User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 169000_RevF - Final - A Series OM Cover MACDON for WEB.pdf
- 169000_RevF - A Series OM FINAL w DofC for WEB
- back page
- new cover_WEB.pdf
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- Model and Serial Number
- 1Safety
- 2Definitions
- 3Component Identification
- 4Specifications
- 5Operation
- 5.1Owner/Operator Responsibilities
- 5.2Operational Safety
- 5.3Tractor Setup: Pull-Type
- 5.4Mower Conditioner / Tractor Hook-Up: Pull-Type
- 5.5Mower Conditioner / Tractor Unhook: Pull-Type
- 5.6Header Attachment: Self-Propelled
- 5.7Configure Reverser Valve Jumper Hose
- 5.8Header Detachment: Self Propelled
- 5.9Transporting Header/Mower Conditioner
- 5.10Break-In Period
- 5.11Preseason Check
- 5.12Daily Start-Up Check
- 5.13Shutdown Procedure
- 5.14Engaging the Power Take-Off (PTO): Pull-Type
- 5.15Lift Cylinder Lockouts
- 5.16Steering the Pull-Type Mower Conditioner
- 5.17Unplugging the Header/Mower Conditioner
- 5.17.1Unplugging Conditioner and Knife: Pull-Type
- 5.17.2Unplugging Conditioner: Self-Propelled
- 5.17.3Unplugging Conditioner and Knife: Self-Propelled
- 5.18Header Operation
- 5.18.1Lean Bar Position
- 5.18.2Auger Speed
- 5.18.3Reel Speed
- 5.18.4Auger Position
- 5.18.5Reel Position
- 5.18.6Adjusting Tine Aggressiveness
- 5.18.7Cutting Height
- 5.18.8Header Angle
- 5.18.9Flotation
- 5.18.10Adjusting Feed Pan and Rock Drop Tine Position
- 5.18.11Hay Conditioner
- 5.18.12Adjusting Roll Tension
- 5.18.13Forming Shields
- 5.18.14Tall Crop Dividers
- 5.18.15Ground Speed
- 5.18.16Grass Seed Windrowing
- 5.18.17Haying Tips
- 5.18.18Storage
- 6Maintenance and Servicing
- 6.1Preparation for Servicing
- 6.2Recommended Safety Procedures
- 6.3Maintenance Specifications
- 6.4Driveshields
- 6.5Lift Cylinder Lock-Outs
- 6.6Lubrication
- 6.7Hydraulics
- 6.8Knife and Knife Drive
- 6.8.1Replacing Knife Section
- 6.8.2Sickle Removal
- 6.8.3Installing Knife
- 6.8.4Sickle Head Bearing Removal
- 6.8.5Sickle Head Bearing Installation
- 6.8.6Spare Sickle
- 6.8.7Sickle Guards
- 6.8.8Sickle Hold-Downs
- 6.8.9Sickle Drive Belt: A30-S
- 6.8.10Sickle Drive Belts: A30-D
- 6.8.11Sickle Drive Belts: A40-D
- Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Timing Belt – A40-D Left Side
- Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Timing Belt – A40-D Left Side
- Removal: A40-D LH Sickle Drive Timing Belt
- Removal: A40-D LH Sickle Drive Timing Belt
- Installing Knife Drive Timing Belts – A40-D Left Side
- Installing Knife Drive Double V-Belts – A40-D Left Side
- Adjusting Tension on Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
- Removing Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
- Installing Knife Drive Belt – A40-D Right Side
- 6.8.12Sickle Drive Belt Timing Adjustment
- 6.8.13Knife Drive Box
- 6.9Reel Drive Belts: A30-S, A30-D
- 6.10Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings – A30-D
- 6.11Reel and Reel Drive: A30-S, A30-D
- 6.12Reel and Reel Drive: A40-D
- 6.13Auger and Auger Drive – A30-D
- 6.14Auger and Auger Drive – A40-D
- 6.15Conditioner
- 6.15.1Changing Gearbox Oil
- 6.15.2Removing Forming Shield
- 6.15.3Disassembling Forming Shield
- 6.15.4Assembling Forming Shield
- 5.Attach adjuster rods (B) to side deflectors (C) with lynch pin (A).
