Instruction Manual
OPERATION
4.6 Header Setup
4.6.1 Header Attachments
Several attachments to improve performance of your D65header are available as options that can be installed at
your MacDon dealer. Refer to 8 Options and A ttachments, page 259 in this manual for a description of each item.
4.6.2 Header Settings
This table is a guideline for setting up the D65 D raper Header. Settings other than those suggested can be made
to suit various crops and conditions not covered here.
Table 4.1 Recommended Header Settings
Crop
Type
Stubble
Height
in.
(mm)
Crop
Condition
Divider
Rods
Header
Angle
2
Knife
Speed
3
Reel
Cam
4
Reel
Speed
%
5
Reel
Position
6
Skid
Shoe
Position
7
Stabilizer
Wheels
8
Upper
Cross
Auger
Float
lbf
(N)
9
Light High 10–15
Normal
0–3
Heavy
2
10
6or7
<4 (102)
Lodged
On
4–7
Medium
35–104or5
Up or
Middle
Storage
Not
Required
70
(311)
Light High 10–15
Normal
0–3
Heavy
2
10
6or7
Middle o r
Down
4–8
(102–
203)
Lodged
On
4–7
Medium
35–104or5
Down
As
Required
Not
Required
70
(311)
Light High 10–15
Normal
0–3
Heavy
2
10
6or7
Cereals
10+.
(254+
)
Lodg
ed
On
4–7
Medium
35–104or5
Not
Appli
cable
As
Requi
red
Not
Requi
red
150
(667)
2. Set header angle as shallow as p ossible (setting A) with cen ter-link and sk id shoe s while maintaining cutting height. Refer
to Controlling Header Angle, page 56.
3. Refer to
4.7.7 Knife Speed, page 58.
4. Refer to
Choosing a Reel Cam Setting, page 65
5. Percentage above ground speed. Refer to 4.7.4 R eel Speed, page 56
6. Refer to 4.7.9 Reel Fore-Aft Position, page 58.
7. Skid shoe position is used in combination with header angle t o determine the cutting height when cutting on or very close
to the ground. Refer to
4.7.1 Cuttin g Height, page 50.
8. Stabilizer wheels are used to limit the side-to-side movement when cutting off the ground i n rolling terrain, and to minim ize
bouncing. Refer to
Adjusting Stabilizer/Slow Speed Transport Wheels, page 50
9. Force required to lift header at ends. Refer to your windrower operator’s manual for adjustment procedures.
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