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4.3 Operating the Windrower...............................................................................................................157
4.3.1 Operational Safety ................................................................................................................157
4.3.2 Break-In Period.....................................................................................................................158
4.3.3 Preseason Checks/Annual Service ......................................................................................... 158
Air Conditioning Compressor Coolant Cycling.................................................................. 159
4.3.4 Daily Checks and Maintenance .............................................................................................. 159
4.3.5 Engine Operation ..................................................................................................................160
Starting the Engine ........................................................................................................160
Engine Warmup............................................................................................................. 162
Engine Intermediate Speed Control (ISC)........................................................................ 163
Shutting Down the Engine .............................................................................................. 163
Filling the Fuel Tank ....................................................................................................... 163
Engine Temperature.......................................................................................................164
Engine Oil Pressure....................................................................................................... 165
Electrical .......................................................................................................................165
Engine Warning Lights ...................................................................................................165
4.3.6 Driving the Windrower ...........................................................................................................165
Entering and Exiting the Windrower ................................................................................167
Driving Forward in Cab-Forward Mode............................................................................ 168
Driving Reverse in Cab-Forward Mode............................................................................ 169
Driving Forward in Engine-Forward Mode........................................................................ 170
Driving in Reverse in Engine-Forward Mode .................................................................... 171
Spin Turning..................................................................................................................172
Stopping .......................................................................................................................172
4.3.7 Adjusting Caster Tread Width .................................................................................................173
4.3.8 Transporting..........................................................................................................................175
Driving on the Road ....................................................................................................... 175
Towing Header with Windrower....................................................................................... 178
Towing the Windrower (Emergency)................................................................................ 190
Final Drives ................................................................................................................... 191
4.3.9 Storing the Windrower ...........................................................................................................191
4.4 Operating with a Header ...............................................................................................................193
4.4.1 Header Safety Props .............................................................................................................193
4.4.2 Header Float.........................................................................................................................195
Float Operating Guidelines ............................................................................................. 195
Checking Float ..............................................................................................................195
Float Options.................................................................................................................198
4.4.3 Levelling the Header .............................................................................................................. 199
4.4.4 Header Drive ........................................................................................................................202
Engaging and Disengaging the Header ........................................................................... 202
Reversing the Header .................................................................................................... 203
4.4.5 Adjusting Header Angle .........................................................................................................203
Checking Self-Locking Center-Link Hook.........................................................................205
4.4.6 Cutting Height .......................................................................................................................206
4.4.7 Return to Cut .......................................................................................................................207
Programming the Return to Cut Feature.......................................................................... 207
Using the Return to Cut Feature ..................................................................................... 208
4.4.8 Auto Raise Height .................................................................................................................209
Programming the Auto Raise Height Feature...................................................................209
Using the Auto Raise Height Feature .............................................................................. 210
4.4.9 Header Drop Rate .................................................................................................................210
4.4.10 Double Windrowing ...............................................................................................................211
Double Windrow Attachment (DWA) Deck Position ..........................................................211
Double Windrow Attachment (DWA) Draper Speed.......................................................... 212
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