Symptom
Problem
Solution
Section
Reel speed too fast
Reduce reel speed
Reel
fi
ngers not
aggressive enough
Move to a more
aggressive
fi
nger
pitch notch
3.7.11 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 89
Reel too low
Raise reel
Relief valve on combine
(not on combine
fl
oat
module) has low relief
pressure setting
Increase relief pressure
to manufacturer’s
recommendations
Low oil reservoir level on
combine
NOTE:
Sometimes there
is more than one
reservoir
Fill to proper level
Relief valve malfunction
Replace relief valve
Refer to the combine
operator’s manual
Reel motion is uneven
or stalls In heavy crops
Cutting tough crops with
standard torque (19-tooth)
reel drive sprocket
Replace with high torque
(10-tooth or 14-tooth) reel
drive sprocket
5.14.3 Replacing Reel
Drive Sprocket, page 429
Plastic fingers cut at tip
Insuf
fi
cient reel to
cutterbar clearance
Increase clearance
5.13.1 Reel Clearance to
Cutterbar, page 404
Raise header
Decrease header tilt
Plastic fingers bent
rearward at tip
Reel digging into ground
with reel speed slower
than ground speed
Move reel aft
3.7.10 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 82
Raise header
Decrease header tilt
Plastic fingers bent
forward at tip (opposite
of above)
Reel digging into ground
with reel speed faster than
ground speed
Move reel aft
3.7.10 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 82
Correct plugging/cutting
issues
Plastic fingers bent
close to tine tube
Excessive plugging at
cutterbar with wads of crop
accumulating at cutterbar
while maintaining reel
operation
Stop reel before plugging
becomes excessive
3.10 Unplugging the
Cutterbar, page 204
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