STEP 3 – Check Tailings

Monitor VisionTrak Tailings: Note: VisionTrak displays total material volume. If Monitor shows excessive Is there excessive NO GO TO STEP 4
return, stop and shut off combine. Check tailings material by opening lower door. Free grain in sample?
YES
POWER SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE YES
NOTE: A power shutdown is used to E. Press low idle engine speed switch I. Turn key switch to shut OFF engine, Open sieve clearance.
determine the machines performance on armrest. set parking brake and remove key. (increments of 2 mm)
in the threshing and separating areas F. Non-ProDrive machines: J. Inspect for excessive grain
by taking a “snapshot” of the material Fully depress brake pedals damage, kernels left on the cobs,
in the separator. This is valuable in (quickly pulls engine speed down and free grain loss before making
determining where the losses behind Increase cleaning
by loading propulsion system). any adjustments. Were tailings NO fan speed in 50 RPM
the machine are generated and what ProDrive machines: K. Decide what adjustments are
adjustments can be made to correct reduced? increments.
Lightly depress brake pedals needed. Open threshing clearance
the condition. (ProDrive attempts to repower and engage separator (avoids
Verify crop condition and material and will downshift changing undue stress to cylinder drive area
intake is similar for each shutdown. machine dynamics if brakes are during cleanout). YES
A. Locate engine speed indicator on fully depressed). L. Adjust machine to desired settings
cornerpost display and threshing G. As engine speed drops to near and continue harvesting. GO TO STEP 4
speed readout on armrest display. low idle speed (1200 rpm), quickly M. Repeat this procedure and verify
B. Lock brake pedals together. disengage header and separator grain quality and losses behind YES
C. Operate machine at optimized engage switches on armrest. machine. Open sieve clearance.
throughput levels in desired crop. Quickly move multi-function lever N. Once acceptable loss levels are Was Free grain
to neutral position. NO (increments of 2 mm)
D. Move steering wheel forward for attained, calibrate VisionTrak reduced? until Free grain
free motion (both hands needed). H. Allow engine to cool for a minute. Monitor and continue to harvest. is reduced.

STEP 4 – Check Grain Tank Sample

CHECK LIST • Feed accelerator on slow speed? Open threshing clearance in 2 mm increments until grain damage is reduced.
FOR DIRTY • Concave inserts in front concave? (Round-bar) Note: Remove concave closure strips or remove concave inserts as required to reduce grain damage.
• Closure strips in middle concave? (Small wire)
SAMPLE OR • Are chaffer & sieve adjusted properly? NO
DAMAGED • Cleaning fan speed set correctly?
KERNELS Small Grain Only: Is cob deflector in correct position? Reduce threshing Lower residue equipment.
YES speed in Continue to harvest and
40 RPM increments. calibrate VisionTrak.
NO
Does sample have
Is sample clean? YES
damaged kernels? YES
Is grain damage YES Check for unthreshed. Unthreshed?
reduced?
NO
NO
• Small grain only:
White caps (small grain only)
Lower residue equipment. Verify that cob deflector
or unthreshed heads or small NO Continue to harvest and YES
Did sample NO is in correct position.
pieces of straw. Broken and/or
calibrate VisionTrak. clean up? • Refer to check list at
chipped cob (corn only). YES
top of this page.
YES
GO TO STEP 1
YES
Active Tailings System: Start with covers in
Increase cleaning fan Cleaner tank NO first concave. Non Active Tailings Systems: Start at Unthreshed and Separator Loss.
speed in 50 RPM increments. samples? Start with covers in middle concave.

Select BARLEY CORN CORN SORGHUM

OATS CANOLA RICE SOYBEANS SUNFLOWERS WHEAT
Crop (DRY) (WET) (MILO) (OIL)

S-Series
MACHINE
Feed Accelerator

Combine Adjustment
Wear Strips

CONFIGURATION
Concaves

Guide
Separator Covers

Feeder House Conveyor Chain Speed

Feed Accelerator Speed
Threshing Speed Range (RPM)
Cleaning Fan Speed Range (RPM)
Threshing Clearance
Chaffer Clearance (mm) General Purpose
Deep Tooth
Dual Zone Adjust
Rear Chaffer Clearance (mm)
Pull slide to desired crop. Read recommended Machine Configurations and Sieve Clearance (mm) General Purpose
Settings in appropriate window. Without moving slide, flip over to view seed loss. Deep Tooth

If additional adjustments are required, refer to attached Combine Adjustment Feeder House Drum Position
Flow Chart. Active Tailings Position
Model numbers: S650, S660, S670, S680, and S690
HXE29829 (30OCT13)

SEED LOSS
The following seed loss chart shows the number of seeds in
0.3m square (or a square foot) that equal 50kg per hectare

CROP (CROP setting
from other side)
(or a bushel per acre) loss. A few seeds behind the combine
does not call for numerous adjustments.
20 ft.
These figures are approximate and vary with seed size and
variety. Seeds are gathered directly behind the separator without 22 ft.

a straw spreader or straw chopper. RIGID, FLEX 25 ft.

NOTE: Numbers in windows indicate seeds that equal

or DRAPER 30 ft.
35 ft.
50kg/hectare or one bushel/acre loss.
PLATFORMS 36 ft.

STS CONCAVE CHART

40 ft.

