MAC215986
500
Revision A
Table 6.1
Troubleshooting
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Crop Loss at Cutterbar (continued)
Problem
Solution
Refer to
Float set too light
Adjust header float
Symptom: Divider rod running down standing crop
Divider rods too long
Remove divider rod
3.9.14 Crop Dividers, page 184
Symptom: Crop not being cut at ends
Reel not frowning or not centered
in header
Adjust reel horizontal position or
reel frown
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3.9.11 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page
165
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Knife hold-down not adjusted properly
Adjust the hold-down so that the
knife works freely but still keeps
sections from lifting off of the guards
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or
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Knife sections or guards are worn
or broken
Replace all worn and broken
cutting parts
Header is not level
Level the header
3.11 Leveling Header, page 239
Reel fingers not lifting crop properly
ahead of knife
Adjust reel position and/or
finger pitch
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3.9.11 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page
165
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3.9.12 Reel Tine Pitch, page 178
Divider runs down thick crop at ends
preventing proper feeding due to
material bridging the guards
Replace 3
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4 end guards with short
knife guard
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4.8.8 Short Knife Guards and Hold-
Downs, page 354
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Symptom: Bushy or tangled crop flows over the divider rod, and builds up on the endsheets
Divider rods providing insufficient
separation
Install long divider rods
3.9.14 Crop Dividers, page 184
Symptom: Cut grain falling ahead of the cutterbar
Ground speed too slow
Increase ground speed
Reel speed too slow
Increase reel speed
Reel too high
Lower reel
Cutterbar too high
Lower cutterbar
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3.9.1 Cutting off Ground, page 120
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3.9.2 Cutting on Ground, page 126
Reel too far forward
Move reel back on arms