User Manual
Table Of Contents
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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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SECTION 5 SPECIFICATIONS
169000 29 Revision F
5.2 SELF-PROPELLED HEADERS
HEADER SIZE 14 FT 16 FT 18 FT
HEADER MODEL A40-D
FRAME and STRUCTURE
Width
16 ft-3 in. (4953 mm) 17 ft-9 in. (5410 mm) 19 ft-3 in. (5867 mm)
Weight (lb [kg])
5680 (2579) 5850 (2656) 6020 (2733)
Carrier MacDon M Series Self-Propelled Windrowers
Lighting
Two Amber Transport Lights
Spare Knife Storage
Lean Bar
Reversing Wrench/Guard Straightening Tool Stored Inside LH Endsheet
Manual Storage
RH Endshield
CUTTERBAR
Effective Cutting Width
14 ft-9 in. (4496 mm) 16 ft-3 in. (4953 mm) 17 ft-9 in. (5410 mm)
Cutting Height
5.9 in. (150 mm) Below Ground to 35.4 in. (900 mm) Above Ground
Guard Angle Adjustment 7–17.5°
HEADER DRIVE
Hydraulic From Windrower Pump to One Piston Motor and Two Gear Motors
KNIFE
Belt Driven Heavy Duty (MD)
Knife Drive Box (Enclosed Oil Bath)
Belt Type Timing
Quantity Two
Knife Speed (Strokes Per Minute) 1450–1900
Stroke
3 in. (76 mm)
Sections
Bolted Over-Serrated, 9 Serrations/Inch
Guards
Forged And Double Heat-Treated
AUGER
Drive Hydraulic Direct Mounted Motor 15.9 in
3
(261 cc) /rev
Max Speed (rpm)
20T Sprocket
230–320*
19T Sprocket Tube
Size
19T Sprocket Tube 10 in. (254 mm) O.D.
Flighting 20 in. (508 mm) O.D., 0.25 in. (6 mm) thick.
Type Undershot, Center Feed. Rubber Finger Feed
Stripper Bars 3 Per Side
Delivery Opening 95.7 in. (2430 mm)
* Maximum Speed on M100, M105 Windrower