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Figure 3.27: Outer Skid Shoe
10. Check the header float as described in your windrower
operator
’
s manual.
3.7.2
Header Float
Headers are designed to ride on skid shoes while cutting on the ground. The windrower float system, however, reduces the
ground pressure at the cutterbar allowing the header to float over obstacles and follow ground contours instead of being
supported by the windrower lift cylinders. Refer to your windrower operator
’
s manual for details about header float
adjustments.
3.7.3
Header Angle
Header angle is the angle between the header and the ground. The header angle is adjustable to accommodate different
crop conditions and/or soil types and can be adjusted using the center-link between the windrower and the header.
For in-cab adjustment details, refer to the windrower operator
’
s manual.
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Figure 3.28: Header Angle
The header angle (A) controls the distance (B) between the
cutterbar knife and the ground and is a critical component for
effective cutting crop at ground level.
Adjusting the header angle pivots the header at the point of
skid shoe/ground contact (C).
Guard angle (D) is the angle between the upper surface of the
cutterbar guards and the ground.
