2 Product Overview
2.1 Definitions
The following terms and acronyms may be used in this manual.
Term
Definition
A-Series he
ader MacDon auger header
API American Petroleum Institute
ASTM American S
ociety of Testing and Materials
Bolt
A headed and externally threaded fastener that is designed to be paired with a nut
Cab-forward Windrower operation with the Operator and cab facing in the direction of travel
CDM Cab disp
lay module on a self-propelled windrower
Center-link
A hydraulic cylinder or manually adjustable turnbuckle type link between the header
and the machine to which it is attached: It is used to change header angle
CGVW Combin
ed vehicle gross weight
D-Series header
MacDon D50, D60, and D65 rigid draper headers
DWA Doubl
e Windrow Attachment
ECM
Engine control module
Engine-forward Windrower operation with the Operator and engine facing in the direction of travel
Finger tight
Fin
ger tight is a reference position where sealing surfaces or components are
mak
ing contact with each other and the fitting has been tightened to a point where
the
fitting is no longer loose
FFFT
Flats from finger tight
GSL Ground speed lever
G
VW
G
ross vehicle weight
Hard joint
A joint m ad e with the use of a fastener where the joinin g materials are
highly incompressible
Header
A machine that cuts and lays crop into a windrow and is attached to a
self-propelled windrower
Hex key
A hex key or Allen key (also known by various other synonyms) is a tool of
hexagonal cross-section used to drive bolts and screws that have a hexagonal
socket in the head (internal-w renching hexagon drive)
hp Horsepower
ISC Intermediate Speed Control
JIC
Joint Industrial Council: A standards body that developed the standard sizing and
shape for original 37° flared fitting
Knife A cutting device which uses a r eciprocating cutter (also called a sickle)
n/a
Not applic ab le
Nut
An internally threaded fastener that is designed to be paired with a bolt
N-DETENT The slot opposite the NEUTRAL position on operator’s console
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