
8.3
Reel Delivery
Symptom
Problem
Solution
Refer to
Reel speed too fast
Reduce reel speed
Reel too low
Raise reel
Reel tines too aggressive
Reduce cam setting
3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 55
Reel not releasing
material in normal
standing crop
Reel too far back
Move reel forward
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 54
Reel not releasing
material in lodged and
standing crop (reel
fully lowered)
Reel tines too aggressive
for standing crop
Reduce cam setting
3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 55
Reel tines too aggressive
Reduce cam setting
3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 55
Reel too low
Raise reel
Reel speed too fast
Reduce reel speed
Crop conditions
Install optional endshields
See your MacDon Dealer
Wrapping on reel end
Reel not centered
in header
Center reel in header
5.8.3 Centering the Reel,
page 178
Reel tines not
aggressive enough
Increase cam setting
3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 55
Reel releases crop
too quickly
Reel too far forward
Move reel back
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 54
Reel will not lift
Reel lift couplers are
incompatible or defective
Change quick coupler
—
Control set at ‘0’
Activate reel speed control
Quick couplers not
properly connected
Connect couplers
4 Header
Attachment/Detachment,
page 91
Reel will not turn
Reel drive chain
disconnected
Connect reel drive chain
5.9.7 Replacing Drive
Chain on Single Reel,
page 211
Reel motion uneven
under no load
Excessive slack in reel
drive chain
Tighten drive chain
5.9.2 Reel Drive Chain
Tension, page 200
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