
Symptom
Problem
Solution
Refer to
Reel too high or too
far forward
Lower reel or move
reel rearward
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•
Ground speed too slow
Increase ground speed
Loose knife drive belt
Adjust drive belt tension
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•
Improper knife hold-down
adjustment
Adjust hold-down
Checking Knife
Hold-Downs, page 125
Dull or broken knife
sections
Replace knife sections
5.5.1 Replacing Knife
Section, page 116
Bent or broken guards
Align or replace guards
Reel
fi
ngers not properly
lifting crop ahead of knife
Adjust reel position and/or
fi
nger pitch
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•
3.7.10 Reel Tine Pitch,
page 55
Steel pick-up
fi
ngers
contacting knife
Increase reel clearance to
cutterbar or adjust frown
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•
Float is set too heavy
Adjust springs for
lighter
fl
oat
Raise cutterbar by lowering
skid shoes
Install cut-out sections
See your MacDon Dealer
Mud or dirt build-up on
cutterbar
Flatten header angle
Adjusting Header Angle,
page 50
Knife plugging
Knife is not operating at
recommended speed
Check engine speed of
windrower
Refer to the windrower
operator’s manual
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