Simba X-Press - Transporting An X-Press Towed Behind A Disc Harrow; Changing From Work To Road Transport (X-Press Behind A Disc Harrow); Hitching A Rear Roll To The X-Press

X-Press
Operating Instructions
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2.7.4 Hitching a Rear Roll to
the X-Press
Followprocedure2.4(page16)tocouplea
tractortotheX-Press.Oncethetractoris
safelyconnectedtotheimplementandinits
foldedsetting,raisethemachinefullyclear
oftheground.
1. ReversetheX-Pressuptotheroller.
2. AligntheX-Pressandrollerdrawbars,
lowertheX-Presstothegroundand
depressurisethelifthydraulics.
3. Raise / lower the axle as required
to align the respective machines‘
drawbarsandcoupletogether.
4. Coupletherearrolltotheliftcircuitof
theX-Press,ensuringthatthehoses
are connected to the corresponding
circuitonthetrailingmachine.
5. Coupletherearrollwing(fold)circuit
tothewing(fold)circuitoftheX-Press.
6. Fully raise the X-Press and the roll
clearoftheground.
7. Checkthatalltransportstraps/devices
aretted.
2.7.2 Transporting an X-Press
Towed Behind a Disc Harrow
Withbothmachinesinthetransportposition
i.e.raisedandfolded,thetopframeofthe
disc harrowshould be slightly nose down
orhorizontalevenwhenthedownwardload
fromtheX-Pressisappliedtothedrawbar
of the disc harrow.The top frame should
NEVERbetaillowintransportasthiswill
giveahighnegativeloadingonthetractor
whichcould leadto lossof tractiontothe
rearwheels.
Extreme caution must be taken when the
X-Pressistransportedupsteepgradients
andacrosssideslopes.Onthewidemodels,
higherdrawbarloadingcanbeachievedby
shorteningthedrawbarcylinder.
Priortoleavingtheeldtotravelonapublic
highway ensurethat any clods ofsoil are
removedfromthemachinetopreventthem
fromfoulingtheroad.
MAXIMUMROADTRANSPORTSPEED16
MPH(25KPH).
2.7.3 Changing from Wor k
to Road Transport (X-Press
Towed Behind a Disc Harrow)
1. Removethedischarrowwinglocking
bolts.
2. Operatethehydraulicstoraisethedisc
andX-Press.
3. Operate the hydraulics to fold the
wingsonboththedischarrowandthe
X-Press.
4. Fit the transport straps to both
machines.
Itmaybenecessarytoshortenthelevelling
springsuntilthetopframeofthedischarrow
is horizontal or slightly nose down before
movingthemachines.
Shortening the X-Press drawbar
cylinder will increase the loading
on the rear of the disc frame. If
necessary this can be used to
level the disc top frame for road
transport.
2.Transportation/Installation