Owner's manual

Form # 46620 Issue 01/06
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TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM PROBLEM SOLUTION REF.
Auger carrying crop over back onto
reel (continued).
Auger speed too fast. Reduce auger speed. Obtain larger
gearbox pulley from dealer.
55
Excessive Auger/Stripper
clearance.
Reposition auger to proper clearance
to strippers.
54
Reel will not turn. Control(s) set at 0 (922 & 933). Activate reel speed control. *
Quick couplers not properly
connected.
Check coupler connections. *
Reel drive chain disconnected. Connect chain. 52
Max reel speed too slow. One reel drive coupler not
properly connected.
Check coupler connections. *
Tall crop hairpinned at leanbar,
causing reel to stall.
Install tall crop kit with lean bar
extensions.
66
Reel speed is uneven in heavy crop. Reel speed too slow. Increase reel speed. 24
Reel tines hitting ground. Decrease header angle. *
Relief pressure too low. Increase relief pressure. *
Relief valve malfunction. Replace relief valve. -
Uneven cutting of crop. See section “Ragged & Uneven
Cutting”
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Reel causes seed loss.
(e.g. grass seed).
Reel speed too fast. Adjust flow control on tractor. *
Header angle too steep, causing
tines to contact ground.
Flatten header angle, and check
header float.
27*
Reel not correctly positioned. Lower reel speed, move reel
rearward, as close as possible to
auger, and downward as close as
possible to knife and pan.
25
Auger will not turn. Loose belt. Tighten auger drive belt. 55
Header lift insufficient. Low relief pressure. Increase relief pressure. *
Auger carries crop around back and
forward over top of auger.
Dirt build up on auger pan at
stripper bars and on hay
conditioner feed pan.
Remove all dirt build up in header. ---
Auger/Stripper bar clearance is
too great.
Reposition auger to close clearance
with stripper bars.
54
Auger speed too fast. Reduce auger speed by changing
drive pulley.
55
Delivery of crop into hay
conditioner from conditioner
feed pan is too high.
Lower feed pan rock drop tines. 30
Ineffective crop stripping action
beneath auger.
Install long (full length) front stripper. 28
Header suddenly stops turning. Auger and or hay conditioner
plugged.
Turn mechanism in reverse with
unplug wrench to remove wad.
35
* - Also see your Windrower Tractor Operator’s Manual.