MacDon R216 SP - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ i
Serial Number .............................................................................................................................................ii
Chapter 1: Safety ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Safety Alert Symbols ............................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Signal Words ......................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 General Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Maintenance Safety ................................................................................................................................ 5
1.5 Hydraulic Safety .....................................................................................................................................6
1.6 Welding Precaution ................................................................................................................................ 7
1.7 Safety Signs ........................................................................................................................................... 8
1.7.1 Installing Safety Decals.................................................................................................................... 8
1.8 Locating Safety Decals ............................................................................................................................. 9
1.9 Understanding Safety Signs .................................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 2: Product Overview........................ .............................................................................. ............. 13
2.1 Specifications....................................................................................................................................... 13
2.2 Component Identification ...................................................................................................................... 15
2.3 Definitions .......................................................................................................................................... 17
Chapter 3: Operation................................................................. ............................................................... 19
3.1 Break-In Period .................................................................................................................................... 19
3.2 Daily Start-Up Check ............................................................................................................................. 20
3.3 Engaging and Disengaging Header Safety Props ......................................................................................... 22
3.3.1 Engaging and Disengaging Header Safety Props – M1240 Windrower.................................................... 22
3.4 Attaching Header to M1240 Windrower ................................................................................................... 24
3.4.1 Attaching Rotary Disc Header......................................................................................................... 24
Connecting Rotary Disc Header Hydraulics and Electrical – M1240 Windrowers..................................... 29
Connecting Rotary Disc Header Hydraulics Using Quick Couplers......................................................... 32
3.5 Detaching Header from M1240 Windrower............................................................................................... 35
3.5.1 Detaching Rotary Disc Header from M1240 Windrower ...................................................................... 35
3.6 Driveshields......................................................................................................................................... 39
3.6.1 Opening Driveshields ....................................................................................................................39
3.6.2 Closing Driveshields...................................................................................................................... 41
3.7 Cutterbar Curtain ................................................................................................................................. 42
3.7.1 Opening Cutterbar Curtain............................................................................................................. 42
3.7.2 Closing Cutterbar Curtain .............................................................................................................. 43
3.8 Header Settings.................................................................................................................................... 44
3.8.1 Cutting Height ............................................................................................................................. 44
3.8.2 Adjusting Cutterbar Angle.............................................................................................................. 45
3.8.3 Header Float ............................................................................................................................... 45
3.8.4 Ground Speed ............................................................................................................................. 46
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