MacDon FD75, Manual

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Adjusting Side Draper Tension
Draper Clinic Handout
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Adjusting Side Draper Tension
• Turn bolt (A) clockwise and white indicator bar (B)
will move inward, indicating that the draper is
being tightened.
• Turn bolt (A) counterclockwise and indicator bar
(B) will out outboard, indicating the draper is being
loosened.
• When properly tensioned, the white indicator (B)
will be halfway across the inboard side as shown.
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(7)- Sickle Guard— Center,
Pointed Part N um ber 124338
(8) - Pointed Guide– Top-Center,
Part N um ber 124344
(9) - Bar - Adjuster Part 34980
(D) - N ut - Part num ber 18654
(E)- Bolt - Part N um ber 50120
(F)- Bolt - Part N um ber 132404
Center Guard parts - Double Knife Drive Headers
Pointed Guard Part Numbers for D and FD Headers
S tandard (non stub) guards used in m ost locations across
cutterbar.
P art #118344
T he next 3 guards inboard from either knife drive gear box are
P art #118345 w hich have no back ledger and allow the knife
freedom to oscillate. D o u b le kn ife h ead ers h ave 6, sin g le
kn ife h ave 3.
B oth single and double knife D and F D headers have a half guard at each end of the
header. LH half guard is a
P art # 118301 and R H half guard is P art # 118302 (standard
non stub guards).
Please Refer to the MacDon parts catalogue for part numbers on your specific model