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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169000 7 Revision F
7.6.4 Installing Sealed Bearing ........................................................................................................ 114
7.7 HYDRAULICS ................................................................................................................................. 115
7.7.1 Hydraulics: Self-Propelled ....................................................................................................... 115
7.7.2 Hydraulics: Pull-Type .............................................................................................................. 115
7.7.3 Hoses and Lines ..................................................................................................................... 116
7.8 KNIFE AND KNIFE DRIVE .............................................................................................................. 117
7.8.1 Replacing Knife Section .......................................................................................................... 117
7.8.2 Removing Knife ....................................................................................................................... 117
7.8.3 Installing Knife ......................................................................................................................... 118
7.8.4 Removing Knife Head Bearing ................................................................................................ 118
7.8.5 Installing Knife Head Bearing .................................................................................................. 118
7.8.6 Spare Knife.............................................................................................................................. 119
7.8.7 Knife Guards ........................................................................................................................... 119
7.8.8 Knife Hold-Downs ................................................................................................................... 122
7.8.9 Knife Drive Belts: A30-D ......................................................................................................... 124
7.8.10 Knife Drive Belts: A40-D ......................................................................................................... 129
7.8.11 Adjusting Knife Drive Timing ................................................................................................... 133
7.8.12 Knife Drive Box ....................................................................................................................... 135
7.9 REEL AND REEL DRIVE: A30-D .................................................................................................... 138
7.9.1 Reel Drive Chain: A30-D ......................................................................................................... 138
7.9.2 Reel Drive Belts: A30-D .......................................................................................................... 139
7.9.3 Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings: A30-D .............................................................................. 140
7.10 REEL AND REEL DRIVE: A40-D .................................................................................................... 142
7.10.1 Reel Drive: A40-D ................................................................................................................... 142
7.10.2 Reel Tines and Tine Bar Bearings: A40-D ............................................................................. 142
7.11 AUGER AND AUGER DRIVE: A30-D ............................................................................................. 147
7.11.1 Auger Drive Chain: A30-D ....................................................................................................... 147
7.11.2 Auger Drive Belts: A30-D ........................................................................................................ 148
7.11.3 Auger Pans.............................................................................................................................. 149
7.11.4 Rubber Fingers ....................................................................................................................... 149
7.11.5 Stripper Bars ........................................................................................................................... 149
7.12 AUGER AND AUGER DRIVE: A40-D ............................................................................................ 150
7.13 CONDITIONER ............................................................................................................................... 151
7.13.1 Changing Gearbox Oil ............................................................................................................. 151
7.13.2 Removing Forming Shield ....................................................................................................... 151
7.13.3 Disassembling Forming Shield ................................................................................................ 152
7.13.4 Assembling Forming Shield .................................................................................................... 152
7.13.5 Installing Forming Shield ......................................................................................................... 152
7.13.6 Removing Hydraulic Drive Motor: All Models .......................................................................... 153
7.13.7 Installing Hydraulic Drive Motor: All Models ............................................................................ 153
7.13.8 Removing Gearbox: A30-D ..................................................................................................... 154
7.13.9 Installing Gearbox: A30-D ....................................................................................................... 156
7.13.10 Removing Gearbox: A40-D ..................................................................................................... 158
7.13.11 Installing Gearbox: A40-D ....................................................................................................... 159
7.14 WHEELS, TIRES, AND HITCH: PULL-TYPE ................................................................................. 161
7.14.1 Wheel Bolts ............................................................................................................................. 161
7.14.2 Removing Wheel ..................................................................................................................... 161
7.14.3 Installing Wheel ....................................................................................................................... 161
7.14.4 Inflating Tire............................................................................................................................. 162
7.15 REPLACING SKID SHOE WEAR PLATE ....................................................................................... 163
7.16 GAUGE ROLLERS .......................................................................................................................... 164
7.17 ELECTRICAL .................................................................................................................................. 164
7.18 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ......................................................................................................... 165