Symptom
Problem
Solution
Refer to
Reel too far forward
Reposition reel
3.7.10 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 82
Reel speed too high
Reduce reel speed
Bean pods are too dry
Cut at night when heavy
dew is present and pods
have softened
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Reel shattering pods
Reel
fi
nger pitch not
aggressive enough
Increase
fi
nger
aggressiveness (cam
position)
3.7.11 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 89
Float insuf
fi
cient
Increase
fl
oat
Consider installing
optional stub guards
Cutterbar guards
breaking
Excessive number of
rocks in
fi
eld
Tip:
Install a few guards
on one section of the
cutterbar and compare the
performance of the two
different guard styles
and
6.2.3 Stub Guard
Conversion Kit, page
448
Header too heavy
Readjust
fl
oat to make
header lighter
Decrease header angle
with lift cylinders
Header angle too steep
Shorten the center-link
Regular guards push dirt
and plug with debris or
plug with debris and then
push dirt
Install stub guard kit
6.2.3 Stub Guard
Conversion Kit, page
448
Cutterbar pushing too
much debris and dirt
Insuf
fi
cient support
for header
Install center skid shoes
on header
Crop wrapping around
reel ends
Uncut crop interfering on
reel ends
Add reel endshields
Refer to the header parts
catalog.
Adjust front deck
supports to achieve
proper clearance between
cutterbar and draper
5.12.5 Adjusting Deck
Height, page 391
Cutterbar fills up
with dirt
Excessive gap between
top of front of draper and
cutterbar
Raise header fully at
each end of
fi
eld (or as
required) and shift decks
back and forth to help
clean out cutterbar
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