User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 169000_RevF - Final - A Series OM Cover MACDON for WEB.pdf
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- 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 177 Revision F
Knife
guards ............................................................... 119
installing ............................................................ 118
removing ........................................................... 117
replacing bearing .............................................. 118
sections............................................................. 117
spare ................................................................. 119
unplugging .......................................................... 66
Knife Drive
timing ................................................................ 133
Knife Drive Belt
A30-D ........................................................ 124, 127
A40-D ........................................................ 129, 131
Knife Drive Box .................................................... 135
mounting bolts .................................................. 135
pulley ................................................................ 137
Knife Hold-Down
adjusting ........................................................... 122
Lean Bar ................................................................. 67
Lift Cylinder lockouts .............................................. 62
Lifting Vehicle ......................................................... 57
Lock-Outs ............................................................. 104
lift cylinder ........................................................... 62
steering ............................................................... 55
Lubricants ............................................................. 102
Lubrication ............................................................ 105
Maintenance and Servicing .................................... 97
Maintenance Record .................................... 166, 168
Maintenance Schedule ......................................... 165
Metric Conversions .............................................. 103
Moisture,topsoil ...................................................... 95
Operating Variables ............................................... 67
Options ................................................................. 174
Owner/Operator Responsibilities ........................... 31
Pan ....................................................................... 149
Pitman Arm................................................... 135, 136
Power Take-Off (PTO)
engaging ............................................................. 62
Raking .................................................................... 95
Reel
A40-D ................................................................ 142
drive belts, A30-D ............................................. 139
drive chain A30-D ............................................. 138
position ............................................................... 75
reel tine to header pan clearance ....................... 80
tines and bearings A30-D ................................. 140
tines and bearings A40-D ................................. 142
Reel Bat Kit .......................................................... 174
Reel Drive
sprockets ............................................................ 69
Reel Position
A30-D ............................................................ 75, 76
A40-D ............................................................ 77, 78
Reel Speed
A30-D .................................................................. 69
A40-D .................................................................. 69
Reel Tine to Header Pan Clearance ...................... 80
Relief Valve .......................................................... 116
Reservoir
hydraulic ........................................................... 115
oil level .............................................................. 115
Reverser Valve ....................................................... 50
Rock-Drop Position ................................................ 83
Rolls
aligning ............................................................... 85
gap ...................................................................... 84
tension ................................................................ 87
timing .................................................................. 85
unplugging .......................................................... 66
Rubber Fingers ..................................................... 149
Safety
general ................................................................ 20
owner .................................................................. 31
procedures .......................................................... 97
shut-down ........................................................... 62
signal words .......................................................... 9
signs...................................................................... 9
start-up ................................................................ 61
symbols ................................................................. 9
Safety Sign Interpretations ..................................... 15
Safety Signs
Pull-Type ............................................................. 10
self-propelled ...................................................... 13
Serial Number .......................................................... 3
Shields, drive ........................................................ 104
Shut-Down .............................................................. 62
Sickle
see Knife ........................................................... 135
Side Deflectors ....................................................... 88
Skid Plates
additional .......................................................... 174
Skid Shoes
adusting .............................................................. 80
removing/installing ............................................ 163
replacing wear plate .......................................... 163
Specifications ......................................................... 27
pull-type .............................................................. 27
self-propelled ...................................................... 29
Start-Up Check ....................................................... 61
Steering .................................................................. 63
Steering Cylinder
adjusting ............................................................. 63
during transport ................................................... 57
Storage ................................................................... 96
Stripper Bars .................................................. 70, 149
extensions ......................................................... 150
Stub Guard Conversion Kit................................... 174
Stub Guards ........................................................... 92
double knife ...................................................... 121
Tall Crop Dividers ................................................. 174
adjusting ............................................................. 90
removing ............................................................. 90
Tedding................................................................... 95
Tine Adjustment ..................................................... 79
Tire Inflation .......................................................... 162
Topography ............................................................ 95