TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
DION-AG INC. LIMITED WARRANTY ............................................................................................................................................. 4
SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8
DIMENSIONS .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
WEIGHT ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
TRANSMISSIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
CUTTERHEAD ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
TIRES AND WHEELS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
FEATURES .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
SAFETY RULES ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12
A WORD TO THE OPERATOR ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
CODES AND SYMBOLES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12
FOLLOW A SAFETY PROGRAM.............................................................................................................................................................. 12
GENERAL SAFETY RULES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13
PTO OPERATION .................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
PREPERATION AND OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
MANDATORY STOPPING PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................................................. 14
INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 15
TRANSPORT AND STORAGE ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
GUARDS AND SHIELDS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 16
SAFEY SIGNS LOCATION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17
SETUP......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
BOLT TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................... 22
MANUAL JACK ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
12V POWER CONNECTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 23
CONTROL BOX INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................................................................. 24
HYDRAULIC CONNECTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 24
CONNECTING THE HARVESTER TO THE TRACTOR ................................................................................................................................ 26
DRAW BAR EXTENSION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 27
CONFIGURING FOR CORN HARVEST SETUP ......................................................................................................................................... 30
CONFIGURING THE HARVESTER FOR WINDROW (HAY) HARVESTING ................................................................................................. 37
SETTING THE LENTGH OF CUT .............................................................................................................................................................. 44
PROCEDURE TO MODIFY THE LENGTH OF CUT .................................................................................................................................... 45
HEADER INSTALLATION........................................................................................................................................................................ 46
HEADER SUSPENSION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 49
HEADER HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................................................................................................ 50
STARTING UP AND BREAK IN ................................................................................................................................................................ 51
KNIVES AND SHEARBAR ....................................................................................................................................................................... 51
SHEARBAR DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................................................... 51
KNIVE SHARPENING ............................................................................................................................................................................. 52
DAILY SHEARBAR ADJUSTEMENT ......................................................................................................................................................... 53
CONTROL BOX FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................. 54
METAL DETECTOR GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................................... 55
DAILY CHECKS ON THE METAL DETECTOR............................................................................................................................................ 57
METAL DETECTOR SENSITIVITY AJUSTEMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 58
DISABLING THE METAL DETECTOR ....................................................................................................................................................... 58
DRIVE FAILURE DETECTOR ................................................................................................................................................................... 59
DISABLING THE DRIVE FAILURE DETECTOR .......................................................................................................................................... 61
LIQUID INCORPORATION SYSTEM........................................................................................................................................................ 61
PRESSURE ADJUSTEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................... 62
CALIBRATION PROCEDURE .............................................................................................................................................................. 64
TRANSPORT LIGHTS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 65
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