8 Draper Clinic Handout
- FD1 FlexDraper
®
Break In Service
Change knife drive box lubricant.
Raise the header and place a container large enough to hold approximately
2.2 liters (2.3 quarts) under the knife drive box to collect the oil.
Remove the breather/dipstick
(A)
and the drain plug
(B)
. Alternate drain plug
located on forward side of the box. Drain the oil and replace the plug.
Add 2.2 liters (2.3 quarts) SAE 85W-140 to the knife drive box.
Refer to
Section 5.9 Knife Drive System
in the Operators Manual
for more information.
50 Hours – Continued
Check side draper deck height adjustment.
Check that clearance
(A)
between draper
(B)
and cutterbar
(C)
is 1–3mm
(1/16 - 1/8 in). If not, rotate connector slat to topside, loosen tension on
side draper, grab draper at connector slat and lift up and rearward to
remove draper from under cutterbar and expose the deck support.
Prop draper up with bar. Measure and note the thickness of the draper belt.
Loosen the two lock nuts
(D)
on the deck support
(A)
one-half turn only.
Tap the deck
(A)
to lower the deck relative to the deck supports. Tap the
deck support beside nuts
(D)
using a punch to raise the deck relative to
the deck supports.
Adjust so that measurement
(B)
is the thickness of the draper plus 1mm
as measured previously.
Tighten hardware then reinstall and tension draper. Recheck gap
to confirm correct adjustment.
Refer to
Section 5.12 Header Side Drapers
in the Operators Manual
for more information
NOTE: Correctly setting side draper deck height will limit the amount of material getting in between the drapers.
This should prevent stalling and damage to side drapers.
