Operators guide

M 300 / MCS 5 walkers 179 kW 243 hp

M 310 / MCS 6 walkers 225 kW 306 hp

AGCO European Harvesting Operations Breganze 04/2015

General information
Note:

The operators guide is a document to support operators training

and the operation in the field. It doesn‘t replace the
Operators Manual (OIB).
1. It is necessary to follow the information of the
Operators Manual to prevent any accidents.
2. This operators guide is made to support the
operators to run the machine at possible best
performance.
3. Further detailed information are mentioned in
the Operators manual.
4. The attendance to an Operators Training is highly
recommended to understand the content of this
operators guide.
5. In case of mismatch of information or errors
found in this guide, always refer to the Operators
manual

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Content
Headers Controls Maintnenance
PowerFlow 18’-25’ ‒ Coupling the header –Lubrication
‒ Table auger ‒ Main elevator –Daily maintenance
‒ Reel ‒ Stone trap –Service intervals
‒ Dividers ‒ Threshing system –Belts and chains
‒ Rape harvest ‒ Concave –Fuses and relays
‒ Maintenance ‒ Multi Crop Separator –Liquids
‒ Lubrication ‒ Straw walkers
‒ Accessories ‒ Cleaning system
‒ Return
Free Flow
‒ Chaff spreader Specification
‒ Auger adjustment –Accessories
‒ Straw chopper
‒ Dividers
‒ Straw deflector
‒ Reel
‒ Grain unloading
‒ Cutter bar
‒ In case of blockage, what to do?
Settings
‒ Maintenance
‒ Cab
–To get the best output of your machine
‒ Controls
–How to measure grain loss
‒ Terminal
–Performance trouble-shoot
–Default crop settings
–Recommended settings in different conditions

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Introduction – targets of the training

Operator

Settings Operation in the field Maintenance

Performance Logistics

Weather and conditions

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 Introduction

Harvesting phases
Crop processing

Grain storage

Residual separation

Threshing/Separation
Chopping

Intake Cleaning Spreading

Cutting/Feeding

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 Threshing system overview

Strawchopper

Straw walkers
Multi Crop Seperator*

Rear beater

Threshing drum

Main feeder house

Chaff spreader

Fan
Sieve
Top sieve extension

Bottom sieve
Concave
Grain pan
Power Feed Roller*

*not for L-Series/Activa S/M300 without MCS and E-Series/Activa/M200

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 PowerFlow - Overview

reel

PowerFlow belts

knives

Table auger

Benefit
• Active crop flow
• Heads first feeding
• Less use of reel
• Very good in laid crops
Table auger
• Less time for change between rape/crop

5.50 6.20 6.80 7.70 Knife drive PowerFlow belts

Width[m]
(18‘) (20‘) (22‘) (25‘)

Weight [1,000 kg] 2,410 2,480 2,550 2,660

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 PowerFlow header
Targets:
• Even crop flow into the threshing system
• More gentle and more efficient threshing
– gentle: heads first
– efficient: even
What can you set?
- To get an even crop flow
- Table auger / main elevator
- Height table auger
- Feathering fingers
- Speed table auger
- Cut-off stripes
- Reel tines
Note:
- Reel height
- Reel speed from the cab
- Crop divider/bow/vertical rape knife If you do something
- (crop lifters) wrong in the front, you
- To use the whole threshing width
- Auger flights won‘t correct in the
- Main elevator back!!!
- cut-off stripes extensions

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 PowerFlow 18‘-25‘ setting - table auger
Height of the table auger:
- To provide even crop feeding in all crops, the table auger can be moved up and
down in the slotted holes (1).
- 25 to 30mm, measured from the auger flights (4) to the bottom (8), is a good
compromise between harvesting cereals and rape
- For the header size of 22‘ (6.80 m) and larger it is highly recommended to set it
up to a distance of min. 50 mm rape and 30 mm in cereals
- Note: In low yielding cereal and grass seed crops the distance from table bottom
to table auger must be adjusted to the yield even lower.
- The auger height is set wrong if there are indication like plugging the auger,
pushing the crop forward instead of flowing in or an uneven feeding
- Loosen the chain drive for the table auger and PowerFlow belts. When the four
nuts (2) are slackened, the table auger can be raised or lowered with the
adjustment screw (3). Re-adjust chain drive and guide.

Feathering fingers:
- To provide an even crop flow the feathering fingers have to be set correctly. If the
crop tends to wrap, the fingers must be positioned to retract at an earlier stage.
- For orientations the fingers should stay 10 mm further out then the auger flights
on there maximum position. Check not to hit any of the cut-off stripes in the
bottom or the belts
- When the nuts (6) are slackened the feathering fingers of the table auger are
adjustable with the arm (5). 9

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 PowerFlow 18‘-25‘ setting – table auger
Speed of table auger
- Adjust the table auger speed to prevent any header losses in easy
threshing crops or to generate an even feeding, less vibration and less
noise.
- Loosen the drive chain (3) for the table auger. Move the sprocket (10) to
the right against the flange (11), mount the two shims (9) on the outside
of the flange (11) and place the chain on the sprocket (12). Re-adjust
chain drive and guide. The chain guide (8) not being adjusted against the
chain may cause vibrations in table and machine.
- Depending of the yield and especially amount of straw it might be useful
to use the low speed even in wheat, rye or barley for table up to 22‘ ft.

Cut-off strips / scrapers

• To prevent material from wrapping around the table auger and generate
an uneven feeding, it is important to adjust the cut off strips behind the
table auger.
• Adjust by slackening the screws (1) and moving the cut-off strip forward
or backward in the slotted holes.
• The crop tending to wrap may be due to the fixed cut-off strip (2) under
the table auger being clogged by dirt.
• the cut-off strip must be as close as possible to the auger flights without
touching
• Caution: When the table auger is raised or lowered, the cut-off strip
must be re-adjusted.

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 PowerFlow 18‘-25‘ settings – table auger
According to the threshing unit width you can adjust:
Auger Flight Extensions
‒ To ensure an even crop feeding over the threshing unit width there is the
possibility to dismount the auger flight extension (1) and cut-off stripes
extensions
‒ The even crop feeding over the hole width can be checked by the blank
spots in the main elevator
‒ It is highly recommended to take them off in high yield crops (> 5 t/ha) for
‒ All 6 walker machines
‒ Note: In low yielding crop it might be better to leave the extensions on, to
get a thicker crop lay in the centre of the machine and to generate a high
threshing effect. This prevents also a 2 sides feeding of the threshing unit
and cleaning system.

Opening plate to main elevator

‒ To modify the cutting table opening plate there are two dismountable
lateral cover plates to reach the opening of 140 or 154 cm
‒ More efficiency using the full threshing and separation area
‒ Recommendation for

PF 18‘ -25‘
5,50 m – 7,70 m
5 walker 1.40 m
6 walker 1.54 m

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 PowerFlow 18‘-25‘ settings – reel

Height
‒ Fine adjustments to the reel height are on the threaded rod (2)
‒ In addition, the reel can be adjusted gradually in the pitch pattern (3).
‒ e.g. adjustments:
‒ to minimize losses in rape the reel can be put in the highest
positions, which equals the lowest hole
‒ to improve the lifting in laid crop it can be put further down: highest
hole
‒ Important: After adjusting the reel height manually, check that the knives
don’t catch the reel tines

Reel tines
‒ To optimize the crop flow the reel allows the adjustment of the reel tines.
For example, the reel tines can be adjusted more aggressive to lift laid
crop. 5 4
‒ For this purpose, loosen the screw (4) and place the flat iron (5) in the grid

From the cab

‒ height
‒ position
‒ speed
‒ Note: The automatic reel speed control must be activated in the terminal

Reel: Use the reel just as much as it is required, the reel is not made to thresh the crop!
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 PowerFlow 18‘-25‘- dividers
Crop divider / Torpedo (A)
– foldable
– settings
‒ Adjust the torpedo divider (1) in relation to the A
reel using the bracket (2). The extension wing
(3) is adjusted out/in by moving the lever (4)
and up/down by turning the toothed disk (5).
The height of the torpedo divider above the
ground is adjusted with the bracket (6).
‒ Note: Before using the first time, check the
clearance between Torpedo and the lowered
B
reel, otherwise readjust Torpedo

Bow (B)
– Mounting analog with torpedo
– Highly recommended in high growing crops like rye or
laid crops
– Prevents crop to piled up on the sides

Extra long crop divider for rye/triticale, if necessary

– Accessories to order via dealer

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 PowerFlow 18‘-25‘- using in rape
Vertical rape knives
‒ Fitting:
‒ Fit the support (1) of the vertical knife beneath the
bracket (2), and fasten the rape knife bar to the table
using the bolts (3).
‒ ON / OFF –switch on armrest
‒ each side separately
‒ electrical

‒ Caution: Before using the vertical knives the first time,

make sure the reel doesn’t hit the vertical knives
‒ Vertical rape knives must be activated in the terminal
(System Setup)!
‒ Vertical knives are secured by 30 Amp fuse, you’ll find in
‒ Left hand side, position F114 and F115
(Utility/Hiline)

Rape auger
‒ ON / OFF by the hydraulic coupler
‒ The rape auger speed is synchronized with the reel speed,
means if you adjust the reel speed you also adjust the rape
auger speed at the same time, they use the same oil flow!
ON OFF

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PowerFlow 18‘-25‘- maintenance – belt and chain tensioning

Pulley for belt drive for Sprocket PowerFlow chain The tensioning of the main header drive belt needs to be
knife gear box drive checked regularly (14). If the tensioning is to weak the belt
could slip and the header could stops/block!!!