Concave Wheat Popcorn Milo/Sorghum Sunflowers

30" 606C
Corn Soybeans Barley Rice Sunflowers Canola 36"
Type Food Corn (Confection) (Oil) 38"
Small Grains
608C
CORN
30"
Small Wire NR NR Best NR NR NR Best Best 36"

HEADS
38"
Large Wire Good Good Good Best NR Best Good Good 30" 612C
Round Bar Best Best Average Average Best Average NR Average 22"
20"
30" 616C
Best: Provides the best level of performance. Average: Provides an average level of performance. 20" 618C
Good: Provides a good level of performance. NR: Not recommended. 22"

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Serrated Serrated Serrated Serrated Tine Serrated Serrated Serrated Serrated Serrated
Small Wire Round Bar Round Bar Large Wire Large Wire Small Wire Small Wire Round Bar Round Bar Small Wire
Install as Install as Remove if Install as Remove if Install as Install as Remove if Remove if Install as
required required installed required installed required required installed installed required

26 Tooth 26 Tooth 26 Tooth 26 Tooth 32 Tooth 26 Tooth 26 Tooth 26 Tooth 26 Tooth 26 Tooth
High Low Low Low High High High Low Low High
800-1000 200-400 450-650 550-700 700-1000 350-550 600-900 350-500 250-450 700-950
900-1250 650-850 800-1050 900-1100 750-850 600-900 750-900 1000-1300 900-1300 850-1100
3-15 25-40 15-30 10-25 15-25 15-40 15-25 20-35 20-35 5-22
13-18 10-15 14-18 14-17 16-20 10-14 18-22 18-22 17-22 13-18
13-17 16-21 15-20
5-Level 5-Level 5-Level 5-Level 5-Level 5-Level 5-Level 5-Level 5-Level 5-Level
10-Sidehill 10-Sidehill 10-Sidehill 10-Sidehill 10-Sidehill 10-Sidehill 10-Sidehill 10-Sidehill 10-Sidehill 10-Sidehill
3-8 3-10 6-10 5-8 5-10 2-5 6-10 11-15 11-15 6-9
5-9 10-14 10-14
Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Up Up Down
Grain Corn Corn Corn Corn Grain Grain Corn Corn Grain
 STEP 2 – Check Losses
VisionTrak indicates
Cleaning Shoe losses.
Increase cleaning fan speed
in 50 RPM increments.
• Feed accelerator on slow speed?
Are losses too high? NO GO TO STEP 3 • Threshing speed set correctly?
YES
CHECK LIST • Threshing clearance adjusted properly?
• Correct concaves for the correct crop?
FOR HEAVY • Remove concave closure strips, starting
YES Was chaff load leveled SHOE LOADS from rear of middle concave?
When shoe loads are acceptable and even
from side to side and across width of machine, go to STEP 3.
NO Is Grain Tank sample were losses reduced?
satisfactory? NO YES
Adjust auger diverters as described in Operator’s
Manual Add additional separator covers (small grain
only) as required to level shoe load from side to side.

NO
YES

Increase chaffer clearance

Are losses reduced? NO
(increments of 3-5 mm). In small grain, is chaff distributed evenly
across width of cleaning shoe? In corn, is YES
Is chaff load
grain even across width of cleaning shoe? in excess?

YES NO
Perform a Power Shutdown
GO TO STEP 3 YES Are losses reduced? NO
See procedure on STEP 3. GO TO STEP 3

STEP 1 COMBINE ADJUSTMENT FLOW CHART

STS COMBINE PERFORMANCE CHECK Unthreshed loss: Separator loss:
Increase separator speed GO TO STEP 4
1. Set up and adjust the machine as described in Operator’s Increase separator speed enough to
Manual or in this adjustment guide. 50 to 100 RPM to reduce separate without grain damage.
2. Residue equipment must be in raised position and drive unthreshed loss.
disconnected.
3. Operate the machine at an acceptable ground speed filling
separator with crop. Unthreshed and/or Free YES
4. Monitor loss levels and tailings return, if any, on VisionTrak grain losses reduced? When losses are
Performance Monitor and determine where losses are Unthreshed and/or acceptable, lower residue
highest (separator versus cleaning shoe area). Separator (free grain) equipment, continue to
5. Stop and check losses behind machine. If losses are losses. NO harvest and calibrate
acceptable, lower residue equipment, continue to harvest and Unthreshed or loose grain VisionTrak.
calibrate VisionTrak Performance Monitor. If losses are not found at the rear of machine. Tighten threshing clearance YES
acceptable, refer to Combine Adjustment Flow Chart and make 5 mm to 10 mm.
adjustments according to area that has the greater amount of
loss shown on VisionTrak Performance Monitor. YES
6. When Combine is set to desired loss level, calibrate VisionTrak
Performance Monitor.
Unthreshed and
NOTE: The information provided on this chart is intended for use as a
basic adjustment guide only. Some types of crop varieties and conditions
Separator losses reduced?
may require deviations from the order given in the flow chart.
IMPORTANT: Always perform one adjustment at a time. Based on VisionTrak
ALWAYS REFER TO THE OPERATOR’S MANUAL FOR PROPER SAFETY GUIDELINES. Active Tailings Systems:
NO determine where losses
NO
Start with covers in first concave. Unthreshed
are greatest. Non Active Tailings Systems: reduced?
Are losses acceptable? Start with covers in middle concave.

YES Cleaning Shoe NO

If losses are acceptable, lower residue equipment, Cannot reduce losses to acceptable level.
continue to harvest and calibrate VisionTrak. GO TO STEP 4 GO TO STEP 2 Go to Power Shutdown procedure.

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SUNFLOWERS SORGHUM CORN CORN

WHEAT SOYBEANS RICE CANOLA OATS BARLEY
(per 10lbs/acre) (Milo) (WET) (DRY)

84 4 16 85 73 548 41 76
92 4 17 94 80 603 45 80
105 5 20 106 91 685 51 95
126 5 24 128 109 822 61 113
147 6 28 149 125 958 71 133
151 6 29 153 131 986 74 137
168 7 32 170 143 1095 81 152

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7 7
7 7
7 7
9 9
9 9
11 11
8 8
7 7
15 15
11 11
12 12