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Chapter 2:
Product Overview
Refer to this section to learn the definitions of the technical terms used in this manual, the machine
’
s specifications, and
the locations of key components.
2.1
Definitions
The following terms, abbreviations, and acronyms may be used in this manual.
Term
Definition
A Series Header
MacDon A30D, A30S, and A40D auger headers
API
American Petroleum Institute
ASTM
American Society of Testing and Materials
Bolt
A headed and externally threaded fastener designed to be paired with a nut
Cab-forward
Windrower operation mode, in which the Operator
’
s seat faces the header
CDM
Cab display module on an M Series Windrower
Center-link
A hydraulic cylinder or manually adjustable turnbuckle type connection between the
header and the vehicle, which is used to change the angle of the header relative to the
vehicle
CGVW
Combined gross vehicle weight
D Series Header
MacDon D50, D60, and D65 rigid draper headers
D1 SP Series Header
MacDon D115, D120, D125, D130, D135, and D140 rigid draper headers for windrowers
DDD
Double-draper drive
DK
Double knife
DKD
Double-knife drive
DWA
Double Windrow Attachment
ECM
Engine control module
Engine-forward
Windrower operation with Operator and engine facing in direction of travel
FFFT
Flats from finger tight
Finger tight
Finger tight is a reference position in which the given sealing surfaces or components are
making contact with each other and the fitting has been tightened by hand to a point
where the fitting is no longer loose and cannot be tightened further by hand
GSL
Ground speed lever
GSS
Grass Seed
GVW
Gross vehicle weight
Hard joint
A joint made with use of a fastener where joining materials are highly incompressible
Header
A machine that cuts and lays crop into a windrow when attached to a windrower
Hex key
A tool of hexagonal cross-section used to drive bolts and screws that have a hexagonal
socket in the head (internal-wrenching hexagon drive); also known as an Allen key
HDS
Hydraulic deck shift
hp
Horsepower
ISC
Intermediate Speed Control
JIC
Joint Industrial Council: A standards body that developed standard sizing and shape for
original 37° flared fitting
Knife
A cutting device found on a header
’
s cutterbar which uses a reciprocating cutter (also
called a sickle) to cut crop so that it can be fed into the header
MDS
Mechanical Deck Shift