Sprocket table auger

Chain drive reel

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 PowerFlow 18‘-25‘- maintenance – slip clutch table auger

The slip clutch springs (1) must be compressed to a length of 26 ± 0,2

mm measured from the disc (2) to the clutch hub (3).

The measure, 26 ± 0,2 mm, is adjustable with the washers (4).

The clutch should be disassembled, cleaned and adjusted before the

beginning of each new season. Do not grease the sliding surface
(5).

Note: Don’t grease the slip clutch too much. If grease gets on the
sliding surface the clutch will start to slip and will stop the
machine. Just grease the slip clutch with one stroke before the
season!

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 PowerFlow 18‘-25‘- maintenance – PowerFlow-belts
The belts must be adjusted to run straight as they will otherwise be
damaged.

Check:
‒ The belts are properly tightened when the distance from the
upper edge of the lateral guide (4) to the upper edge of the belts
is 34 +/-2 mm. Place the measuring block (8) on the lateral guide
(4) as illustrated.
‒ Check with the measuring gauge (1) that the front and rear belt
rollers are parallel within 1 mm. If the difference exceeds 1 mm,
slacken the belt on the side where the difference is larger.

Adjust:
‒ Tighten the bearing housings (2) on both sides and tighten the
adjustment screws (3). Let the belts run slowly.
‒ Check that the belts do not pull to one side but keep the same
8 9
distance from the lateral guides (4).
6
‒ If one of the belts pulls to one side, tighten on that side until it
runs straight. Check that the belts run straight and that the
carriers (6) do not tilt. 3
Don‘t tight the PowerFlow belts too much to prevent any damage and
wearing out .

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 PowerFlow 18‘-25‘- maintenance - cleaning
The belt rollers are fitted with scrapers to prevent accumulation of dirt.
The scraper (2) has outlets at both ends so that the scraped off dirt is pushed
out underneath the header. 8
If dirt sticks to the rollers, the belt will tighten and pull to one side causing
damage of belt and bearings. 9
The scrapers must be adjusted so that the distance from the belt roller is 0.4
± 0,2 mm.

Especially in oily crops like rape, the cleaning of belts should be checked very
carefully. If the holes in the header floor are blocked or the rollers are built
up with dirt, the belts won‘t go straight and will be damaged.

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 PowerFlow 18‘-25‘- Lubrication chart
10 25
No. Description machine side Qty. 10 50 comment
0 0
4 Chain drive, table auger and PowerFlow belts left 2 X oil
5 Bearing for PowerFlow belt roller left 1 X grease
8 PTO left 2 X grease
61 Chain drive for rape auger right 1 X oil
69 Knife drive gearbox left 1 X grease, 5 strokes
70 Reel (30' PowerFlow tables only) right 1 X grease
71 Reel (30' PowerFlow tables only) left 1 X grease
grease , one stroke before
3 Table auger clutch left 1
season
7 Bearings for reel suspension left 1 X grease
52 Bearing for reel suspension right 1 X grease
55 Reel chain drive right 1 X Oil

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PowerFlow 18‘-25‘ - Lubrication chart – left header side

71 7 Impossibile trov are nel file la parte immagine con ID relazione rId3.

2 8

One stroke
per season

5 4 3

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PowerFlow 18‘-25‘ - Lubrication chart – right header side

52 61

70

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 PowerFlow 18‘-25‘- accessories
Standard delivered:
‒ Spare knife sections and bolts
‒ Support to unhook the header straight on the ground
‒ Additional cut-off stripes to be fitted underneath the
table auger
‒ Wooden block to measure the right tensioning of the
PowerFlow belts
‒ Measuring gauge

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Free Flow header

Table auger

reel

Cutter bar

Table auger

Wobble box

Type FF 480 FF 540 FF 600 FF 700 FF 760

Width [m] 4.80 5.40 6.00 7.00 7.60
Width [ft] 16“ 18“ 20“ 23“ 25“
Weight [kg] 1500 1600 1700 1800 1950

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 Free Flow header

Targets:
• Even crop flow into the threshing system
• More gentle and more efficient threshing

What can you set?

- To get an even crop flow
- Table auger / main elevator
- Height table auger
- Feathering fingers
- Speed table auger
- Cut-off stripes
- Reel tines Note:
- Reel height
- Reel speed from the cab
- Crop dividers/bow/vertical rape knife
If you do something
- Crop lifters wrong in the front, you
- To use the whole threshing width
- Auger flights
won‘t correct in the
- Main elevator plates back!!!
- Cut-off stripes extensions

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 Freeflow - Adjustment of auger
• Heigth and angle of the auger
• Adjust the clearance below the auger to optimize the cropflow according to
the yield:
• 15-18 mm for yields >6t/ha
• 10-15mm for yields <6t/ha
10
• Important: If you have a low volume of straw (barley, grass,..) the clearance
of the auger has to be adjusted according to the amount of straw. If the
feeding is not even you have to adjust as well. 9
• How to adjust:
• Untight the nuts (2) (3) and (4) on both sides of the header
• Untight two screws (5) at the roller (6) of the chain of the auger
• Move the auger with the nuts (7) up or down.
Adjust the angle of the auger with the nuts (2) front or rear.
Make sure that move on both sides exactly to the same level.
• Tight all nuts and screws (2), (3), (4), (5) and (7)
• It is important to adjust the tension of the chain of the auger and the
distance of the scrapers to the auger afterwards.

• Fingers in the auger

• After each adjustment of the auger please check the distance of the fingers
to the bottom. The minimum clearance is 7-8 mm.
• How to adjust:
• Untight the nuts (9) on the right side of the header.
• Turn the ring (10) with a square spanner accordingly until you have
reached the correct clearance
• Tight the nuts (9)

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 Freeflow - Adjustment of auger
1. Speed of the auger
1. 3 different speeds of the auger are possible
• Standard speed 158 rpm*
• Fits most needs

Teeth 47 51* 54

Speed [1/min] 172 158* 150

2. Scraper
• Clearance scraper to auger 5 mm +/- 2 mm

3. Crop lifters
- Place the first crop lifter on the 3rd finger from the outside.
- Place the next lifters every 4th finger
- You do not need tools to mount them
- Crop lifters can be mounted in three different positions
- Crop lifters are only recommended in laid crops

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 Freeflow
• Adjustment header to combine
• Rear plate
• You can read from the decal on the header how to
adjust the rear plate accordingly to your combine
• 5sw: 1340mm
• 6sw: 1590mm

• Auger extension flights

• You have to adjust the flights accordingly to your
machine and conditions:
• 5sw: flights on
• 6sw, low yield, short straw: flights on
• 6sw, High yield, long straw: flights off
• Please consider that the indications above might
change according crop and conditions.
• Use the auger flights to keep an even feeding and
crop distribution into the main elevator.

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 Freeflow - Dividers
• Crop Dividers
• Adjustment
• Mount one divider at each side and fix it with the
lever (2)
• Adjust the clearance to the ground with the
support (6)
• Important: Check the free space between reel and
divider before first operation
2
6
• Bow dividers
• Recommended to use in laid crops

• Torpedo dividers
• Recommended in very long crops (rye, triticale)

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 FreeFlow – Settings – Reel
Height
‒ Fine adjustments to the reel height are on the threaded rod (2)
‒ Further adjustments: 2
‒ to minimize losses in rape the reel can be put in the top hole, to
improve the lifting in laid crop it can be put further down: bottom hole
‒ Important: After adjusting the reel height manually, check that the knives
don’t catch the reel tines

Reel tines
‒ To optimize the crop flow the reel tines can be adjusted according to the crop
conditions:
‒ Standing crop: tines in vertical position 5
‒ Laid crops: tines 45° to the back
‒ To adjust the tines, loosen the screw (4) and turn the lever (5) in either
direction as required
7 6 4
From the cab
‒ Speed (6) 8
‒ Height (7)
‒ Position (8) 7

8 Back side

Reel: Use a less as possible – the reel is not a pre-thresher!

