Use and maintenance manual for fixed or folding corn harvesting header
EDITION 01/2016
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13. Description of machine use
The
Fantini S.r.l.
corn header can be equipped with different harvesting units suited
for working on several corn rows at the same time.
Below is a description of the units and their operation:
Fixed version:
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The conveying points serve to accompany the stalk to the stalk rolls.
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By turning in the opposite direction, the stalk rolls pull the corn plants downward.
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When the corn cobs hit the cob snapping blades, the cobs fall off and are dragged
by the harvesting chains into the auger that will in turn convey the product to the
middle of the corn header to then deliver it to the combine;
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The cob snapping blades can be adjusted (opened or closed) electrically or
hydraulically; the machine can be equipped with a special device;
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Underneath the conveying points, there are front slides that can work in contact
with the soil; the row divider points can also work in contact with the soil, since they
can move and adapt to irregular soil conditions.
Folding Version:
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The corn header is equipped on the side with folding units, which can be raised by
means of hydraulic lifting cylinders connected to the main system of the combine.
This device makes road transport of the corn header possible with no need to
disconnect it from the combine;
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The side auger (OPTIONAL) is used to prevent the piling up of corn cobs on the
sides, especially when working with laid down corn;
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The stalk chopper (OPTIONAL) is used to cut the stalks left on the ground; this
device can be enabled or disabled.
14. Improper use of the machine
It is absolutely forbidden to use the corn header in a way other than the one described
in this manual:
Furthermore, it is strictly
FORBIDDEN
to use the header for unintended purposes,
such as:
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Immersed, even if partially (under water);
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With people standing in the work area;
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To push other vehicles;
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To harvest products other than corn cobs.
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Do not use the lifting capabilities of the side units (folding version), using the lifting
cylinders 08 to lift foreign bodies (people, objects, etc.) which are not part of the
machine.
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