Springs (MD #)
D125X
7.6 m (25 ft.), single reel,
double knife, timed
—
00 0
D130XL
9.1 m (30 ft.), single reel,
double knife, timed
Base
00 0
D130XL
9.1 m (30 ft.), single reel,
double knife, timed
Transport
10 0
D130XL
9.1 m (30 ft.), single reel,
double knife, timed
Transport + upper cross
auger + vertical knives
1 0 B6047
D135XL
10.6 m (35 ft.), single reel,
double knife, untimed
Base
11
0
D135XL
10.6 m (35 ft.), single reel,
double knife, untimed
Transport
1 1 B6047
D135XL
10.6 m (35 ft.), single reel,
double knife, untimed
Transport + upper cross
auger + vertical knives
12
B6047
D135XL
10.6 m (35 ft.), double reel,
double knife, untimed
Base
11 0
D135XL
10.6 m (35 ft.), double reel,
double knife, untimed
Transport
11
B6047
D135XL
10.6 m (35 ft.), double reel,
double knife, untimed
Transport + upper cross
auger + vertical knives
1
2
B6047
D140XL
12.2 m (40 ft.), double reel,
double knife, untimed
Base
11
0
D140XL
12.2 m (40 ft.), double reel,
double knife, untimed
Transport
1 1 B6047
D140XL
12.2 m (40 ft.), double reel,
double knife, untimed
Transport + upper cross
auger + vertical knives
12
B6047
D145XL
13.7 m (45 ft.), double reel,
double knife, untimed
Base
1 1 B6047
D145XL
13.7 m (45 ft.), double reel,
double knife, untimed
Transport
12
B6047
D145XL
13.7 m (45 ft.), double reel,
double knife, untimed
Transport + upper cross
auger + vertical knives
1
2
B6106
NOTE:
• A kit contains eight 20.4 kg (45 lb.) weights for a total weight of 163 kg (360 lb.).
• Ballast is not required when the header is paired with an Auger or Rotary Disc Header.
ASSEMBLING WINDROWER