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
- toc
- 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
 
 - toc
 

  SECTION 6 OPERATION 
169000  94  Revision F 
6.17.18 Recommended Settings 
These settings are intended as a starting point. 
Operators should fine-tune to crop and field 
conditions. Also, refer to the A Series Auger Header 
Quick Card that was included in your shipment. 
Smooth 7.0–8.0 70–80
Rocky 5.5–6.5 60–70
Smooth 7.0–8.0 70–80
Rocky 5.5–6.5 60–70
Smooth 8.0–8.5 75–85
Rocky 5.5–6.5 65–70
Smooth 7.5–8.5 80–90
Rocky 5.5–6.5 65–75
Smooth 7.0–8.0 70–80
Rocky 5.5–6.0 60–70
Smooth 7.0–8.0 70–80
Rocky 5.5–6.0 60–70
Smooth 7.0–8.5 80–90
Rocky 5.5–6.0 65–75
Smooth 7.0–8.0 70–80
Rocky 5.5–6.0 60–70
Smooth 7.0–8.0 70–80
Rocky 5.5–6.0 60–70
Smooth 7.5–8.5 80–90
Rocky 6.0–6.5 65–75
Smooth 7.0–8.0 70–80
Rocky 5.5–6.5 60–70
Smooth 7.5–8.5 75–85
Rocky 6.0–6.5 65–70
Smooth 7.5–8.5 80–90
Rocky 6.0–6.5 65–75
Smooth 7.5–8.0 70–80
Rocky 5.5–6.5 60–70
Smooth 7.5–8.0 70–80
Rocky 5.5–6.5 60–70
Smooth 7.5–8.5 75–85
Rocky 6.0–6.5 65–75
Smooth 7.5–8.5 80–90
Rocky 6.0–6.5 65–75
0 in.
0 in.
Lower Slot
Center Slot
Upper Slot
Variable
0 in.
0 in.
0 in.
0 in.
0 in.
1850–1950
1850–1950
1850–1950
1850–1950
73–77
70–75
65–70
73–77
1600–1800 60–65 Center Slot
1600–1800
70–75
65–70
70–75
70–75 Variable
Variable
70–75 Lower Slot
1700–1850
1600–1800
73–77
65–70
70–75
73–77
2–3 TPA
<2 TPA
Lodged
2.5–3 in.
2.5–3 in.
2.5–3 in.
6 in.
0 in.
Lodged
> 10 TPA
< 10 TPA
Lodged
> 3.5 TPA
< 2.5 TPA
Lodged
> 3 TPA
< 3 TPA
70–75
65–70
70–75
1850–1950
(winter forage)
> 3 TPA
2–3 TPA
 < 2 TPA
Lodged
> 2.5 TPA
0 in.
0 in.
1600–1800
1600–1800
1600–1800
1600–1800
0 in.
6 in.
6 in.
1700–1850
1700–1850
1850–1950
1850–1950
1/2 in.
3/8 in.
see above
3/8 in.
1/4 in.
see above
3/4 in.
5/8 in.
Lower Slot
Center Slot
Upper Slot
Variable
Lower Slot
Center Slot
Variable
Lower Slot
Center Slot
Crop 
Type
Triticale
Wild/Grass Hay Sudan/Tall Crop  Timothy  Alfalfa
see above
1 inch
1 inch
see above
3/8 in.
1/4 in.
1/4 in.
see above
Crop 
Condition 
TPA
 (tons 
per acre)
Field 
Condition
Header 
Height
Header 
Angle 
Knife 
Speed
Reel 
RPM
Float 
(LBS)
Feed Pan 
Position
Roll Gap
5/8 in.










