
Symptom
Problem
Solution
Refer to
Reel not frowning or not
centered in header
Adjust reel frown or reel
horizontal position
•
•
Knife hold-downs not
adjusted properly
Adjust hold-downs so
knife works freely but still
keep sections from lifting
off guards
Checking Knife
Hold-Downs, page 125
Knife sections or guards
are worn or broken
Replace all worn and
broken cutting parts
Header is not level
Level header
3.12 Levelling the Header,
page 71
Reel
fi
ngers not lifting crop
properly ahead of knife
Adjust reel position and/or
fi
nger pitch
•
•
3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 55
Crop not being cut
at ends
Divider runs down thick
crop at ends preventing
proper feeding due to
material bridging the
cutter guards
Replace 3–4 end guards
with stub guards
•
•
• See your MacDon Dealer
Bushy or tangled
crop flows over
divider rod, builds
up on endsheets
Divider rods providing
insuf
fi
cient separation
Install long divider rods
Ground speed too slow
Increase ground speed
Reel speed too slow
Increase reel speed
Reel too high
Lower reel
Cutterbar too high
Lower cutterbar
Reel too far forward
Move reel back on arms
3.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft
Position, page 54
Cutting at speeds over
6 mph (10 km/h) with
10-tooth reel drive sprocket
Replace with 19-tooth reel
drive sprocket
5.9.3 Reel Drive Sprocket,
page 203
Cut grain falling
ahead of cutterbar
Worn or broken knife
components
Replace components
214044
226
Revision A