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 FreeFlow – Settings – Reel
Height
‒ Fine adjustments to the reel height are on the threaded rod (2)
‒ Further adjustments: 2
‒ to minimize losses in rape the reel can be put in the top hole, to
improve the lifting in laid crop it can be put further down: bottom hole
‒ Important: After adjusting the reel height manually, check that the knives
don’t catch the reel tines

Reel tines
‒ To optimize the crop flow the reel tines can be adjusted according to the crop
conditions:
‒ Standing crop: tines in vertical position 5
‒ Laid crops: tines 45° to the back
‒ To adjust the tines, loosen the screw (4) and turn the lever (5) in either
direction as required
4
From the cab 7
‒ Speed (6)
6
‒ Height (7)
‒ Position (8) 8

‒ Note: The automatic reel speed control must be activated in the

terminal

Reel: Use a less as possible – the reel is not a pre-thresher!

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 Freeflow – Maintenance – Cutter bar

• Cutter bar
Using the Schumacher system there is no need to adjust the
cutter bar (no knife retainers)

• Change of knifes
Knifes are mounted with screws. They are mounted
alternately bottom up and down.

• Maintenance
The cutter bar does not require daily maintenance.

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FreeFlow - maintenance – belt and chain tensioning

Table auger
Tensioner wobble box Drive chain reel
drive

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FreeFlow - Lubrication chart – left header side

1 4 5

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Coupling of the header

1. Flip the table back plate forward (Power Flow only)

2. Aim between the brackets (4) on each side and move

forward until the machine touches the header.
• Experienced operators should go in 1st gear
Hook up

and low throttle

Un hook

3. Lift the main crop elevator

4. Lock the header with the lever (5)

5. Connect the PTO 5

6. Connect the multicoupler

• This connects all hydraulic and electrical
connections

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 Main elevator
• Important to check:
• Proper connection between header and elevator
• Use the safety rods on the elevator‘s rams any time when you work on the header
• The additional bars on the PFR* can help the feeding in long straw and wet
conditions
• Check the chain tension and bars regularly

75 mm
• Settings for different crops:
• Set the clearance underneath the front roller (6) to be adjusted with spanner (1) to
these measurements
• 25 mm Grain
• 30 mm Rapeseed
• 70 mm Maize
• Tension the chain (5) with the nuts (4) of spanner (2) according to the length of the
indicator (3)
• Important: Make sure that after tensioning the chain is at least 3 mm away from
the bottom. If not increase the clearance „A“ until you have reached the minimum
distance.

* Only MCS versions

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 Main elevator
• Reversing the header and the main elevator
‒ Means: from the main elevator backwards everything will turn the opposite way
‒ Important: before reversing the header, make sure the header is disengaged!
‒ Theshing must be engaged to reverse the header!
‒ Reverse system is activated pulling up the lever (1)

Kette

‒ Possible reasons, if reversing doesn’t work:

‒ Material is already too tight in the main elevator
‒ Header drive belt is too loose, remember the hidden Powerbelt on the PowerFlow header
18’-25’ (5.50 m – 7,70 m)!
‒ Broken drivelines: broken belts or burned slip clutch on the header

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 Stone trap
• The stone trap is designed to collect the stones fed into the main elevator, avoiding
them to reach the threshing drum
• The stone trap needs to be emptied out at least once a day, using the lever (2)
• Make sure the cavity is clean and empty before to start harvesting
• For maize harvest the stone trap needs to be covered with the plate (3), installing
the bolts (4

‒ The stone trap can also be removed to get access

to the grain pan for cleaning purposes
(refer to the Operators Manual for removing)

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 Threshing system
E/ Activa/200 Series

Rear Beater

Main drum

ABC Module

Main concave

• General considerations
Technical data 5-straw 6-straw
– 100% of the threshing activity is performed by
walker walker
the drum
Diameter [mm] 600 600
– The threshing drum has to perform up to 90%
grain separation Width [mm] 1320 1600

– When the 2 conditions above are not Surface [m2] 0,83 0,99
respected, we can get straw-walkers losses Wrap angle [°] 106° 106°
– Drum and Concave need frequent adjustments
Speed [rpm] 380 - 1100 430-1210
as they are the „heart“ of the combine

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 Threshing system
L/Activa S/M300 Series without MCS L/Activa S/M300 Series with MCS and C/Beta/M400 Series
Multi Crop Separator

Rear Beater

Main drum

ABC Module

Main concave MCS concave

• General considerations Technical data 5-straw 6-straw

walker walker
– 100% of the threshing activity is performed by
Diameter [mm] 600 600
the drum
Width [mm] 1320 1600
– The threshing drum + MCS (if present) has to
perform up to 90% grain separation Surface [m2] 0,83 0,99

– When the 2 conditions above are not Wrap angle [°] 106° 106°
respected, we can get straw-walkers losses
Speed [rpm] 380 - 1100 430-1210
– Drum and Concave need frequent adjustments
as they are the „heart“ of the combine Only Surface beater [m2] 0,44 0,53
with
MCS MCS diameter [mm] 600 600
MCS surface [m2] 0,46 0,54

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 Concaves available
Standard Grain Concave Maize concave Universal Concave
Differential: front - 14,1 mm
Spacing 24 mm 48,3 mm
rear - 28,2 mm
Wires diameter 3,4 mm 6 mm 6 mm
Bars and
12 bars, 106° 9 bars, 106° 17 bars, 106°
wrapping angle
Perforated de-awning - Striated as standard
Additional bars standard delivered - Perforated de-awning as
Striated as optional optional Deawning perforated
plates

Picture

Wheat
Striated rasp bars
Barley
Triticale
Rape Suitable for most of
conditions
Pease/Beans
Rye Suitable in some
conditions
Sunflower
Maize/Soya Not recommended
Sorgum
Clover/Grass
 Threshing system adjustment
• Adjustment
• Drum Speed
• Adjusted using the dedicated button
• 380 to 1100 U/min
• Concave Clearance
• Front and rear indepentently adjustable trough 2 buttons
• Up to 30 mm
• Deawning plates with grain concave

Deawning plates (standard) Rasp bars (option)

Up to 3 possible – only install LA 323 095 100 for 5 sw
them if absolutely necessary LA 323 095 000 for 6 sw

• Important to know:
• Always fit the striated rasp bars in pairs (one right and one left design) when
necessary
• Fit the additional bars only if absolutely necessary: they increase the threshing
effect but they limit the separation area!
• Empty stone trap daily
• Regularly check the status of concave and bars

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 Threshing system adjustment
• Adjustment
• Drum Speed
• Adjusted using the dedicated button or via Terminal
• Concave Clearance
• Front and rear indepentently adjustable trough 2 buttons or via terminal
• Up to 30 mm
• Deawning plates with grain concave
Deawning plates (standard) Rasp bars (option)
Up to 3 possible – only install LA 323 095 100 for 5 sw
them if absolutely necessary LA 323 095 000 for 6 sw

• MCS Speed (change pulley)

• Constant 750 rpm (grain / rape)
• Constant 410 rpm (beans / maize)
• MCS Concave
• Turn in and out electrically
• Concave cearance can be mechanically adjusted
• Important to know:
• Always fit the striated rasp bars in pairs (one right and one left design) when
necessary
• Fit the additional bars only if absolutely necessary: they increase the threshing effect
but they limit the separation area!
• Empty stone trap daily
• Regularly check the status of concaves and bars

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Threshing system adjustment
• MCS concave IN/OUT: 2. 3.
• Use the MCS to improve the grain separation (useful
in most of the conditions, including maize)
• Move the MCS concave out in very dry conditions,
fragile straw, hot temperature
• Procedure:
• Ignition key has to be ON
4.
• Open the locks left and right (2)
• Use switch on the LHS of the machine to move the
concave (3)
• Till the concave has reached his final position (4)
• Move the locks in again (2)
• Note: When the concave reaches the final
position, the actuator works against it - leave
the switch immediately

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 Threshing system – general recommendations
1. Drum speed: Operate a fairly high drum speed, thresh just enough to remove the
grains
- With high drum speed there is a higher risk to generates cracked grains
- With low drum speed there is a higher risk of blockages

2. Concave clearance: as open as possible, thresh just enough to remove the grain

3. Important: keep the machine always fully loaded

- To great generate and less aggressive “crop on crop” threshing, this means
- →increased capacity
- → less straw damage
- → less pieces of straw go to the cleaning
- → less cracked grains/ better grain quality
Cracked grains often appear when the gap between drum and concave
isn’t fully loaded. The grains are accelerated and then collide against
sharp edges

4. Evaluating the threshing:

recommendation:
- Most of the chaff should stay on the heads
Correctly threshed Slightly over threshed Over threshed
- Just one grain left should be found in
20 threshed heads.

