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Form # 147277
2
Issue 12/05
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................1
SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION ...................................................................................................................4
SAFETY
Safety Alert Symbol................................................................................................................................4
Signal Words..........................................................................................................................................5
Safety Signs ...........................................................................................................................................6
General Farm Safety...........................................................................................................................7,8
SPECIFICATIONS
963 Harvest Header ...............................................................................................................................9
Hardware Torque Specifications ..........................................................................................................10
Hydraulic Fittings Torque Specifications ..............................................................................................11
HEADER OPERATION
Your Responsibilities as an Owner/Operator .......................................................................................12
Break-In Period ....................................................................................................................................13
Pre-Starting Checks: Annual................................................................................................................14
Pre-Starting Checks: Daily ...................................................................................................................14
Operate Correctly.................................................................................................................................15
Header Controls ...................................................................................................................................16
Header Lift Cylinder Stops ...................................................................................................................16
Reel Props ...........................................................................................................................................16
Operating Variables
Ground Speed ...................................................................................................................................17
Cutting Height....................................................................................................................................18
Gauge Wheel Field Positions ............................................................................................................18
Skid Shoes (Attachment)...................................................................................................................19
Header Flotation................................................................................................................................20
Header Angle ....................................................................................................................................21
Draper Speed ....................................................................................................................................21
Delivery Opening Width............................................................................................................... 21-23
End Delivery ......................................................................................................................................24
Reel Speed / Reel Height / Reel Position - Fore & Aft ......................................................................25
Divider Angle .....................................................................................................................................26
Shut-Down Procedure..........................................................................................................................26
Windrowing
Effects of Operating Variables on Windrow Formation ................................................................27,28
Windrow Characteristics...............................................................................................................29,30
TRANSPORT
Transporting the Header on Windrower or Combine ...........................................................................31
Gauge Wheel / Transport Option
Converting from Field Position to Transport.................................................................................32,33
Attaching to Towing Vehicle ..............................................................................................................34
Towing the Header ............................................................................................................................34
Converting from Transport to Field Position.................................................................................35,35
STORAGE
Storage Procedure ...............................................................................................................................36