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Problem Solution
Refer to
Symptom: Material stalls on the header before the auger can pull it into the feeder house
The header’s pan surface is too rough.
Polish the header pan with emery
cloth or a buffing wheel.
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Incorrect header height Adjust header height. Header Height, page 90
Incorrect face plate angle
The header face plate can be adjusted
on some combine headers. Adjust the
combine header tilt so that when the
header is at operating height, the
header floor pan and the ground are
parallel to each other.
NOTE:
Adjust header tilt to Corn Setting from
Grain Setting.
Refer to your combine
operator’s manual.
Symptom: Draper belts tracking incorrectly
Draper belt tension is incorrect Tension the draper belts. See your Dealer.
Dirt/crop buildup on the rollers
Remove the draper belts and remove
any dirt or crop buildup from surface
of the rollers and the roller grooves.
5.7.1 Draper Belts, page 260
Belts are sometimes tacky when new
Apply talcum or baby powder onto the
draper belts to reduce tackiness. Belts
may also need to be run loose for the
first few hours of break them in.
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Symptom: Belts stalling when loaded with crop material
Draper belts are too loose Increase the draper belt tension. See your Dealer.
Symptom: Hold-down slave cylinder lags behind master on lift
Air in the hydraulic system Bleed the hydraulic cylinders.
5.9.4 Bleeding Cylinders and Lines,
page 303
Symptom: Hold-down master cylinder lags behind slave on descent and ahead of slave on lift
An obstruction is preventing cylinder
movement
Check the lift cylinder and lift arm
attachments.
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Air in the hydraulic system Bleed the hydraulic cylinders.
5.9.4 Bleeding Cylinders and Lines,
page 303
Hydraulic fluid flow is restricted
Check the hydraulic hoses and lines.
5.9.5 Hydraulic Hoses and Lines, page
304
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