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TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom Problem Solution Refer to
Reel fi ngers (steel) bent
and hooking plants from
crop
fl ow on drapers
Straighten fi ngers (steel) —
Raise reel
3.7.8 Reel Height, page
53
Reel occasionally
carries over plants
in same location
Dirt accumulation on
end of
fi ngers preventing
plants from dropping off
fi ngers onto drapers
Adjust reel fore-aft position
to move
fi ngers out of
the ground
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 54
Tire tracks or row
crop ridges
Cut at angle to crop rows
or ridges to allow knife
and guards to clean out
more effectively
Cutterbar pushing too
much dirt in certain
locations for length
of field
Rolling land along length
of
fi eld
Cut at 90° to undulations
(provided knife
fl oats
across without digging in)
—
Excessive accumulation
of crop on drapers (up to
height of reel center tube)
Increase draper speed
3.7.6 Draper Speed, page
52
Reel carries over an
excessive amount of
plants or wads
Finger pitch too retarded Increase fi nger pitch
3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 55
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