Rabe KORMORAN PL V 180, Operating Instructions Manual

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KORMORAN PL V 180 / PL VHA 180
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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8.7 Removing and re-installing the front adjustment
wheels .............................................................35
8.8 Moving the subsoiler (additional equipment) into
the working position ..........................................35
8.9 Combined transport and supporting wheel ...........36
8.9.1 Tyre pressure ........................................36
8.9.2 Tightening torque for wheel bolts ............36
9 Adjusting the transport/working position ....... 37
9.1 Adjusting the transport position .........................37
9.2 Adjusting the working position ...........................38
9.3 Travelling by road ..............................................39
10 Field adjustment ......................................... 39
10.1 Use in the field .................................................39
10.2 First pass ........................................................40
10.2.1 Opening the offset setting jig ..................40
10.2.2 Adjusting the working depth....................40
10.2.3 Soil tilling ..............................................40
10.2.4 Adjusting the inclination .........................40
10.3 Second pass .....................................................41
10.3.1 Longitudinal alignment ............................41
10.3.2 Side alignment (plumb line) ......................41
10.3.3 Adjusting the offset (width of the 1st
track) ...................................................42
10.4 First pass ........................................................43
10.4.1 Opening the offset setting jig ..................43
10.4.2 Adjust the working depth ........................43
10.4.3 Soil tilling ..............................................43
10.4.4 Adjusting the inclination .........................43
10.5 Second pass .....................................................43
10.5.1 Longitudinal alignment ............................44
10.5.2 Side alignment .......................................44
10.5.3 Adjusting the tractor's power control ......45
10.5.4 Adjusting the offset (width of the 1st
track) ...................................................45
10.6 Adjusting the hydraulic compensating cylinder
(optional) ..........................................................45
10.7 Working in the field - adjusting settings ...............46
10.7.1 Safety during operation ..........................46
10.7.2 Working information ...............................46
10.7.3 Adjustments during operation .................46
10.8 Adjust disc coulter (additional equipment) ...........46
10.8.1 Adjusting the disc coulter's working depth .. 46
10.9 Adjusting the disc coulter side overlap ................47
10.9.1 Adjusting the flat rod ............................47
10.9.2 Adjusting the round rod ..........................47
10.9.3 Adjusting the stop of the swing arm on
the disc coulter .....................................48
10.10 Adjusting the round rod for the standard
skimmers (additional equipment) .........................48
10.10.1 Adjusting the round rod's working depth .48
10.10.2 Adjusting the round rod side overlap ........49
10.10.3 Adjusting the round rod's throwing angle .49
10.11 Adjusting the Vari-Fix standard skimmers
(optional) ..........................................................50
10.11.1 Adjusting the Vari-Fix working depth .......50
10.12 Adjusting the Vari Heavy Duty skimmers
(optional) ..........................................................51
10.12.1 Vari Heavy Duty - adjusting the working
depth ...................................................51
10.12.2 Vari Heavy Duty - lateral overlap .............51
10.13 Adjust trash boards (additional equipment) ..........52
10.14 Adjust subsoiler (additional equipment) ...............52
10.15 Adding additional plough bodies ..........................53
MAINTENANCE ....................................53
11 Environmental protection ............................. 53
11.1 Soil contamination ............................................53
11.2 Used tyres .......................................................53
12 Cleaning ..................................................... 53
13 Inspection .................................................. 53
13.1 Checking the hydraulic system ...........................53
13.1.1 Identification on a hydraulic hose .............54
13.2 Lubrication and greasing ...................................55
14 Rectify faults .............................................. 60
14.1 Replacing the shear bolt on the mechanical stone
protection system.............................................60
14.1.1 Replacing the leg shear bolt ....................60
14.1.2 Replacing the Vari Heavy Duty (VHD)
skimmer shear bolt ................................61
14.1.3 Replacing the subsoiler shear bolt
(additional equipment) ............................62
15 Changing the wheel ..................................... 62
16 Spare parts ................................................ 64
16.1 Maintaining the plough bodies ............................64
16.2 Tightening torques ............................................65
16.3 Precautionary measures for storage ..................65
16.3.1 Moving the subsoiler (additional
equipment) into the storage position ........66
16.4 Starting up again and inspecting ........................66
17 CE Declaration of Conformity ....................... 67