Operating Crop Divider Shoes
1.
The front of the shoe adjusts automatically with the crop divider. Set the shoe as high as possible to reduce dirt fed into the harvester.
2.
Crop divider shoe points should just barely penetrate the soil to lift the cane up and feed it into the harvester, feeding dirt into the base cutter. In field conditions with stones or heavy weeds, it may be necessary to slightly lift the shoe off the ground.
3.
When the harvester is working in a field with rows, cane will tend to fall down into the furrow. It usually cannot be picked up by the base cutter without cutting too low into the row. The rear adjustment chain should be set to allow the shoe to touch the ground with the base cutter approximately 25-50 mm (0.98-1.96 in.) above cutting height. This allows the highest possible ground clearance under the shoe when the harvester is raised to the transport position.
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