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Definitions
The following terms and acronyms may be used in this instruction:
Term
Definition
A Series header
MacDon A30D and A40D auger headers
API
American Petroleum Institute
ASTM
American Society of Testing and Materials
Bolt
A headed and externally threaded fastener that is designed to be paired with a nut
Cab-forward
Windrower operation with Operator and cab facing in direction of travel
CDM
Cab display module on a windrower
Center-link
A hydraulic cylinder or manually adjustable turnbuckle type link between header and
machine used to change header angle
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 SP rigid draper headers for M Series
Windrower
DDD
Double-draper drive
DK
Double knife
DKD
Double-knife drive
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 where sealing surfaces or components are making
contact with each other, and fitting has been tightened to a point where fitting is no
longer loose
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 and is attached to a windrower
Hex key
A tool of hexagonal cross-section used to drive bolts and screws that have a hexagonal
socket in head (internal-wrenching hexagon drive); also known as an Allen key and various
other synonyms
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 which uses a reciprocating cutter (also called a sickle)