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 Straw walkers adjustments
1. Canvas behind MCS slows down the material
• Chain at the LH side of combine
• General adjustment: 1
• Wet conditions/long straw: down
• Dry conditions/ short straw: half way
up
2. Straw walker risers
• Recommended on the second and third step
• Dry conditions, short straw: 2a 2b
• Parallel raisers (a)
• Wet conditions, long straw:
• Tall raisers (b)

3. Closing plates for the steps of the straw walker

• Used in very dry conditions
• Used when you have much straw on the
sieves or in the grain tank

• Important to know
• Ensure the straw walkers are clean
• Wooden blocks allow a very high crank shaft
150 mm
oscillation, up to 150mm
• Closed-bottom walkers keep the material in
separate session, facilitating the cleaning

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 Cleaning system
• Principals: 1
− The grain pan conveys the grain and chaff to the top sieve providing a stratification of the
material
− Chaff and light short straw are blown out to the back by the air flow provided by the fan
− Grains which are heavier will fall trough the top sieve and bottom sieve, reaching the clean
grain auger
− Un-threshed heads need to pass trough the sieve extension to get to the return auger and
then be re-threshed
− The combined action of bottom sieve and fan will complete the cleaning
2
• Settings
• Fan speed
− Adjusted with the button on the side Sieve extension
console (1) Grain pan
− Speed visualized in the Agritronic (2)
• Top and bottom sieve clearance
• Manually adjusted (electric as option)
• Open the sieve extension and use the
levers to set the clearance manually Bottom
sieve

Top sieve

Bottom sieve Top sieve Fan Clean grain elevator Return

auger

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 Cleaning system
• Principals:
− The grain pan conveys the grain and chaff to the top sieve providing a stratification of
the material
− Chaff and light short straw are blown out to the back by the air flow provided by the fan
− Grains which are heavier will fall trough the top sieve and bottom sieve, reaching the
clean grain auger
− Un-threshed heads need to pass trough the sieve extension to get to the return auger
and then be re-threshed
− The combined action of bottom sieve and fan will complete the cleaning

• Settings Sieve extension

Grain pan
• Fan speed
− Via terminal or buttons on the
console
• Top and bottom sieve clearance
− Via terminal or buttons on the
console Bottom
sieve
− Sieve extension
• Manual settings by the lever
Top sieve
Clean grain elevator Cross
auger
Fan return

Sieve extension

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 Cleaning system - principals

Sieves open Sieves closed

Steep angle – low pressure Shallow angle – high pressure

A common delusion is that blowing grains out is due to too much wind. The grains are much less susceptible to
wind than you would think. In the other hand, if there isn’t enough wind flow, there won’t be enough pressure to
keep the layer of material suspended. No cleaning and separation will take place and the cleaning system will
collapse! In this case the grains will "ride“ with the material out the of machine.
This will result in high sieve losses.
Therefore, less wind can be exactly the wrong way!

There must be a minimum load on the sieves to have

the cleaning system working properly. Loss behavior of the cleaning system

If you don’t feed the machine enough and evenly,

losses

there will be an uneven load on the sieves.

If so the layer of material will be inconstant and
wind pressure can drop on thinner or open spots
of the layer. Over-blowing will be the result.

capacity

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 Cleaning system
• Note:
• Caution: The grain pan has to be clean to give the best preparation
before the material hits the first step!!
• Just have as minimum load on the return system as absolutely
necessary!
• High return load will bring additional load to the machine and the
cleaning system.
• A high return equals to high risk of broken grains and reduction of
overall performance!

• What to consider?
‒ Make sure the blocks to raise the sieves are dismounted before
going on grain.
‒ Make sure to have an even feeding on the cleaning system.
‒ The sieve extension should be 2mm wider open than the top
sieve.
‒ Make sure enough air enters the fanning mill
‒ Check every day if the sieves are clean
‒ Check every day if the grain pan is clean
‒ Check after calibrating the sieves if the numbers shown in the
terminal and real gap on the sieves match.

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 Cleaning – Loss Sensors – Agritronic
• Requirements:
• The system needs to be calibrated (refer to Operators manual)
• Define the maximum accepted losses by a real measure in field
• Set the loss monitor in „Distance base“
• Sensitivity adjustment:
• Push the center button for 3 seconds
• Change the value according to the size of grain you harvest with the 2 side buttons
• Rape: 1-2, Grain: 2-3, Maize: 3-5
• Push the center button again
• In field fine adjustment
• Adjust the display with the arrows left / right until the bar is at the end of the green
area. As soon as the bar moves into the red area an alarm will occur
• Pushing the middle button you can display losses from walkers, sieves or the sum of
both

2 loss sensors at the end 2 loss sensors at the end

of the top-sieve of the straw walkers

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 Cleaning – Loss Sensors
• Losses are displayed in two coloured bar graphs
• Adjustment
• Sensitivity
• Sieve sensitivity
• Straw walker sensitivity
• Returns sensitivity
• Attention: Values for sensitivity of sieves and walkers have
to be identical (e.g. 50 to 50 or 60 to 60).
• The smaller the grain the higher the sensitivity should be.

2 loss sensors at the end 2 loss sensors at the end

of the top-sieve of the straw walkers

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 Returns
• Tailings (Returns) are delivered back to the threshing drum and
are distributed evenly over the full width of the threshing system
• There is nothing to adjust
• Check the amount and the composition of the material in the
returns elevator opening the inspection door.
• You don‘t need to re-circulate clean grain!

• Important to know:
• Less returns means better performance
• Returns can produce broken grain
• High return volume can lead in straw-walkers losses!!
• It is important to adjust the tension of the chain and to
clean the elevator if necessary
• Install the cleaning plates into the elevator when
necessary to keep the elevator clean (muddy/wet
conditions, sticky crops, soya, rape)

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 Returns
• Tailings (Returns) are delivered back to the threshing drum and is
distributed evenly over the full width of the threshing system
• There is nothing to adjust
• The return sensor indicate the volume of material in the elevator
• Check the amount and the composition of the material in the
returns elevator opening the inspection door.
• You don‘t need to re-circulate clean grain!

• Important to know:
• Less returns means better performance
• Returns can produce broken grain
• High return volume can lead in straw-walkers losses!!
• It is important to adjust the tension of the chain and to
clean the elevator if necessary
• Install the cleaning plates into the elevator when
necessary to keep the elevator clean (muddy/wet
conditions, sticky crops, soya, rape)

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 Chaff spreader
2
• Mechanically driven
• 5sw: 630rpm
• 6sw: 790 rpm
• The speed can be altered changing the pulleys (1) and (2):
1
• 5sw to 790rpm:
• replace pulley (1) with ref. 323567650
• Replace pulley (2) with ref. 84056120
• 6sw to 630rpm:
• replace pulley (1) with ref. 323567550
• Replace pulley (2) with ref. 84074790

• Adjustments
– Width by adjusting the flaps
– Working positions:

Position 1 Position 2 Postion 3 Access to sieves

Recommended

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 Straw chopper
• Engagement/Disengagement: Setting of the chopping length
Position of lever 1. The Counter knives bar (2), has 5 positions (2)
2. Dual chop bar (1), has two positions IN/OUT

Remember: the shorter is chopped, the more power (fuel) is

required.

