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Section 5 – Operation
Section 5 – Operation
5.1 – General Information
The harvesting portion of the Drago GT corn head is made up of five mechanisms working together to channel,
harvest, gather and process the corn plant and ear of corn. This section covers an overview of each individual
component and its function.
Danger: Always shut off the combine
engine, set the parking brake, remove
the key and engage the feeder house
housing cylinder safety stops in position
on the lift cylinders before working
under the corn head or feeder house.
Failure to engage the safety lock may
result in serious injury or death.
Row Dividers
The row dividers (snouts (A) & bonnets (B)) are the
first part of the corn head to contact the crop. They are
responsible for separating the rows of crop, standing
up down corn plants and directing material toward the
row unit.
Gathering Chains
The gathering chains (C) assist in moving the stalk
and the ear of corn rearward on the row unit toward
the cross auger at the rear of the corn head.
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