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Operation
Driving
Maximum cardan shaft speed 540 rpm
The cardan shaft speed must not exceed 540 rpm and has to be ad-
apted to the condition of the crop. Higher speeds can cause damage
to the implement.
Pl ease observe the foll ow i ng i nstruct i ons when using the impl ement :
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The tractor's PTO shaft must be switched on.
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The working speed should be adjusted to the crop: between 4 and
15 km/h.
Switch on the
tractor's PTO shaft
Only engage the tractor's PTO shaft at a low engine speed.
> Switch on the tractor's PTO shaft.
> Adjust to 540 rpm.
> Lower the pi ck-up equipment vi a the control device.
Groun d spe ed
Dri ving at a suitabl e ground speed ensures that the crop is coll ected
uniformly and constantly.
> Adapt the drive speed to the:
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Quantity of crop,
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Volume of the swaths,
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The soil condition.
Driv in g patte rn
The driving pattern i s cri tical for t he quali ty of the bal e shape. Ensure
that t he crop is pi cked up in a uni form manner. Where there ar e nar-
row swaths, do not swing backwards and forwards over the swath but
drive as shown in the diagram.
> Steer the implement so that the swath is guided into the pick-up
equipment alternately to the left and the right.
This ensures that the bale chamber is fill ed opti mally.
> Check the filling process on a regular basis.
> When there is a vi sual or manual signal fr om the AutoPlus-Pi l ot-
box, the tying must be started manually or i t start s automatical l y .
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»Initiating tying«, page 77.
Initi ati ng tyi ng and
emp tyi ng the bal e
chamber
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