Sulky XEOS PRO, Original Instructions Manual

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Tractor control
- To be checked :
• The total authorised weight.
• The permitted weight per axle.
• The authorised support weight on the tractor’s linkage.
• The permissible load capacity for the tyres fitted to the tractor.
• Is the authorised linkage weight sufficient?
All of this information can be found on the registration papers, or on the data plate and in the tractor manual.
Figures that you should know
P Kg Unladen weight of tractor
Consult the tractor’s instruction manual or the registration
documents.
P1 Kg Weight on the front axle when the tractor is empty
P2 Kg
Weight on the rear axle when the tractor is empty
m1 Kg Total weight of front ballast
Consult the technical characteristics of the tractor and the
front ballast, or measure.
m2 Kg Weight of the rotary harrow or of the tool
Consult the technical characteristics of the rotary harrow or
of the tool
m3 Kg
Weight of the drill + seed
Consult the machine’s technical characteristics. (see section
“Characteristics”).
a
m
Distance between the centre of gravity of the front
ballast and the centre of the front axle
Consult the technical characteristics of the tractor and the
front ballast, or measure.
b
m
Wheelbase of tractor
Consult the instruction manual or the tractor’s registration
documents, or measure.
c
m
Distance between the lower linkage pins and the
centre of the rear axle.
d
m
Distance between the lower linkage pins and the
centre of gravity of the machine.
Consult the machine’s technical characteristics. (see section
“Characteristics”).
d
2 m
Distance of the centre of gravity from the rotary
harrow
d
3 m Distance of the centre of gravity of drill + seed
M1 mini = Calculation of the minimum ballast need in front. P1c = Calculation of the weight on the front axle
Pc = Calculation of the total weight of the unit (t machine) P2c = Calculation of the weight on the rear axle
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P2
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- Complete the table below:
- Check that:
• The values calculated should be
‹
or = to the tractor’s permissible values and the values for the tyres fitted to the tractor.
• It is essential that the minimum load on the front axle is > or = to 20% of the unladen tractor weight.
The machine must not be hitched to a tractor if :
The total weight calculated is > than the maximum authorised weight.
The weight on the front axle is ‹ than the minimum required.
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