Operator`s manual

OPERATION
Form 169000 / 169040 91 Revision C
6.17.13 Forming Shields
WARNING
Keep hands and feet away from discharge
opening. Keep everyone several hundred
feet away from your operation. Never direct
the discharge toward anyone. Stones or
other foreign objects can be ejected with
force.
The position of the forming shields controls the
width and placement of the windrow. The
decision on forming shield position (settings
between 36 and 92 in. (915 and 2346 mm))
should be made based on the following factors:
• weather conditions (rain, sun, humidity,
wind),
• type and yield of crop,
• drying time available, and
• method of processing (bales, silage, "green-
feed").
A wider windrow will generally dry faster and
more evenly, resulting in less protein loss. Fast
drying is especially important in areas where the
weather allows only a few days to cut and bale.
Refer to Section 6.18 HAYING TIPS for more
information.
Where weather conditions permit or when drying
is not critical, for example, when cutting for
silage or "green-feed", a narrower windrow may
be preferred for ease of pick-up.
6.17.13.1 Side Deflectors
The position of the side forming shields controls
the width and placement of the windrow.
CAUTION
To prevent accidental movement of
windrower, place all controls in NEUTRAL or
in PARK, engage park brake (if applicable),
shut off engine, and remove key.
To ensure windrow placement is centered with
respect to carrier/drive wheels, adjust both side
deflectors to the same hole position on the
adjuster bar.
To achieve this setting, adjuster bars must be in
the corresponding hole both sides.
a. Set forming shield side deflectors to desired
width by re-positioning adjuster bars as follows:
1. For self-propelled machines,
remove lynch
pin (A), move adjuster bar (B) to another
hole, and re-install lynch pin (A).
2. For pull-type machines
, remove hairpin and
clevis pin (C). Move adjuster bar (D) to
another hole, and re-install clevis pin (C)
and hairpin.
b. If forming shield attachment is too tight or too
loose, adjust as follows:
1. On self-propelled headers
, tighten or loosen
nut (E) as required.
2. On pull-type headers,
“back off” top nut at
(F), and adjust lower nut at (F) as required.
Then, holding lower nut with a wrench,
tighten top nut securely against lower nut.
SELF-PROPELLED
B
A
PULL-TYPE
C
D
PULL-TYPE
SELF-PROPELLED
F
E