Hardi COMMANDER 5500, Instruction Book

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3 - Description
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No. Field name Description
-1- Identification No.
Coded number identifying the machine. Includes manufacturer, production year, type and
ends with a continuous serial number. The identification number uniquely identifies one
specific sprayer for the model.
-2- Vertical load/Axle 1
The vertical load from the trailer drawbar applied to the tractor’s towing bar or hitch (for
trailers). Axle load, front axle (self-propelled units). Determined by design, dimensioning
and/or type approvals.
In type approval context, the trailer drawbar is considered to be an “axle”, so the drawbar will
be Axle 1, and the first “real” axle will be Axle 2.
Axle number is counted from front to rear.
-3- Axle 2
Axle load on first axle after the towing eye (for trailers) counted from front towards rear OR
second axle (at rear) for a self-propelled unit with 2 axles.
-4- Axle 3
Axle load on second axle after the towing hitch, counted from front to rear. The rear of a
boogie on a trailer or the rear axle on a self-propelled unit with 3 axles.
-5- Gross vehicle mass
Same as laden weight or gross weight. Definition: Weight of a vehicle, fully equipped and
serviced, including the weight of the fuel, lubricants, coolant, vehicle tools and spares, crew,
personal equipment, and load. Determined by design, dimensioning and/or homologation.
-6- Tare mass
Same as unladen weight. Vehicle net weight without load, but with fuel, driver etc. Typically
the heaviest configuration is stated for all variants (most vehicles are lighter than the stated
tare mass).
-7-
Not used.
In special cases:
GCWR / PTRA
Reserved for future use.
Sum of gross vehicle masses of towing vehicle and trailer.
USA: Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR).
France: Poids Total Roulant Autorisé (PTRA).
-8-
Not used.
In special cases:
Drawbar category
Reserved for future use.
Minimum required drawbar category to tow the trailer. Horsepower (HP) dependent.
CAT I: 20 -45 HP
CAT II: 40-100 HP
CAT III: 80-275 HP
CAT IV: 180-400 HP
-9- Make
Manufacturer or brand name. The HARDI® group currently has two makes: HARDI® and
EVRARD.
-10- Type
Defined type – related to type approvals definition: A grouping based on shared
characteristics.
E.g. lift sprayer, trailer sprayer, mist blower, field sprayer, self-propelled sprayer etc.
In homologation and type approval context, the “Type” refers to the particular form and
shape of a chassis (i.e. the chassis drawing number). Can be stated encoded.
-11- Production Year
Year of production start.
In all factories and markets in the EU, the production year is stated in clear text separately. In
other regions, “5211” means “produced in week 52 of the year 2011” etc.
-12- Model
A particular design within a sprayer type.
E.g. type of sprayer models are NK, MASTER, METEOR etc.
-13- Capacity
Rated or nominal content of the main tank. (The tank is oversized to retain overfilling, foam
etc.)
-14- Boom type/size The 2- or 3-character boom type abbreviation / boom width in meters or feet.
-15- Homologation No.
Reference to the homologation or approval document as issued by the approving authority
(e.g. KBA, DREAL etc.). In France, this field contains the approval date.
-16- Homologation (II) The town of the authority office, who issued the type approval.
-17- Not used. Reserved for future use.
-18- Model Year Year of shipment from factory.
-19- Not used. Reserved for future use.