C2 Contour Air Drill August 2014 5-1
Operation
Section 5:
Operation 5-1
Application ........................................................................................................................5-2
Tractor ...............................................................................................................................5-2
Hitching ............................................................................................................................5-3
Hitching to Tractor .............................................................................................................5-3
Unhitching from Tractor ....................................................................................................5-5
Transport ...........................................................................................................................5-5
Speed .....................................................................................................................5-5
Lights ......................................................................................................................5-5
Transport to Field Position ..........................................................................................5-6
Field to Transport Position ...........................................................................................5-7
Opener Operation .............................................................................................................5-8
Accumulator System Operation and Pre-Charge Information .....................................5-8
Setting Maximum System Pressure (Trip Out Force) ..................................................5-9
Relieve System Pressure .........................................................................................5-10
Normal Operation .....................................................................................................5-10
Pressure Adjustment (On the go) ............................................................................. 5-11
Depth Adjustment ...........................................................................................................5-12
Work Switch ....................................................................................................................5-14
General Guidelines .........................................................................................................5-15
Quick Tips .......................................................................................................................5-16
Shank Trip Force .......................................................................................................5-16
Packing Force ...........................................................................................................5-16
Hydraulic System .....................................................................................................5-16
Lifting and Lowering the Openers ............................................................................5-16
Setting the Seed Depth ............................................................................................5-17
Seeding Conditions ..................................................................................................5-17
Straw Management ..................................................................................................5-17
Air Drill Frame ..........................................................................................................5-18
Trouble Shooting Guide ............................................................................................5-18
Wing Lift Hydraulics ........................................................................................................5-19
Opener Hydraulics .........................................................................................................5-21
Section 5:
Operation
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