- 6.15.5Installing Forming Shield
- 6.15.6Hydraulic Drive Motor Removal: All Models
- 6.15.7Hydraulic Drive Motor Installation: All Models
- 6.15.8Gearbox Removal: A30-S
- 6.15.9Gearbox Installation: A30-S
- 6.15.10Gearbox Removal: A30-D
- 6.15.11Gearbox Installation: A30-D
- 6.15.12Gearbox Removal: A40-D
- 6.15.13Gearbox Installation: A40-D
- 6.16Wheels and Tires – A30-D
- 6.17Replacing Skid Shoe Wear Plate
- 6.18Gauge Rollers
- 6.19Maintaining Electrical System
- 6.20Maintenance Schedule
- 7Troubleshooting
- 8Options and Attachments
- 9Unloading and Assembly
- Model and Serial Number
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INDEX
169000 176 Revision F
3 Point Hitch ..................................................... 34, 36
Abbreviations.......................................................... 22
Articulating Power Tongue (APT)..................... 23, 25
Assembly .............................................................. 175
Attachments ......................................................... 174
Auger
beaters ................................................................ 92
pan extensions ................................................... 92
pans .................................................................. 149
position ............................................................... 70
rubber fingers ................................................... 149
speed .................................................................. 68
Auger Drive
A30-D ................................................................ 147
A30-D belt tension ............................................ 148
A40-D ................................................................ 150
sprockets ............................................................ 68
Auger Drive Chain
A30-D ................................................................ 147
Auger Speed
A30-D .................................................................. 68
A40-D .................................................................. 68
Bearing, sealed
installing ............................................................ 114
Bolt Torques ........................................................... 98
Break-In Inspection ...................................... 165, 167
Break-In Period ...................................................... 61
Clearance
auger/stripper bar ....................................... 70, 149
knife .................................................................. 122
knife head ......................................................... 136
Components ........................................................... 23
Conditioner ........................................................... 151
Cutting Height......................................................... 80
Decals
roll gap ................................................................ 84
safety .................................................................... 9
Dimensions ............................................................. 27
Drawbar Adjustment ............................................... 32
Drive Motor ........................................................... 153
Drive Shields ........................................................ 104
Driving on Windrow ................................................ 95
Drying Agents ......................................................... 95
Electrical
lights and wiring ................................................ 164
Feed Pan Position .................................................. 83
Fluffer ..................................................................... 89
Fore-Aft Adjust
A30-D auger ....................................................... 70
A30-D reel........................................................... 75
A40 auger ........................................................... 73
A40 reel .............................................................. 77
Forming Rods ......................................................... 93
Forming Shields ..................................................... 88
Gauge Roller Kit ................................................... 174
Gauge Rollers
adjusting.............................................................. 80
removing/installing ............................................ 164
Gearbox
A30-D ........................................................ 154, 156
A40-D ........................................................ 158, 159
drain .................................................................. 151
oil change ......................................................... 151
Grass Seed Windrowing ......................................... 92
Greasing ............................................................... 105
A30-D header ........................................... 106, 107
A40-D header ........................................... 108, 109
hay conditioner ................................................. 111
pull-type ............................................................ 112
Ground Speed ........................................................ 91
Guards
aligning.............................................................. 119
offset ................................................................. 120
pointed .............................................................. 120
replacing ........................................................... 120
stub ................................................................... 121
Hay Conditioner ...................................................... 84
Haying Tips............................................................. 95
Header
cylinder lockouts ................................................. 62
Header Angle
adjusting.............................................................. 81
Header Attachment
A40-D .................................................................. 41
self-propelled ...................................................... 41
Header Detachment
A40-D .................................................................. 51
Header Flotation ..................................................... 82
Header Operation ................................................... 67
Hook-Up
3 point hitch ........................................................ 36
drawbar ............................................................... 35
electrical .............................................................. 37
Power Take-Off (PTO) & hydraulics ................... 37
Hook-Up, Pull-Type ................................................ 35
Hydraulic Connections
A40-D .................................................................. 41
grass seed .......................................................... 51
jumper hose ........................................................ 50
M100, M105 ........................................................ 41
M150, M155 ........................................................ 44
M200 ................................................................... 46
Hydraulic Fittings .................................................. 100
Hydraulics ............................................................. 115
adding oil .......................................................... 115
draining oil ........................................................ 115
hoses and lines ................................................. 116
leaks .................................................................. 116
oil filter ............................................................... 116
oil level .............................................................. 115
relief valve ......................................................... 116
Jack ........................................................................ 35