Posted by Bob on June 26, 2015 at 21:38:47 from (64.255.159.192):
In Reply to: What Are My Options? posted by Bryce Frazier on June 26, 2015 at 17:43:56:
In addition to what the others have said, many swathers/conditioners/haybines have a float assist spring setup to help the header slide over rocks and debris. (Which also assists the hydraulics in lifting the header.)
I don't know if yours is set up like that, but if it is, it may be possible to tighten an adjustment to add more spring assist.
That being said, several years ago a friend bought a previously demo'ed McDon 20' unit and it was kind of banged up in the cutterbar and guard area.
After looking at the owner's manual, we figured out that the springs had never been tensioned when the machine was set up at the dealership, and needed to be MUCH tighter.
Might be worth exploring the possibility that yours may have springs, as well.
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