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Operation
Pick-up equipment
Maintain a safe distance from the rotating pick-up equipment. You
may be caught by the rotating tines and pulled into the implement. Se-
ri ous or fatal i njury can be the resul t.
Never try to pull the crop out of the rotating pick-up equipment or push
it in. This could otherwise result in serious injury.
Pick-up equipment
working height
The corr ect worki ng height depends on the nature of the ground and
the crop.
Al w ays set the tw o retai ners on the sides of the pick-up equipment to
the same working height.
→
»Adjusting the roll er feel ers«, page 47
Baffle plate working
height
The baffle plate ensures that the crop feeds correctly. Particularly in
the case of close-cut crop.
The baffle pl ate can be attached in different positions:
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Mini mum crop: near to the tine tracks.
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Maximum crop: Further away from the tine tracks.
→
»Setting the baffle plate«, page 71
Af te r th e fir s t b al e
After the first bale is ready, check the following settings and adjust
them if necessary:
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Bale densit y
→
»Bale densit y adjustment«, page 72
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Bale tying
→
»Adjusting the tying«, page 75
Finishing bale pro-
duction
At the end of the operation:
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The last bale must be wrapped.
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The last bale is discharged.
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The rear flap is closed.
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The tractor's PTO shaft is switched off.
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The AutoPlus-Pilotbox is switched off.
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The pick-up equipment is raised completely.
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The ball valve for the pick-up equipment is closed.
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All the doors and openings are closed and locked.
N
OTE
When producing bales out of old bales, ensure that:
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There is no net left on the bale remains.
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The crop is uniformly distributed on the field to avoid overloading
the pick-up equipment or the cutterbars.