Monosem MS Series - Planter Effective Weight; Set the Tractor Wheel Spacing; Recommended Tractor Settings

FRAME
MOUNTEDFRAMES
HS35416,000119C-19-31AUG20-1/1
HS35416,000119D-19-03AUG20-1/1
HS35416,000119E-19-03AUG20-1/1
PlanterEffectiveWeight
Normallyatractor's3pt.hitchliftcapacityisratedwiththe
centerofgravity(CoG)oftheloadat24inchesbehindthe
lowerhitchpins.IftheimplementhasaCoGotherthan24
inches,itcan'feel'lighterorheavier.Adistancegreater
than24incheswouldmaketheimplement'feel'heavier
andtheeffectiveweightwouldthereforebeimportantto
knowsothatthetractorisnotoverloadedandcanbe
properlyballasted.
Alwaysreadandunderstandthetractor'soperatormanual
whenattachinga3ptimplements.Thisinformationis
suggestedtobeusedasaguide.Itistheoperator's
responsibilitytoensurethetractorandimplementareused
safely,bothintheeldandontheroadduringtransport.
Thisformulashouldbeusedforrowcroptractorswitha
minimumratedenginepowerof200Hp.IfnoexactCoG
canbedeterminedfortheplanter,makeanestimatewith
somesafetyfactorincluded.
!!Keepinmindthatproductweightsuchasseedor
fertilizerwillaffectscaleweightandCoG.!!
!!Keepinmindthatatractor’sratedliftcapacitymaybe
whatitcanliftintheeld,butisverylikelynotwhatit’s
ratedtosafelycarryontheroad.!!
EW=SWxD/61+SWx37/61
EW=EffectiveWeight('Feelslike'weight)inLbs.
SW=ScaleWeightinLbs.
D=Centerofgravity(CoG)horizontaldistancetolower
hitchpins(3pt)inInches
Example:A3ptplanterfullyloadedwithproducthasa
scaleweightof10,000lbs.andaCoGhorizontaldistance
of48inchestothelowerhitchpins.Theeffectiveweight
onthetractorwouldbe:10,000x48/61+10,000x37/61
=7,868.8+6,065.6=13,934.4lbs.Effectiveweight.
Therefore,theadditionalCoGdistanceaddedabout39%
tothescaleweightoftheloadedmachine
SettheTractorWheelSpacing
NOTE:Onplanterswithoutdrawbars,certaintire
combinationsrequireaCategory3Nquickcoupler
toobtainwheeltreadsettingson30inchrows.
SingleWheelsorInnerDualWheelsSetthewheels
in,asfaraspossible,withthetreadcentersbetweenthe
planterrows(typicallytwicetherowspacingonnon-split
rowplanters).
OuterDualWheelsSetthedualwheelswiththetread
centersascloseaspossiblebetweentheplanterrows
(typicallyfourtimestherowspacingonnon-splitrow
planters).
RecommendedTractorSettings
SeeTractorsOperator'sManualforcompleteoperating
instructions
TractorSettings
ItemtosetPlanterModels
Drawbar
Offsetdownordrawbarremoved
SwayBlocksOnliftassistmodels,seeTractorOperatorsManualtoshimdraftarms.
ThreePointLinks
Setforlateraloat.SeeTractorOperator’sManual.
ThreePointCenterLinkSeeAttachingMachinesectionforeachconguration.
HitchControlSettopositioncontrol
TireBallastLimitliquidorcastweightonreartires
a,b
TractorHydraulics
ClosedCenterOnly
Minimumtractorhydraulicpressure-15513kPa(155bar)(2250psi)
Workingpressure-20684kPa(207bar)(3000psi)
TirePressures
SeeTractorOperator'sManual.
HydraulicControlsSeeHYDRAULICCONNECTIONSRECOMMENDATIONS.
a
Dualreartractortiresarerecommendedforstabilityandforloadcarryingcapacity,especiallywhenthemachineisfoldedfortransport.
b
Tocarrythemachinefortransport,limitliquidorcastwheelweightsonreartractortiresastireloadcarryingcapacityisdecreased.
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