Additional Comments
MacDon FD230 – Specifications
Serial Number: 486815‑24
Model Year: 2024
Series: FD2 FlexDraper® (standard FD2, not PLUS)
General
Header Type: Flex draper combine header
Cutting Width: 30 ft (9.1 m) [allmachines.com], [agricultur...olland.com]
Primary Crops: Soybeans, wheat, barley, oats, canola, peas, other low‑podding crops [macdon.com]
Design Focus: High‑capacity harvesting with excellent ground following and smooth crop flow [macdon.com]
Cutterbar & Frame
Cutterbar Type: Flexible cutterbar on a flexing frame
Flex System: Flex‑Float Technology® frame flex (not the PLUS leaf‑spring cutterbar) [macdon.com]
Operating Modes:
Flexing frame with flexible cutterbar
Rigid lock‑out available for small grains & heavier standing crops [allmachines.com]
Draper System
Draper Depth: 50 in (127 cm) ultra‑deep drapers [macdon.com], [allmachines.com]
Throughput Increase: ~20 % more capacity vs previous‑generation FD headers [macdon.com]
Side Draper Speeds: Independent, in‑cab adjustable [allmachines.com]
Crop Flow: Heads‑first feeding with matched center delivery opening [macdon.com]
Knife & Cutting System
System: ClearCut™ High‑Speed Cutting System [macdon.com]
Knife Drive:
Single knife drive standard on FD230
Hydraulic, enclosed oil‑bath knife drive [allmachines.com], [agricultur...olland.com]
Cutting Speed: Up to 30 % faster than previous FD models [macdon.com]
Knife Guards: ClearCut™ PlugFree™ short guards or Pointed guards (configuration‑dependent) [agricultur...olland.com]
Reel System
Reel Type: Bat‑style reel
Engines
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Transmissions
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Specs
