Colombo Twin Master User manual

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Instruction Manual - Twin Master

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Instruction Manual - Twin Master
1 - Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase! We are sure you have made an excellent purcha-
se choosing the TWIN MASTER PEANUT COMBINE, a machine designed and made
with the best technology and quality there is.
This Manual contains the operation and maintenance instructions of your Combine,
which will help you to get the best performance and durability.
Because of that, carefully read it before starting operating.
In case you need better explanations about the Combine operation, COLOMBO has
a Technical Assistance Service at your disposal.
Consult our technicians whenever there is need.
We thank you for choosing a machine that really meets your needs.
Colombo North America, INC.
1301, Industrial Blvd - Adel, GA - 31620
Phone: [phone] - Fax: [phone]
[email protected]
www.colombona.com

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Index
1 - Introduction ................................................................................... 4
2 - Safety instructions .......................................................................... 6
2.1 - When reading the Instruction Manual ......................................... 6
2.2 - Safety decals found on the Combine .......................................... 6
2.3 - When operating the machine..................................................... 7
2.4 - When performing machine maintenance ..................................... 8
2.5 - Transport of the machine towed by tractor on public roads and
streets ......................................................................................... 9
2.6 - Transport on truck ................................................................... 9
3 - Identication, features and technical specications .............................. 10
3.1 - Components identication......................................................... 10
3.2 - Running principle .................................................................... 11
3.3 - Technical specications............................................................. 12
4 - Work conditions .............................................................................. 14
4.1 - Soil characteristics .................................................................. 14
4.2 - Recommendations for a good mechanical harvest ....................... 15
5 - Machine preparation ........................................................................ 16
5.1 - Leveling and coupling to the tractor ........................................... 16
5.2 - Hydraulic coupling ................................................................... 17
5.3 - Removing the hydraulic hoses ................................................... 18
5.4 - Grain elevator assembly ........................................................... 19
5.5 - Pickup unit assembly ............................................................... 20
5.6 - Cardan length adjustment ........................................................ 20
6 - Adjustments to start the operation .................................................... 21
6.1 - Power take off rotation............................................................. 21
6.2 - Tractor work speed .................................................................. 21
6.3 - Pickup unit ............................................................................. 21
6.4 - Beating cylinder (FABI) ............................................................ 22
6.5 - Cleaning system...................................................................... 24
7 - Operating the combine..................................................................... 25

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Note:
COLOMBO aims to constantly update and improve its products, reserving itself the
right of introducing changes in any of its products without previous notice.
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8 - Combine maintenance ..................................................................... 27
8.1 - Periodic maintenance items ...................................................... 27
8.2 - Gearboxes maintenance ........................................................... 28
8.3 - Grease lubrication points .......................................................... 29
8.4 - Belts maintenance ................................................................... 31
8.5 - Chains maintenance................................................................. 33
8.6 - Maintenance of the threshing system and cleaning....................... 35
8.7 - Grain elevator maintenance ...................................................... 36
8.8 - Tires pressure check ................................................................ 37
8.9 - Machine preservation in the period between crops ....................... 37
9 - Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 39
10 - Technical Assistance ........................................................................ 41
10.1 - Machine series number........................................................... 41

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2 - Safety instructions
We all know that safety is very important when handling mechanic equipments.
Because of that, carefully read all topics mentioned.
In addition to the recommendations included here, follow all recommendations of
your tractor Manual.
2.1 - When reading the Instruction Manual
Notice the following symbols:
Note:
It means that an operational or safety detail will be presented.
Warning:
It means that your life or parts of your body can be in danger.
Pay close attention to this symbol.
2.2 - Safety decals found on the Combine
Pay attention to all the safety decals found on the Combine and strictly follow
the instructions described on them. See the gures in the sequence.
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2.3 - When operating the machine
1 - Turn the tractor engine off before starting any type of service (adjustment,
maintenance, etc...) on the Gatherer.
2 - Loose clothes and long hair can be caught by mechanisms in movement.
Because of that, never get close to the Combine in such conditions.
3 - Be aware of the Combine correct operation and maintenance. Before using it
for the rst time, show this Manual and instruct the peoples who are going
to operate it.
4 - Never allow non-skilled people to operate the Combine neither the tractor.
5 - Do not allow children or curious people to get close to the Combine when
it is in operation or movement.
6 - Do not transit with people on the Combine inspection platform. This place
should be only accessed with the machine stopped.
7 - Keep your Combine always in perfect preservation conditions.
8 - Before beginning any movement with the Gatherer, check whether there
are no peoples, animals, obstacles or objects on the way.
9 - Couple the Combine on a at and leveled place because it makes the pro-
cedure easier and safer.

