On most impeller conditioners, the degree of conditioning is usually set by the position of a deflection shield located immediately above the impeller. Moving the shield down keeps the forage more engaged in the impeller fingers. The best way to check to see if the conditioning system adjustments are correct is to observe the condition of the harvested forage in the windrow. The stems should be cracked. If not, adjustments must be made.
Nothing affects the performance of conditioning systems more than the adjustment.
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