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Revision A
7.10
Running up the Header
WARNING
•
Keep everyone 100 m (330 ft.) away from your operation. Ensure bystanders are never in line with the front or rear
of the machine. Stones and other foreign objects can be ejected from either end with force.
•
Take extreme care to avoid injury from thrown objects. Do NOT, under any circumstances, operate the header when
other people are nearby.
•
Check cutterbar area carefully for loose parts and hardware on the cutterbar. These objects can be ejected with
considerable force when the machine is started, and may result in serious injury or machine damage.
•
The cutterbar curtain reduces the potential for thrown objects. Always keep the curtain down when operating the
header. Replace the curtains if it becomes worn or damaged.
WARNING
Before investigating an unusual sound or attempting to correct a problem, shut off engine, engage parking brake, and
remove key.
CAUTION
Never start or move the machine until you are sure all bystanders have cleared the area.
NOTE:
Higher engine rpm may be required to engage the rotary disc header. Do
NOT
exceed 1800 rpm.
1.
Clear all bystanders from the area.
2.
Start the windrower.
3.
Set the rotary disc header 152
–
305 mm (6
–
12 in.) above the ground and adjust the center-link to mid-position.
4.
Run the machine slowly for 5 minutes, and watch and listen
FROM THE OPERATOR
’
S SEAT
for binding or
interfering parts.
5.
Run the machine at operating speed for 15 minutes. Listen for any unusual sounds or abnormal vibration.
6.
Perform the run-up check as listed on the Predelivery Checklist (the yellow sheet inside the back cover of this
instruction) to ensure the machine is field-ready.
7.
Shut down the engine, and remove the key from the ignition.
8.
Retain the Predelivery Checklist and this instruction for future reference.