Recommendation:
1. Rape: counter knives and dual chop bar out
Swathing Chopping
2. Cereals: counter knives position 2-3, dual chop bar out
3. Adjust if necessary!
• Moving the lever an electric switch is dis-/engaged 4. Check knives on a regular basis!
• Put the straw-deflector in working position Worn knives will absorb a lot of power! (Fuel €€)
• According to the lever position, an electro-hydraulic circuit
will automaticaly engage (or not) the chopper

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 Straw deflector
• The straw deflector plates are mechanical as standard, electrical 1
as option

• Settings
• Adjust spreading width according the header size and
the wind conditions with the mechanical levers (1) or
the electric actuators trough the switch in the cab (2)
• The straw deflector can be set in 2 different heights
with the lever (3)
• High position: wide spreading 2
• Low position: narrow spreading

What to consider?
− Even spreading
− Don’t spread too wide and don’t throw any chopped straw
into the crop
− Additional short straw in the crop will go through the
machine again and will slow it down.
− It also makes cutting header work harder

- Note: The threshing system will engage only if the straw

deflector is in working position (down)

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 Straw deflector or

• The straw deflector plates are mechanical as standard, electrical

1
as option
• Settings
• Adjust spreading width according the header size and
the wind conditions with the mechanical levers (1) or
the electric actuators trough the switch in the cab (2)
• Trough the monitor you can also set:
• Side wind compensation
• Mirroring/opposite function
2
• The straw deflector can be set in 2 different heights
with the lever (3)
• High position: wide spreading
• Low position: narrow spreading

What to consider?
− Even spreading
− Don’t spread too wide and don’t throw any chopped straw
into the crop
− Additional short straw in the crop will go through the
machine again and will slow it down.
− It also makes cutting header work harder

- Note: The threshing system will engage only if the straw

deflector is in working position (down) Left Opposite Right

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 Graintank discharge
• Volume 6500 l
• Discharge up to 85 liter/s
• Unloading auger in / out with switch in MFL (2)
• Keep button pressed to swivel in or out
• Dis-/engagement with switch in the armrest (1)
(Electro-hydraulic engagement)
• Important! You can engage the unloading at any position of the
auger
• You can variate manually the unloading rate adjusting the covers
above the crossauger according moisture and crop conditions (A-B)
• Wet grain → cover down
• Dry grain → cover up

Shear bolt

• Important to know
– Check tension of belt and chain
– Lubrificate the chain regularly
– Shear bolt: M6 x 50, 8.8

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 Grain tank discharge
• Volume 8600 or 9000 l according the model
• Discharge up to 105 liter/s
• Unloading auger in / out with switch in MFL (2)
• Press button for 3 sec to swivel in or out
• Dis-/engagement with switch (1)
(Electro-hydraulic engagement)
• Important! You can engage the unloading as soon as the auger
has left the parking position
• You can variate manually the unloading rate adjusting the covers
above the crossauger according moisture and crop conditions (A-B) 1
• Wet grain → cover down
• Dry grain → cover up 2

Shear bolt

• Important to know
– Check tension of belt and chain
– Lubrificate the chain regularly
– Shear bolt: M6 x 50, 8.8

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Grain tank discharge – 85 l/s unloading – 4,5mt tube

Unloading distance - 6.10m

H - 4.450m

Table width Space

*Conditions considered:
Table width (FF/PF) Space Tractor drives*:
-Swath width 1m
-Trailer width 2.5m 4.8m - 16ft 3.451 m Side of swath
-Harvesting with full table 5.4/5.5m - 18ft 3.146 m Over swath
6.0/6.2m - 20ft 2.904 m Over swath
7.0/6.8m - 22ft 2.384 m Over swath
7.6/ - - 25ft 2.080 m Between swath and combine

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Grain tank discharge – 105 l/s unloading – 5mt tube

Unloading distance - 6.500m

H - 4.450m

Table width Space

*Conditions considered:
Table width (FF/PF) Space Tractor drives*:
-Swath width 1m
-Trailer width 2.5m 4.8m - 16ft 3.850 m Side of swath
-Harvesting with full table 5.4/5.5m - 18ft 3.650 m Over swath
6.0/6.2m - 20ft 3.450m Over swath
6.8/7.0m - 22ft 2.910 m Over swath
7.6/7.7m - 25ft 2.730 m Between swath and combine

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In case of blockage, what to do?
1. Disengage threshing and header!
2. Get out and locate the blockage!

Where? What to do?

Header or main Engage the threshing system at low idle, reverse the header, if
elevator necessary remove material by hand
Drum Open the concave completely, try to engate the threshing
system at low idle.
If not enough, switch off the engine, use the reverse bar to
reverse the drum and remove material through the stone trap
Open the inspection door over the main elevator and inside the
grain tank when empty
Straw walkers Open the access door to straw chopper and/or engine bay
and remove material by hand

Straw chopper Move the counter knives out and remove the material through
the chopper access door
In addition move the deflector up
Cleaning, clean grain Open all access doors and remove material by hand. Remember
elevator, return, there is also a door under the cross augers!
unloading? Check chain and belts before start again.

Unloading auger? Open all access doors and remove by hand. Check chain belts to
start again.

Note: Always unblock the machine from the back to the front –
makes life easier!!!

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 Cab – Overview
Terminal

Overhead dashboard
Lights
Multifunctional
Air conditioning
lever
Radio / Navigator (option)
Armrest

Setting of
steering column

Reverse

Brakes Storage (option)

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 Cab – Overhead dashboard
3
Beacons
Rear additional working lights (4)
No flashing: OFF (option) 2
4
1x press = flashing : on grain No flashing: OFF
tank level 5 1
1x press = flashing: on by reverse
2x press = continuous: ON
2x press = continuous: ON 4 2

Working lights (1) Working lights Wiper

All on/off Hazard lights

Working Road lights

Unloading auger Air conditioning
lights (2) Grain tank light (5) light (3) Heater mirrors

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Cab - armrest

Drum speed

Fan speed

Top sieve

Straw deflectors

Side knives

Concave clearance

Bottom sieve

Grain tank lids

Engine speed Table engagement
Transport/ Work mode

Threshing engagement

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Cab – Multifunctional lever

Reel speed (on back)

Reel adjustment

Not used

Activation automatic header control

Stop-button: header
and unloading

Header adjustment

Unloading auger in/out

Unloading on/off

Forward

Stop

Backward

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Cab – Multifunctional lever
Pulse propulsion multifunctional lever
How to drive? - Note: This is a different way of adjusting the speed as
before!
Direction:
press button underneath the lever and push the lever in the direction
you want to go. If you want to increase the speed you have to hold the
button as long as you are going less than 2 km/h

Speed adjustment
The larger the movement of the joystick,
the higher the level of acceleration!

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 Terminal – start the machine
1. Make sure all main switches are disengaged

‒ Threshing
‒ Header
‒ 4wd (option)

2. Ignition ON
3. Wait till the AGCO logo appears on the screen
4. Start the machine
5. Tick on the functions you want to
restore from the previews settings:

• Turn off the machine

‒ Turn the key off
‒ Wait at least 2-3 minutes before to turn the
main switch off (1)

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 Terminal - Tips and Tricks
1. Keyboard
• Return to ‚home screen‘

2. Change main screen

3. Day/night mode

4. If in doubt, simply tick the icon and you’ll get to the next level!

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 Terminal – Transport mode

For transport mode activate button on armrest!

Transport mode

1. Safety check
• Grain tank lids closed
• Unloading auger in
• Main elevator up

2. All switches on the armrest and lever are locked

3. Max. 25 km/h
(for some countries the max speed might be
reduced to 20km/h)

• Transport screen

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 Terminal – Main functions
Machine status
Status hectare counters
Transport

Grain tank opens

Unloading auger moves Engine oil pressure

out Engine rpm

Unloading auger moves in

Grain tank minium level. Allarms

closing not possible
Direction Fuel level Adblue level
Grain tank level 70% Threshing Header SCR error Parking Current
engaed engaed brake Gear
Engine temperature
Speed
Grain tank level 100%

Transport Header Maintena

mode touching nce 4wd
Unloading engaged the required
ground

Seat
switch
status

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Terminal – Working screen
Loss sensors Return sensor
Cutting
height Machine settings

Header settings

Drum speed
Crop settings

Concave
Info +
Clearance front Fan speed

Concave
Clearance rear Sieves adjustment (option)

Maintenance
Selectable parameters to be
and calibration
monitored: press on the icon
for few seconds to change
the parameter to visualize

Adjustable header width for

hectare counter Important! To set the different parameters
you can also use the buttons on the
armrest!

