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Rev. 02 - 94753

Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd.

2014 John Deere WS Swather

Operator’s Manual and Reference Guide

Draper Splicing

Honey Bee Mfg. strives to provide top quality draper material on their products. Our draper is

made from rubberized polyester with berglass reinforced slats. Regular maintenance will extend

the life of your draper. Proper tension and tracking are very important. If material builds up inside

the deck, it will wrap around the idler and drive rollers causing the draper to tighten. As the draper

tightens, additional stress is put on the motor and the draper. If this condition is not corrected, it will

result in failure of the drive roller motor or the draper. Tears in the draper can be caused by poor

tracking, foreign materials, or from careless use. If only a portion of draper is damaged, a splice

may be installed.

Before beginning this repair, you will need an additional connector bar set and a section of draper

that is at least 2 ½” longer than the piece to be removed.

If the damaged section is not near an existing connector bar, you will need 2 con-

nector bar sets and a piece of draper 5" longer than the damaged piece.

1. Raise swather table and install lift cylinder locks. (If this is too high for comfortable access,

the table can be set on blocks or lowered to the ground.)

2. Raise the reel and place the locks on the lift cylinders to prevent the reel from falling.

Engage the park brake on the windrower, shut the engine down, and wait for all

moving parts to stop before leaving the cab.

3. Release the draper tension.

4. Remove draper connecting bar.

5. Correct the cause of the draper failure.

6. The draper should be cut midway between two slats to provide ample material for the new

join. With a measuring tape, measure, and mark a line six inches from a slat on a good

portion of the draper. Place a board directly under the line you have marked, to support the

section you will be cutting. With a utility knife and a straight edge cut the draper along the

marks. This cut must be accurate, and square, to assure that the draper will track properly.

Repeat this step on the other side of the damaged area.

7. Lay the piece you have removed at, and measure the width, then add 3 1/2 inches. The

total will be the length of material you require for the splice. (If you need two new connector

bar sets, add 5".)

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