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3.9
Header Operating Variables
The header will perform better if you adjust it to suit your specific crops and conditions.
Correctly adjusting the header reduces crop loss and speeds harvesting. Proper adjustments, along with timely
maintenance, will also increase the service life of the header.
The variables listed in Table
and detailed on the following pages will affect the performance of your header.
You will quickly become adept at adjusting the machine to achieve the results you desire. Most of the settings below have
been configured at the factory, but the settings can be changed to suit various crops and harvesting conditions.
Operating Variables
Variable
Refer to
Cutting height
3.9.1 Cutting off Ground, page 115
3.9.2 Cutting on Ground, page 118
Header float
Header angle
Reel speed
Ground speed
Draper speed
3.9.7 Side Draper Speed, page 135
Knife speed
3.9.9 Knife Speed Information, page 138
Reel height
Reel fore-aft position
3.9.11 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 144
Reel tine pitch
3.9.12 Reel Tine Pitch, page 152
Crop divider rods
3.9.14 Crop Dividers, page 159
Feed auger configurations
3.8.1 FM200 Feed Auger Configurations, page 84
3.9.1
Cutting off Ground
The header
’
s design allows you to cut crop above the ground, which results in stubble being cut to a uniform height.
When cutting above ground level:
•
Use the stabilizer wheels on the header (if this optional component is installed) to set the cutting height. The stabilizer
wheel system is designed to minimize bouncing at the header ends and may be used to float the header to achieve an
even cutting height when cutting above ground level in cereal grains.
The stabilizer wheel system (or stabilizer/transport wheel system) cutting height is controlled by the combine header
height control.
If the Stabilizer Wheels kit is installed, refer to
Adjusting Stabilizer Wheels, page 116
to change the wheel position.
If the EasyMove
™
Transport option is installed, refer to
to change the
wheel position.
