Brouwer RoboMax, Operator'S Manual

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OPERATION
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Transmission Operating Ranges.
•
Select the required transmission configuration,
using the
‘Range’ and ‘Shift’ Levers, located to
the right of the operator’s seat.
Transmission Operating Ranges are:
Wheel Driven Machines.
Range I. 1
st
. Gear.
Range 1. 2
nd
. Gear.
Track Driven Machines
Range I. 3
rd
Gear.
Range I. 4
th
Gear.
Range II. 1
st
Gear.
•
Move the Shuttle Lever (left Side), to the
‘
forward ’ position – to select ‘forward’ Gears.
•
Release the ‘PARK’ Brake and the Clutch
Pedal. The Machine will move forward and the
Cutter Head will be operating.
•
Adjust the sod thickness with the Depth of Cut
Lever. Move it
‘forward’ to ‘ increase ‘ the sod
thickness and ‘rearward’ to ‘ decrease ‘ the
thickness.
At this point the Rolling and Stacking process is auto-
matic. Adjust the sod to the thickness required, while
harvesting.
Defective Roll Ejection.
Defective rolls of sod can be ‘
ejected ’ by pressing
Pad‘4’ (Roll Eject) on Active Stacking Screen . It must
be pressed after the Roll has been placed, and the Index
Conveyor has stopped but before the next Roll enters
the Roll-up Conveyor.
The Index Conveyor moves
‘back’ allowing the defec-
tive roll to drop to the ground.
The Index Conveyor will remain
‘back’ until the next roll
is ready to be placed on it, it then move ‘forward’
automatically.
NOTE
If there are areas of poor sod, or strips, that do not
require stacking, the Index Conveyor can be held in the
‘back’ position allowing the sod to fall to the ground.
To hold the Conveyor ‘back’ , press the ‘4’ Pad and then
the ‘1’ Pad (Stop). This will stop the stacking sequence
and prevent the Controller from sensing the ends of the
Rolls or Strips.
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Stacking Sequence.
IMPORTANT
Do not
‘stop’ or ‘slow’ the engine while stacking
When the 40, 50, 60 or 70
th
Roll, depending on the pallet
stack selected, is picked from the Index Conveyor, five
more rolls are needed to finish the pallet. A warning
lamp ‘
blinks’ when there are three more rolls to go.
When the 5
th
piece of sod is cut and starts up the Main
Conveyor the operator must ‘stop’ the ‘forward’ travel
of the harvester.
The Robotic Arm picks up the rolls for the last layer after
the 5
th
Roll is placed on the Index Conveyor.
Pallet Full and Insert new Pallet.
After 44, 54, 64 or 74 Rolls, depending on the pallet
stack selected, have been stacked on the pallet, the
‘Pallet Full’ Screen is displayed. Press the ‘Right
Arrow’ Pad (Pallet Down) to lower the completed pallet
to the ground. When the pallet is on the ground, continue
cutting (two more cuts),until the pallet is clear of the Lift
Forks. Stop the harvester and press the ‘
stop’ Pad.
Refer to page 2-9 for the Pallet Dispense sequence.
Stopping the Stacking Sequence.
To stop the stacking sequence:
•
Press Pad ‘1’ , on the ‘Active’ Screen , or press
the Harvester Switch on the Control Console.
It is recommended that the Stacking Sequence is
stopped
after the Robotic Arm has placed the Rolls
on the Pallet and returned to the ‘home’ position
over the Index Conveyor. This allows the Controller
to count the completed rolls.
If the stacking sequence is stopped, before the
Robotic Arm has completed the stacking cycle, the
Robotic Arm will not return to the ‘
home ’ position
until the stacking sequence is restarted.
After restarting the stacking sequence, the rolls that
were being stacked may be scattered when the Arm
returns to the ‘
home ’ position, it will then be
necessary to manually adjust the roll count on the
display.
Roll Count – Manual Adjustment.
To manually adjust the Roll Count:
•
Press Pad ‘ 1’ (Stop) on the Active Stacking
Screen. The Inactive Screen will be displayed.
•
Press the ’OK’ Pad (Step Sequence), this will
bring up the ‘Step Sequence’ screen, showing
a pallet with Rolls placed on it.
•
The ‘Step Sequence’ Screen indicates that the
‘Right’ Arrow’ is ’Next’ and the ‘Left Arrow’ is
’Prev ’. These indicator Pads are used to ‘add’ or
‘subtract’ sod layers from the pallet.
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