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 Terminal – Machine settings
Straw chopper
• Combine settings

• ACT: current setting

• SET: set point
• The combine will always
try to reach the set
point, if not possible
there will appear an
alarm!
• Setting via
1. select the box and set
the parameter by the
Performance monitor
wheel

2. Or use the buttons on

the armrest
Return
 Terminal – Automatic crop settings
Crop type
Operator selects
1. The crop
2. The saved settings

Save
Possibility to save the own
settings

Note:
1. The sieve
extension and
MCS concave have
to be adjusted
manually
2. The default
settings might be 2. Possibility to adjust
different from the
Tick on the values of the column
recommended
settings in your „SET to alter the machine settings
country. the center column „set“ 3. Adjust machine settings
As soon as one value is changed, automatically
the save „ABC“ buttons enables. (engine rpm more than 1900)

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Terminal – Loss monitor
Loss monitor:
– Funnel shape indicates the volume
– Sensitivity of sensors can be adjusted
– Basic settings depends on the grain size
– The higher the value, the higher the sensitivity of the sensor!
– Starting values suggested:

Crop Loss sensitivity Loss rescaling Return rescaling

Small (rape) 70-80% 70-80% 70-80%
Medium (cereals) 50-60% 50-60% 50-60%
Large (maize, beans, peas, sunflower) 20-30% 20-30% 20-30%

– Individual settings
– According to different harvesting conditions, preferred
loss levels, grain size and weight, the sensitivity has to be
adjusted to the individual preference!

Important:
Define the maximum acceptable loss level with a loss pan performing a
real field measure.
Target is to have the acceptable loss level in the “green zone”

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 Terminal – On board counter
Settings Counter ON/OFF
1. Select counter the no. close to the machine status tells
how many counters are active
2. Record counter ON/OFF
Counter up
There are 10 different counters plus two addtional ones.
Counter down
„Lifetime“ is the lifetime counter of the combine, not
possible to reset
Set counter zero
„Bin counter“ measures the values since the last
unloading. Reset automaticallly at every unloading
Calculator

Recorded data: Info+ If selected, it means: counter no. 1 is

placed in the info box «HARVEST DATA»
• Total hours INFO+ menu of the home screen
• Drum hours
• Total area Next page
• Total area per hour Return
• Distance covered
• Total fuel consumption
• Average fuel consumption per hour
• Average fuel consumption per hectar
• Total Adblue consumption
• Average Adblue consumption per hour

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 Terminal – Reel settings
Reel settings
‒ Reel speed
‒ Manual mode
‒ The speed is set by the switch on
the backside of the joystick Reel automatic ON/OFF
‒ set the speed once, it stays
constant
‒ Note: To start the reel in manual
mode you have to push the button
on the backside of the joystick
once.

‒ Automatic mode
‒ The reel speed varies with the
ground speed.
‒ The speed ratio can also be set by
the switch on the backside of
joystick and can be adjusted any
time without going into the menu.
Return
‒ Speed minimum
‒ Minimum rotating speed of the reel,
disregard the forward speed
‒ Suggested setting: 2 km/h

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 Cab - Header control
Different sensors on the machine and on the header,
give input to the Header control:
1. Return to cut (RTC) trough the sensor on the
main elevator
2. Automatic header height control (AHHC),
trough the 2 sensors under the header
3. Field pressure, trought the pressure sensor on 1. Return to cut (RTC)
the valve block

2. Automatic header height control (AHHC)

3. Field pressure

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 Terminal - Header control
• Cutting height setting
Configuration header
• Set the cut off height of the hectars counter:
The symbol will turn to green when the counter is
active Reel settings
• Set the RTC height on the range 20-60cm
Return to cut (RTC)
• Set the AHHC height on the range 5-20cm (main elevator)
• Set the field pressure intervention:
Lift the table from the ground Automatic header height control
Set the red line 8-10 bar below the indicated value (AHHC) (skids)

Field pressure
• Tilt setpoint
• Difference between left and right skids
accepted Lateral flotation
• Tilt sensitivity
• Reaction speed

Grass / laid Return

Recommendation Grain Rape/Maize
crops /Soya

RTC ON – 25-35 ON ON
AHHC ON – 10/12 OFF OFF
Field pressure ON OFF ON
Tilt mode ON OFF ON
Tilt setpoint 10-12 - 50
Tilt sensitivity 30-40 - 50
 Cab – Header control

Header adjustment Up/down Manual

override tilt
Half way -Lift/lower header at low speed
- Overrides automatic header
control
Full way -Lift/lower header at full speed
- Overrides automatic header
control

Automatic header control

and/or and/or

Automatic mode activated, header goes Press once to go half of the settled height or
to set point according to the function hold for few seconds to deactivate the
Down Press once
activated automatic control (table will stay in low
position)

Automatic mode deactivated, lift header From top position, press once to lower the
Up Press 2x
to 70 % of the height table and enable the automatic control again

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Cab – Header control

A
B
First impulse
Descent Descent rapid Descent
Descent rapid to to height A slowto the
Descent
Descent rapid to height A then slower to Descent height B +
slow to the
rapid to height A then slower height B + slowto the reaction in
setted field
height A then slower to the reaction in height B case of
pressure C C
to height B setted field case of contact contact with
pressure C with ground ground
Second impulse One
Descent to Descent to Descent to impulse
Descent to half
Possible half of the half of the half of the
No action No action of the selected No action
selected selected selected
height B
height B height B height B
Double impulse

Raise the Raise the

Raise the
Raise the header Raise the header Raise the Raise the
header since The Lateral Flotation function
header to since the header to since the header to header to
the skids don't can be activated with all
70% of the skids don't 70% of the skids don't 70% of the 70% of the
touch the combinations of configurations
max height touch the max height touch the max height max height
ground
ground ground In all situations, holding the A
button some seconds the
automatic functions are
deactivated

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 Terminal – Header configuration
• Before to start the season, make sure the
correct values are selected in this page.

• Every different header used with the

machine needs to have the correct
configuration

• The correct values need to be inserted to

get the header control working properly!

Header Configuration is task to

be performed by your
dealer!

• Activating this icon the header will

automatically lift going backwards
Terminal – Header calibration
Calibration to be performed by:

Dealer
Return to cut (RTC)
Dealer (main elevator)
and operator
Automatic header
height control
Dealer
(AHHC) (skids)

Dealer

Dealer

Select the function to be calibrated and

follow the instructions on the terminal
 Lubrication and Maintenance – All models

Refer to the decals on the sides of the

machine to identify quickly the
greasing points

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 Daily maintenance – All models
To do daily Check Tighten, if Clean, if Refill, if
necessary necessary necessary
Engine oil X X
Fuel level X X
Important in AdBlue level X X
order to obtain Fuel filter X X
the maximum Cooling liquids X X
output of the Hydraulic oil X X
engine Radiator and filter X X
Knives and finger X Replace
Stone trap X X
Sieves X X

Important in Grain pan X X

order to achieve Concave X X

the maximum Separation X X

concaves
harvesting
Belts and chains X X
performance
Chopper knives X Replace

Further important maintenance intervals (work shop!):

100 h 250 h 500 h
-Check oil (gearboxes, -Change engine oil, engine oil - Change fuel filter (s), airintake
transmission, final drives) filter an oil in gearboxes filters, cab intake air filter, filter
-Brake fluid hydraulic oil, SCR filter, oil of
transmission and engine

Further information for maintenance has to be looked up in the operators manual.

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Daily maintenance - Radiator and air filters – All models
Clean radiator and air filter on regular bases! 1. Radiator and rotary screen
Always blow from the inside!

Never take the inner safety filter out. Only new replacement!

2. Engine air filter 3. Cab filter

Inside Outside

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Daily maintenance - Liquids levels – All models

Pre-filter / water separator

In wet areas or low diesel
quality, drain water daily

Hydraulic and hydrostatic

oil level
Level has to be 5cm on the
indicator (1), with header
down and machine levelled

Coolant expansion tank

fluid level has to be 10cm
below the top edge (about
2/3 of the indicator)

Engine oil level

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Daily grasing points – All models
Straw chopper rotor
Grease both sides bearings
every 10h of chopping

Drum variator
(1) Only 6sw models
(2) All models
After greasing, run the
machine at full speed, open
and close completely the
variator (min and max
speed of the drum)

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Service intervals 50 hours

Repeat the operation on the opposite

side of the machine

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Service intervals 100 hours

Repeat the operation on the opposite

side of the machine

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Service intervals 250 hours

Repeat the operation on the opposite

side of the machine

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Service intervals 500 hours

Repeat the operation on the opposite

side of the machine

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Belts and chains LHS

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Belts and chains RHS

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Fuses and relays
Most of the fuses and relays
are located under the
operator‘s seat.

