MacDon FlexDraper FD1 Series, Operator'S Manual, Page: 480 / 510

TROUBLESHOOTING
7.5 Cutting Edible Beans
Symptom Problem Solution Refer to
Header off ground
Lower header to ground
and run on skid shoes
and/or cutterbar
Cutting on the Ground,
page 53
Float set too light—rides
on high spots and does
not lower soon enough
Set fl oat for the following
conditions:
- Dry ground: 100–150 lbf
- Wet ground: 50–100 lbf
3.7.2 Header Float, page
55
Reel too high Fully retract reel cylinders
3.7.9 Reel Height, page
78
Reel too high with
cylinders fully retracted
Adjust reel height
3.7.9 Reel Height, page
78
Finger pitch not
aggressive enough
Adjust fi nger pitch
3.7.11 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 89
Reel too far aft
Move reel forward until
the
fi ngertips skim the soil
surface with header on the
ground and the center-link
properly adjusted
3.7.10 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 82
Lengthen center-link
Header angle too shallow
Increase header angle
can by fully retracting lift
cylinders (if cutting on
ground)
Adjusting Header Angle,
page 73
Reel too slow
Adjust reel speed to be
marginally faster than
ground speed
3.7.5 Reel Speed, page
73
Ground speed too fast Lower ground speed
3.7.6 Ground Speed, page
74
Skid shoes too low
Raise skid shoes to
highest setting
Cutting on the Ground,
page 53
Dirt packs on bottom
of cutterbar and raises
cutterbar off the ground Install plastic wear strips
on bottom of cutterbar and
skid shoes
See your MacDon Dealer
Ground too wet – allow
soil to dry
Plants being stripped
and complete or partial
plants left behind.
Dirt packing on bottom
of cutterbar with plastic
wear strips on cutterbar
and raises cutterbar off
the ground
Manually clean the
bottom of cutterbar
when excessive
accumulation occurs
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