A method for operating an agricultural vehicle, comprising: providing a feeder housing configured for pivotally connecting to the agricultural vehicle, a header configured for connecting to the feeder housing and moving between a header work position for harvesting a crop material and a header raised position, the header comprising a frame and at least one row unit connected to the frame, the at least one row unit comprising a pair of deck plates moveably connected to the frame, and a deck plate adjustment system comprising at least one actuator connected to the deck plates, an electronic control unit operably connected to the at least one actuator, and at least one sensor (320, 322) connected to the feeder housing or the header and operably connected to the electronic control unit; pivoting the feeder housing to raise the header to the header raised position; sending, by the at least one sensor (320, 322), a signal to the electronic control unit upon raising the header to the header raised position; and cycling the deck plates, by the electronic control unit actuating the at least one actuator to move the deck plates, upon receiving the signal from the at least one sensor (320, 322) for removing a buildup of material on the deck plates; characterized in that the deck plates of the at least one row unit are separated from one another by a gap, the deck plates are positionable in a deck plate operating position, and wherein cycling the deck plates comprises: opening the deck plates to widen the gap between the deck plates and/or closing the deck plates to narrow the gap between the deck plates; and resetting the deck plates to the deck plate operating position. providing a feeder housing configured for pivotally connecting to the agricultural vehicle, a header configured for connecting to the feeder housing and moving between a header work position for harvesting a crop material and a header raised position, the header comprising a frame and at least one row unit connected to the frame, the at least one row unit comprising a pair of deck plates moveably connected to the frame, and a deck plate adjustment system comprising at least one actuator connected to the deck plates, an electronic control unit operably connected to the at least one actuator, and at least one sensor (320, 322) connected to the feeder housing or the header and operably connected to the electronic control unit; pivoting the feeder housing to raise the header to the header raised position; sending, by the at least one sensor (320, 322), a signal to the electronic control unit upon raising the header to the header raised position; and cycling the deck plates, by the electronic control unit actuating the at least one actuator to move the deck plates, upon receiving the signal from the at least one sensor (320, 322) for removing a buildup of material on the deck plates; characterized in that the deck plates of the at least one row unit are separated from one another by a gap, the deck plates are positionable in a deck plate operating position, and wherein cycling the deck plates comprises: opening the deck plates to widen the gap between the deck plates and/or closing the deck plates to narrow the gap between the deck plates; and resetting the deck plates to the deck plate operating position. characterized in that the deck plates of the at least one row unit are separated from one another by a gap, the deck plates are positionable in a deck plate operating position, and wherein cycling the deck plates comprises: opening the deck plates to widen the gap between the deck plates and/or closing the deck plates to narrow the gap between the deck plates; and