Decals indicate the

functions of the fuses and
relays

Two additional relays are

located on the cab top
console
1. Cab air recirculation
2. A/C compressor

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 Fuses and relays
Left hand side of the machine:
1. Engine control unit supply
2. Engine auxiliaries supply
Right hand side of the machine
Fuses protecting the gas
recirculation system and after-
treatment

1. MCS concave (if present)

1. Cab supply fuse
2. Header vertical knife RHS
2. Engine starting
3. Header vertical knife LHS

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Fuses and relays
Engine area:

Alternator protection

Engine pre-heating circuit

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 Standard delivered accessories
1. De-awning bars (A)

Used in wheat/barley to increase the threshing efficiency.

The application (B) is recommended for crops particularly hard to
thresh (2 or 3 de-awning bars, can be installed depending on the
crop condition).

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 Standard delivered accessories
2
2. Bars to be mounted onto PFR:
Mandatory for maize/sunflower harvesting,
to increase the feeding efficiency.
Recommended also for cereal harvest in
short straw conditions or wet long straw.

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3. Blanking plate stone trap
To be installed for maize and delicate crops.
Closes the stone trap gap.
Remove it when harvesting laid crops or in
case of stones in field

4. Lock Plates for Header Lateral Float 4

To be used with a foldable or standard
maize header to lock the lateral float
function. Must be installed on both sides of
elevator housing. If the lock plates are
installed on AL/LC/PL combines, the
transversal levelling system must be
switched off.

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 Standard delivered accessories
5. High Straw Raisers 5
Used for cereals/rice/maize to increase the
straw walkers shaking efficiency. The
application is recommended for long straw
and wet crops (the straw raisers are to be
installed on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th ramps of
the straw walkers).
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6. Parallel Straw Raisers
Use in wheat/barley to accelerate the
speed of the straw on the straw walkers.
The application is recommended for crops
with short and brittle straw (the straw
raisers are to be installed on the 2nd, 3rd
and 4th ramps of the straw walkers).
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7. Scraper Paddles in the Clean Grain and
Return Elevator
Used in soya/beans/rape/wet crops to
prevent residue from the crop sticking to
the elevator. Install by replacing 2 rubber
paddles with 2 metal paddles diametrically
opposite each other on the elevator chain.
8. Speed Reduction Pulley for Straw Chopper 8
Mandatory for straw chopper speed
reduction during maize and sunflower
harvesting.

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 Standard delivered accessories
9 +
9. Raiser blocks for sieve extension
Used to raise the sieve extension of 4
additional 4°, useful in maize or sunflower
°

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10. Tool box

11. Service lamp (option for some models)

Can be plugged in the power sockets
around the combine (up to 7 according the 11
model)

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 To get the maximum out of your machine - What is the best output?
When harvesting grain the process of achieving good output, is an on going task to balance grain quality with losses and capacity.
Optimising combine harvester output is a difficult task that can often involve a degree of guesswork. The operator must decide what is
an acceptable loss for the crop at that time. Many factors will determine the operators decision for choosing the right amount; this can
be the weather conditions, length of harvest or crop/variety. Many influencing factors will affect the output of the machine.
Loss

B C
Sample Capacity (tons/hr)

The diagram above shows the harvesting triangle of balance. You cannot get an excellent sample, excellent output and no loss at the
same time, to achieve one good item the other two will be compromised.

All farmers will accept different results,

(A) gets the best balance of all aspects
(B) If the operator had to harvest seed grain for planting he will require a perfect sample
(C) If the operator didn’t care about grain loss and sample quality, but capacity

Remember: The operator/farmer must decide what is an acceptable compromise in all of the three parameters!

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To get the maximum out of your machine - What to do?
Princpals to be aware of to get the best performance out of your combine:

Header set correctly and ensure an even feed: If you do something wrong in the front, you won‘t correct in the back!!

Keep the machine fully loaded

Operate a fairly high drum speed, thresh just enough to remove the grain

Operate with a wider concave clearance as possible, but make all grains are removed from the heads

Operate the fan at high speed

Operate the sieves as wide openings as possible

Monitor and keep the returns under control

Ensure you only just chop enough

Just change one setting at a time!

Change settings where the problems is caused, not where it appears!

Unthreshed Wheat Correctly Threshed Wheat Slightly Over-threshed Wheat Over-threshed Wheat

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To get the maximum out of your machine - What is grain loss?
What kind of grain losses are there?
How to measure grain losses?
How to calculate grain losses?

Different kinds of grain losses:

1. Field loss
2. Header loss
3. Losses under the machine
4. 5. 6. cleaning and separation losses

Caution: Any losses found from (1) to (3) should be eliminated from the losses at (4) (5) or (6)

1 3 4
2 5
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 To get the maximum out of your machine - What is grain loss?
Principals to determine grain loss:

1. Identify the different causes of grain loss

2. Check losses on representative points of the field and keep the machine fully loaded.

3. Be aware of the principals of different threshing systems.

4. Best way to measure grain losses: swath mode and if possible to disengage the chaff spreader

5. Consider working width, drum width and yield

6. While counting the single grain in the pan, leave shriveled grain out.

Tip:
Especially in tough harvesting conditions it is more efficient to calculate a bit more grain losses. Keep in mind, if the capacity of a
machine is not taken to the limit, there might be certain deductions on quality later in harvest.

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 To get the maximum out of your machine - What is grain loss?
Calculating grain losses– What do we have to know??

•Yield and grain loss level

•Relation between threshing unit width and header width

Header width 4,80 m 5,50 m 6,20 m 6,80 m

5-straw walker (1,34m) 3,58 4,10 4,62 5,00

6-straw walker (1,60m) 3,00 3,43 3,87 4,25

•Thousand grain weight

Crop TGW [g/1000]

Rape 4 – 20
Weath 40 – 55
Barley 40 – 55
Ø 45 g
Oats 30 – 45
Rye 30 – 40
Maize 200 – 450
Peas / Soya 150 - 500

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To get the maximum out of your machine - What is grain loss?

Calculate the grain loss

Example:

Swath mode: yes

Yield: 10 t/ha
Header width: 6.80 m
Threshing unit width: 1.60 m
TGW: 45 g

85 grains loss pan:

1% grain loss

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 To get the maximum out of your machine - What is grain loss?
Calculations for loss pan: Calculation - Result

How much is 1% of 10 t/ha ? 0,01 * 10.000 kg = 100 kg/ha

How many grains is this? (100.000g/45g) x 1000 grains = 2.222.222 Mio. grains

How many m² are ? 1 hectare = 10.000 m²

How many grains per m² are there? 2.222.222 grains/10.000 m² = 222 grains/m²

How many times does the loss pan fit onto 1 m2? 1 m²/0,09 m² = 11,1

How many grains are in the loss pan? 222 grains m²/11,1 = 20 grains/ loss pan

What did we forget? 20 grains x 4,25 = 85 grains/ loss pan

Relation between threshing unit width and header width

No loss pan? Alternatively take this formula for 10x10 cm:

Yield t/ha x 10 x loss level % x header width / threshing unit width = grains per 10 x 10 cm
TGW

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 Performance problems
Have a close look to your machine and try to clarify your problem!
Performance
Problem?

Pieces of straw in the Un-threshed heads in

Walker losses? Sieve losses? Broken grains?
grain tank? swath/grain tank?

Overblowing?

Overloading?

Walker Material blows away Sample:

losses
Indication

Material falls straight

Check out from the top sieves
with loss
pan
?
=

If you have clarified the problem, move on to get some advise for each problem!!
Change the setting just by one step after the other!
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 Walker losses
Normal to wet conditions
1. Increase drum speed
Result: more separation on the drum, less load on straw walkers
Possible side-effect: With a higher drum speed the threshing aggressiveness will
increase. So there is more stress to grain and straw. Watch for broken kernels and
pieces of straw and overloading the sieves.

2 Close the main concave Result: more separation on the threshing, less load on straw walkers
Possible side-effect: With a narrow concave clearance the threshing aggressiveness
will increase. So there is more stress to grain and straw. Watch for broken kernels,
pieces of straw and overloading the sieves.

3. Open the bottom sieve Result: Less loading on the returns which will reduce the amount of grain which goes
through machine twice.
Possible side-effect: The more open the bottom sieve the less material passes the
return system. This might generate a dirty grain sample.

4. Install tall raisers on walkers Result: more straw agitation and more separation
Possible side-effect: Watch for pieces of straw that could overloading the sieves.

5. Decrease forward speed Result: less load on the threshing

Possible side-effect: Decrease speed only in small steps. If you go over the edge you
might have the problem with too little material in the threshing area.

