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Reel
Adjustments
Reel height position
Reel height is in cab controlled (refer to Combine operators Manual).
Depending on crop height, adjust the reel to engage the top portion of material to carry crop smoothly through
the knife onto the draper belts.
Down crop conditions will require the reel position to be lower and further forward. If the platform is fitted with a
pickup reel, also adjust to a more aggressive finger pitch.
Bushy or high volume crops may require raising the reel to prevent unevenness in delivery to the draper belts
and carryover on the reel. Indications that the reel may be too low are crop losses over the rear of the platform
or carry over around the reel, or disturbance of crop on the draper belts by the reel.
Indications that the reel may be too high are crop losses and dropped heads at the knife.
Manual Reel Fore & Aft Position.
1.
Engage combine safety stop and on level ground
lower platform until skid plate lightly touches the
ground. Shut off engine, set park brake and remove
key.
2.
Adjust fore-aft position individually on each reel arm
to desired position, ensuring reel is running parallel to
the platform when in desired position.
Reel Fore & Aft position
Reel fore and aft is in cab controlled (refer to Combine operators
Manual) or manually adjusted as an option.
The reel should be located above and slightly ahead of the knife to
move the crop material to the drapers and sweep the knife clean.
For straight standing crops centre the reel slightly forward of
the knife.
For crops that are down, tangled or leaning it may be re-
quired to move the reel further ahead of the knife.
Indications that the reel may be too far back are crop losses over the rear of the platform, carryover on the reel
or disturbance of crop on the draper belts by the reel.
Indications that reel may be too far forward are crop losses and dropped heads at the knife.
