MacDon C Series Unloading And Assembly Instructions

Shipments) 215037 Original Instruction The harvesting specialists. C Series Corn Header (Dealer Revision B ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 1 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series Unload and Assembly, Dealer – C Series The following instructions are to be completed when receiving a C Series header and prepping for field use. Table of Contents 1. Safety ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 2. Header Lifting Points ................................................................................................................. ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 2 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series 1. Safety 1.1 Signal Words Three signal words, DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION, are used to alert you to hazardous situations. Two signal words, IMPORTANT and NOTE, identify non-safety related information. Signal words are selected using the following guidelines: DANGER Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in death or serious inju ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 3 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series 1.2 General Safety CAUTION The following are general farm safety precautions that should be part of your operating procedure for all types of machinery. Protect yourself. • When assembling, operating, and servicing machinery, wear all protective clothing and personal safety devices that could be necessary for job at hand. Do NOT take chances. You may need the following: • Hard hat • Protective footwear with slip-resistant soles • Protective glasses or goggles • Heavy glo ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 4 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series Wear close-fitting clothing and cover long hair. NEVER wear dangling items such as scarves or bracelets. Keep all shields in place. NEVER alter or remove safety equipment. Make sure driveline guards can rotate independently of shaft and can telescope freely. Use only service and repair parts made or approved by equipment manufacturer. Substituted parts may not meet strength, design, or safety requirements. Keep hands, feet, clothing, and hair away from moving parts. NEVER attempt to ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 5 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series 1.3 Safety Signs • Keep safety signs clean and legible at all times. • Replace safety signs that are missing or illegible. • If original part on which a safety sign was installed is replaced, be sure the repair part displays the current safety sign. • Safety signs are available from your MacDon Dealer. Figure 1.7: Operator's Manual Decal ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 6 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series 2. Header Lifting Points a. The header can be lifted with either a forklift, or via a crane (Figure 1). b. Use an appropriately sized forklift, or crane and cables, to lift and move header. Consult the Operator’s Manual for header weights. c. When lifting a 12 row header, use four cables as shown in bottom right of Figure 1. 3. Tipping Header Down and Removing Shipping Stands a. Use lifting bar on top of header to attach and tilt header down to field position. i. IMPORTANT: depl ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 7 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series b. Once header is tilted down to field position, remove header stand. i. Remove lifting bar after attaching header to combine (Section 6), raising header, and engaging feederhouse cylinder props. ii. If applicable, remove Velcro strap securing bulkhead lines from header stand first (Figure 2). 4. Moving Driveline Storage Bracket from Shipping to Field Position a. Driveline storage bracket/s must be moved down from the shipping to field position (Figure 3). 5. Moving Header Clearance ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 8 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series ii. Loosen hardware, adjust plates as needed to engage lock, and retighten hardware (John Deere, Figure 5). iii. Make similar adjustment as needed on Case IH and Massey Ferguson configured headers. b. Secure Header Latch Mechanism i. This varies for combine type; ensure locking pins are seated before proceeding (adjustment of latch mechanism may be needed for proper seating). c. Attach Drivelines to Combine i. Note: chopping and folding headers will have a driveline attach to each s ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 9 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series i. May consider completing step 10 before installing snouts. ii. Snout may need to be spread at the rear flanges to fit poly over bushings. c. Install wire brackets on front snouts (Figure 8). Brackets support snout in service position and can be found in wooden shipping crate. 8. Setting Header Angle a. Place combine harvester on level ground. b. To set header angle, lower header until front of row unit rest of a 4” X 4” block (Figure 9). Figure 7: Snouts in shipping position ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 10 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series c. Measure snapping plate angle relative to the ground (Figure 9). i. Angle should measure 23 degrees for field operation. ii. Adjust feederhouse angle if row unit angle is out of specification (see combine manual for feederhouse adjustment instructions). iii. Reseat header on 4” X 4” blocks and re-measure deck plate angle until desired angle is achieved. 9. Setting Snout Position a. With header resting on 4” x 4” blocks, adjust the snout height so the tip of the snout is j ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 11 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series 11. Setting Auger Debris Shield Angle a. Auger debris shield angle is factory set at 192 degrees (Figure 12) – verify setting has not changed. 12. Run-Up a. Before run-up, check all gearboxes for lubricant and free rotation of components. b. Run header for 30 minutes at rated speed (550 rpm backshaft) to allow all gearbox oil and grease to warm up as well as check proper operation of all drive and driven components. c. If header is configured with chopping gearboxes, ensure they ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 12 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series f. Check auger clearance is between 1.0” and 1.25” (Figure 15). i. See Operator’s Manual for adjustment procedure. g. Check slack on auger drive chain/s i. Ensure there is between 0.5” and 0.75” of total deflection at mid-span (red arrow, Figure 14). ii. See Operator’s Manual for adjustment procedure. h. Check deck plate clearance with the deck plates set to their minimum gap (Figure 15). i. A – 3/4” ii. B – 15/16” iii. See Operator’s Manual for adjustment pro ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 13 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series i. Chopping header – 2-3 mm gap ii. Non-chopping headers – 1mm gap j. Check vine knife clearance to snapping roll knives for 0.5mm clearance. i. See operator’s manual for more detail. k. Check gathering chain tension and phasing (Figure 17). i. Fully staggered (Figure 17, left), lease aggressive, good conveyance. ii. One lug staggered (Figure 17, right), factory iii. Fully in-phase (lugs aligned), most aggressive. l. Check auger timing. i. For center bearing supported augers, ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 14 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series ii. For folding headers, ensure flighting pitch is 22” (560 mm) or less at pivot (Figure 18, red arrow). The center auger flighting should lag the wing auger flighting to avoid binding of material flow. Adjust auger drive dog on wing to correct timing if needed. See operator’s manual for further detail. m. Check lighting and confirm proper operation. n. Inspect header for loose hardware, missing parts, etc. o. Place all tools from wooden crate and gathering chain adjustment ...

680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3J 3S3 T. (204) 885-5590 f. (204) 895-9146 www.macdon.com 215037 15 Revision B U&A, Dealer – C Series Table 1: PDI Checklist Checkoff Item Reference Lifting bar and other packaging removed Section 3a Header latches properly seated Section 6a and b Operating position set to 23 degrees Section 8 Hydraulic and electrical properly connected to combine and functioning Section 6d and Section 12 Drive shaft properly connected to combine Section 6c Deck plates correctly set Section 12h Gathering chains properly set and tensioned Section 12k Auger drive chains properly tensioned Section 12g ...

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