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 Walker losses
Very dry conditions
In very dry conditions, the straw can be heavily damaged. When it is shorter it clogs concaves and walkers getting the separation
harder. More straw in threshing area protects the straw: make sure the machine is fully loaded

1. Decelerate drum speed Result: more gentle threshing, less pieces of straw on the walkers
Possible side-effect: Watch losses and straw quality. High walker losses with very
rare treated straw might show less separation

2. Open the main concave Result: more gentle threshing, less pieces of straw, more possibility to feed the
machine
Possible side-effect: un-threshed heads

3. Open the bottom sieve
4. Disengage MCS-concave*
Result: Less loading on the returns which will reduce the amount of grain which goes
through machine twice.
Possible side-effect: The more open the bottom sieve the less material goes to the
return system. This might generate a dirty grain sample.
Result: more gentle separation, less short pieces of straw on the walkers, more
separation on the walkers
Possible side-effect: Watch losses and straw quality. High walker losses with
reasonable straw means not enough separation (no need to disengage MCS)

5. Decrease forward speed Result: less load on the threshing

Possible side-effect: Decrease speed only in small steps. If you go over the edge you
might have the problem with too little material in the threshing area.

*If present
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 Sieve losses – Overblowing
With straw walker machines the cleaning system shouldn’t be the limitation (except rape). First, it must be
distinguished whether the losses caused by over-blowing or by overloading the cleaning. Especially over-blowing
occurs mainly in light crop. For cereals, this is rather unusual.
Over-blowing can occur in non-uniform loading of the cleaning
Very fragile straw and over-threshed heads, combined with thick layers of material coming from the sieves are clear
signs of overloading the sieves.
Especially in dry conditions, make sure there is plenty of material in the threshing area!

Sieves losses because of to much wind pressure

1. Open top sieve Result: wider opening leads to less wind pressure
Possible side-effect: More pieces of straw and chaff might go onto the bottom sieve.
This might generate a higher load on the return and/or a dirtier sample.

2. Decelerate fan speed Result: less fan speed leads to less wind pressure
Possible side-effect: More pieces of straw and chaff might go onto the bottom sieve.
This might generate a higher load on the return and/or a dirtier sample.

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 Sieve losses - Overloading
1. Decelerate drum speed Result: more gentle threshing, less pieces of straw and chaff, less load on the sieves
Possible side-effect: Less drum speed might lower the threshing and separation
capacity. Watch the walker losses!

2. Open the main concave Result: more gentle threshing, less pieces of straw and chaff, less load on the
sieves
Possible side-effect: un-threshed heads

3. Increase fan speed Result: more fan speed means more wind, which might blow the short pieces away
Possible side-effect: If the fan speed is to high it might blow grain away,
overblowing sieve losses

4. Open top sieve Result: grain will fall easier trough the sieve
Possible side-effect: More pieces of straw and chaff might go onto the bottom sieve.
This might generate a higher load on the return and/or a dirtier sample.

5. Decrease the speed Result: reduces load of separation and sieves

Possible side-effect: Decrease the speed only in small steps! If you go to slow the
machine isn‘t fully loaded and there might be problems like poor straw quality …
6. Disengage MCS-concave* Result: more gentle separation, less short pieces of straw on the sieves
Possible side-effect: less separation that could lead in walkers losses

*If present
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 Pieces of straw in the grain tank
1. Decelerate drum speed
2. Open the main concave
3. Increase fan speed
4. Disengage MCS-concave*
5. Close top sieve
6. Close bottom sieve
*If present
Result: more gentle threshing, less pieces of straw and chaff, less load on the sieves
Possible side-effect: Less drum speed might lower the threshing and separation
capacity. Watch the walker losses!
Result: more gentle threshing, less pieces of straw and chaff, less short straw and
chaff on the sieves
Possible side-effect: un-threshed heads
Result: more fan speed means more wind, which might blow the short pieces away
Possible side-effect: If the fan speed is to high it might blow grain away,
overblowing sieve losses
Result: more gentle separation, less short pieces of straw on the sieves
Possible side-effect: less separation that could lead in walkers losses
Result: Smaller opening for the straw to get trough the sieve. Increases the wind
pressure
Possible side-effect: overloading the sieves or overblowing the grain: sieve losses
Result: narrow gap on bottom sieve gives you a better grain sample
Possible side-effect: Watch for load on the returns and broken kernels!!
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Broken grains
There are broken kernels when the kernels are accelerated by the threshing against sharp edges (e.g.: concave bars).
The more space in the threshing area, the more single grains are bouncing around and might get damaged. Lots of
straw fills the threshing gap and takes up space for accelerating load the machine!
The return system is a potential producer of broken kernels, because the grain is recirculated to the main drum.
Loose elevators chains might generate broken kernels!!

1. Increase forward speed Result: the machine is kept full. “Crop on crop” threshing will take place and leads to
more gentle threshing
Possible side-effect: losses

2. Decrease drum speed

Result: more gentle threshing, less grain damage on the drum
Possible side-effect: Less drum speed might lower the threshing and separation
capacity. Watch the walker losses!

3. Open the bottom sieve Result: Less loading on the returns which will reduce the amount of grain which goes
through machine twice. Less risk of broken grain on the drum
Possible side-effect: The more open the bottom sieve the less material goes to the
return system. This might generate a dirty grain sample.

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 Unthreshed heads in swath / grain tank

1. Increase forward speed

Result: the machine is kept full. “Crop on crop” threshing will take place and leads to
more gentle threshing
Possible side-effect: losses

2. Increase drum speed Result: more aggressive threshing, more speed and higher level of friction
Possible side-effect: More aggressiveness leads to more stress on straw and grain,
which is followed by bad straw quality, overloading the sieves or broken kernels.

3. Close the main concave Result: more aggressive threshing by more pressure and more friction
Possible side-effect: More aggressiveness leads to more stress on straw and grain,
which is followed by bad straw quality, overloading the sieves or broken kernels.

4. Close bottom sieve Result: more material goes to the returns and will be threshed again separately
Possible side-effect: broken kernels or walkers losses

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 Too much volume of returns
Clean grain on the return elevator

1. Open bottom sieve Result: grain will fall easier trough the sieve getting to the tank instead of
to the returns
Possible side-effect: dirtier grain sample

Mixed material on the return elevator

1. Open bottom sieve Result: grain will fall easier trough the sieve getting to the tank instead of
to the returns
Possible side-effect: dirtier grain sample

2. Close top sieve Result: Smaller opening for the straw to get trough the sieve.
Increases the wind pressure

Possible side-effect: overloading the sieves or overblowing the grain: sieve

losses

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Default crop settings – Factory base settings on the terminal

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 Recommended settings in different conditions
Drum speed Concave front Concave rear Top sieve Bottom sieve
Crop Conditions MCS MCS speed Fan speed [rpm]
[rpm] [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm]
Grain / Wheat Very dry (<10%) 750 20 12 NO Disengaged 12 6 750
Dry (10%<>15%) 800 16 10 YES High 12 8 800
Wet (15%<>22%) 900 12 6 YES High 15 8 850
Very wet (>22%) 950 12 4 YES High 15 10 900
Barley Very dry (<10%) 900 16 8 NO Disengaged 12 6 750
Dry (10%<>15%) 950 14 6 YES High 12 8 800
Wet (15%<>22%) 1000 14 6 YES High 15 8 850
Very wet (>22%) 1100 12 4 YES High 15 10 900
Rape Very dry (<10%) 700 30 25 NO Disengaged 10 3 400
Dry (10%<>15%) 750 30 23 YES High 10 2 430
Wet (15%<>22%) 800 30 20 YES High 9 2 450
Very wet (>22%) 850 30 18 YES High 8 2 480
Maize Very dry(<12%) 400 28 18 YES Low 14 12 950
Dry (12%<>16%) 500 30 20 YES Low 16 14 1050
Wet (16%<>28%) 650 30 20 YES Low 16 14 1050
Very wet (>28%) 700 32 22 YES Low 16 14 1050
Sunflower Very dry (<8%) 450 30 20 YES Low 12 10 650
Dry (8%<>12%) 500 30 20 YES Low 14 12 700
Wet (12%<>18%) 550 28 18 YES Low 14 12 700
Very wet (>18%) 600 26 16 YES Low 14 12 750
Soya Very dry(<12%) 450 28 16 YES Low 14 10 800
Dry (12%<>16%) 500 25 15 YES Low 16 12 850
Wet (16%<>28%) 550 25 15 YES Low 16 12 850
Very wet (>28%) 600 23 14 YES Low 16 12
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