MacDon R113 - Page 266

TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom
Problem
Solution Refer to
Ground speed t
oo fast Reduce ground speed.
3.15.4 Ground
Speed, page 84
Roll gap too large for
proper feeding
Decrease roll gap.
3.15.6 Roll Gap, page 85
Roll gap too s
mall
in thick-st
emmed
cane-type c
rops
Increase ro
ll gap.
3.15.6 Roll Gap, page 85
Baffle set too low Raise baffle. Internal Intensity Baffle, page 92
Foreign ob
ject
between r
olls
Disengage
mower conditioner
andstopen
gine. When all
moving pa
rts have completely
stopped,
remove foreign object.
3.18 Unplu
gging the Mower
Conditio
ner, page 105
Cutting height too low
Decrease mower conditioner
angle to raise cutting height.
3.15.2 Cutterbar Angle, page 82
Backing into windrow
Raise mo
wer conditioner before
backing
up.
3.11 Raising and Lowering
Mower C onditioner, page 59
Conditioner rolls
plugging
Rolls improperly timed Adjust roll timing. 3.15.8 Roll Timing, page 88
Rear d
eflector
bypas
sing or
dragg
ing crop
Adjus
treardeflector for proper
crop c
ontrol.
3.15.
11 Cutterbar Deflectors,
page 9
7
Forming shields
improperly adjusted
Adjust forming shields.
3.15.9 Forming Shields: Roll
Conditioner, page 90,or
Forming Shields: Finger
Conditioner, page 96.
Uneven formation
and bunching
of windrow
Roll gap too large Adjust roll gap.
3.15.6 Roll Gap, page 85
Cu
tting height
va
ries from one
si
de to the other
Float not properly
balanced
Ad
just mower conditioner float.
3.
15.1 Mower Conditioner Float,
pa
ge 80
Broken, bent, or
dull blades
Replace blades, or turn
blades over.
4.4.5 Cutterblades, page 145
G
round s peed too fast Reduce ground speed.
3
.15.4 Ground Speed, page 84
Not cutting
short enough in
down crop
Cutting height
too high
Adjust to steeper mower
conditioner angle in order to
lower cutting height if fi eld
conditions allow.
3.15.2 Cutterbar Angle, page 82
Material being
pulled out by roots
when cutting,
tall crop leaning
into m achine
Crop in conditioner
rolls before crop is cut
Increase roll gap.
3.15.6 Roll Gap, page 85
Insufficient roll gap
Adjust roll spacing.
3.15.6 Roll Gap, page 85
Damaged leaves
andbrokenstems
Roll timing off
Check roll timing and adjust
if necessary.
3.15.8 Roll Timing, page 88
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