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Running up Header
CAUTION
•
Never start or move the machine until you are sure all bystanders have cleared the area.
•
Clear the area of other persons, pets etc. Keep children away from machinery. Walk around the machine to be sure
no one is under, on, or close to it.
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Before investigating an unusual sound or attempting to correct a problem, return ground speed lever (GSL) to N-
DETENT, center steering wheel to lock, shut off engine, and remove key.
1.
Start windrower and operate header slowly for 5 minutes, watching and listening
FROM THE WINDROWER SEAT
for
binding, interfering parts, or unusual noises.
2.
Run the machine for 15 minutes at maximum engine operating rpm and perform the run-up check as listed on the
Predelivery Checklist (yellow sheet attached to this manual
–
Predelivery Checklist, page 121
) to ensure machine is
field-ready.
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Figure 5.32: Right End of Header
3.
Check knife speed in the windrower cab display module
(CDM) during run-up and adjust knife speed to maximum
on the CDM. Knife speed should be 1950 spm (actual speed
of knife drive box pulley [A] should be 975 rpm) with the
engine at maximum operating rpm.
4.
If speed is incorrect, check the header ID in the windrower
CDM. The header drive pump may also require adjusting.
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