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Revision A
6.2
Mechanical Problems
Problem
Solution
Refer to
Symptom: Excessive noise
Bent disc blade
Replace blade.
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Removing Disc Blades, page 105
•
Installing Disc Blades, page 107
Conditioner roll timing off
Check roll timing and adjust if
necessary.
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•
Adjusting Roll Timing, page 57
Bent drum deflector
Replace drum.
Conditioner roll gap too small
Check gap and adjust if necessary.
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Symptom: Excessive vibration or noise in header
Mud deposits on conditioner rolls
Clean rolls.
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Conditioner rolls contacting each other
Increase roll gap.
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Conditioner rolls contacting each other
Check roll timing.
Symptom: Excessive heat in cutterbar
Incorrect level of lubricant in cutterbar
—
either too little or too much
Drain lubricant and refill with specified
amount.
Draining the Cutterbar, page 86
Symptom: Spindle bearing failure
Material wrapped around spindle
Remove disc and remove material.
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Removing Disc Blades, page 105
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Installing Disc Blades, page 107
Unbalanced drums/discs
Replace unbalanced components
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4.6.2 Cutterbar Discs, page 88
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Symptom: Frequent blade damage
Mud on cutterbar
Remove mud from cutterbar. Do
NOT
allow mud to dry on cutterbar.
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Header float set too heavy
Increase float.
Refer to windrower operator
’
s manual
Cutting too low in rocky field
conditions
Decrease header angle, increase float.
•
•
Refer to windrower
operator
’
s manual
Ground speed too high in rocky field
conditions. At high ground speed,
header tends to dig rocks from ground
instead of floating over them
Reduce ground speed.
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Disc blades incorrectly mounted
Check all blade mounting hardware
and ensure blades are free to move.