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TROUBLSHOOTING
ISSUE
CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Residue Plugging
or wrapping
1. Incorrect Head Angle
2. Roller Mount Tube
incorrectly installed
3. Pivot arm orientation
incorrect
4. Bearing installed
incorrectly
5. Devastator bottomed out
1. Adjust head angle to 23
– 25 degrees (
see page 15)
2. Make sure the Bearing Support Tab is on the backside
of the Roller Arm Mount Tube
3. Reposition the pivot arm so that it offsets under the
snout & not under the row
4. Make sure the side of the bearing that protrudes
outside of the cast housing is facing toward the roller
(each roller should spin freely by hand)
5. Raise head to allow travel, make sure angle is correct
Stalk are
n’t
“devastated”
1. Operating corn head too
high
1. Lower corn head until the rollers engage
Corn Head won’t
fit on head cart
1. Devastators bottom out
2. Roller won’t clear cart tire
3. Storage stands don’t rest
in the saddles on the cart
1. Adjust top rail & saddles higher on cart
2. Use side tilt to clear tires (if using a dual rear axle cart)
3. Order 5000-081 Head Extensions (JD 600 & 700 series
only)