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2.4 - When performing machine main-
tenance
1 - ATTENTION: Always turn the tractor engine off before
starting any type of service on the Gatherer.
2 - Observe the correct lubricant types and amounts
recommended for each one of the several components.
3 - Be careful at handling hydraulic oil and greases because
they have carcinogenic chemical components. In case
of accidental contact with eyes or ingestion, immediately
look for medical assistance.
4 - Follow all the instructions there are on the Combine
safety decals.

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2.5 - Transport of the machine towed by tractor on public roads
and streets.
Warning:
Never exceed the speed of 30 km/h on even surfaces.
On uneven surfaces, reduce the speed in a such way to meet the safety con-
ditions.
When transporting, you should be careful with the Combine height, preventing
crashes against trees, overpasses, etc. Check the Combine height in page 12.
Consult the local trafc department about the rules and laws in force in your
region, whether it is possible or not to transport the Combine with the tractor
on certain parts of the road, preventing serious troubles. Request guidance,
authorizations and procedures in writing.
2.6 - Transport on truck
Whenever there is need for transporting the machine for longer distances,
when there is need for using public roads, the transport should be done
on a truck or wagon.
Note:
Transport on truck or wagon can only be done after you comply with all the rules
about machine transport, according to the local trafc department rules. Get
informed!
When transporting on wagon, you should be careful with the Combine height,
preventing crashes against trees, overpasses, etc.
Check the Combine height in page 12.
Scotch the Combine wheels (in case the wheels are mounted) and fasten it to the
body with ropes, chains or belts. Remember to fold the grain elevator to transport
the Combine (see page 18).
Combine should be fully on the truck or wagon body (it can not exceed on the sides
and/or rear part). Combine weight must be well distributed.
To transport the Twin Master Peanut Combine on trucks, the pickup unit should be
uncoupled and the grain box should be removed.
Such parts should be transported apart to avoid side excess.

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3 - Identication, features and technical specications
3.1 - Components identication
1 - Auger
2 - Pickup cylinder
3 - Driving cardan
4 - Coupling header
5 - Header Stand Jack
6 - Pickup unit intermediate cylinder
7 - Thick straw outlet
8 - Inspection windows
9 - Grain box
10 - Ladder
11 - Thin straw outlet
12 - Grain elevator
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13 - Compartments of the driving belts of
the cleaning system and sieve.
14 - FABI type threshing cylinder (Axial
Flow of Low Impact), located under
the grain box (9).
15 - Guiding cylinder.
16 - Sliding shoes.
17 - Pickup unit.
18 - Pickup unit raising cylinder.
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Note:
Whenever the terms “left” and “right”
are used, the tractor moving direction
is considered as reference point.

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3.2 - Running principle
Combine main features Twin Master Peanut Combine are:
Peanut pickup is carried out by a cylinder with pickup ngers of plates that throw
the product up to the auger, from where it is put on the way to the conditioning
cylinder that, at last, directs it to the threshing cylinder.
Sliding shoes allow the pickup unit to follow up the terrain unevenness, making
the pickup ngers to work very close to the soil surface, picking up the plants that
should be arranged in furrows form.
Threshing occurs through the Axial Flow of Low Impact system (FABI). Beating
pins, arranged along the whole helicoidal cylinder length, make the threshing and
keep the screen around it from being obstructed by the straw, besides adjusting
threshing time.
Peanut passes by the screen around the threshing cylinder and falls on the vibrating
sieve, occurring the separation of the “peanut + thin straw” from the thick straw
which is eliminated by the cylinder.
Cleaning fan sucks the light particles of dirt (thin straw), allowing only the peanut
to be led to the Combine rear part.
In the rear part, below the sieve, there is a deposit from where the product is
transported to the elevator through a auger.
That elevator transports the peanut up to the grain box. Product unloading occurs
through the box tilting by means of hydraulic cylinders.

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Model ................................................................................................Twin Master Peanut
Engine required power ...................................................................................... 150 - 170 cv
Coupling..........................................................................................draw-bar/TdP (850 rpm)
Remote control valves required .......................................................................................... 3
Cardans ............................................................................................................series 6000
Pickup unit
Hold system..................................................................................................... sliding shoes
L 1 - Work width.................................................................................................. 5.450 mm
Pickup nger type.........................................................................................................hard
Threshing system and separation
Beating cylinder diameter .................................................................... 2 concaves of 700 mm
Beating cylinder length......................................................................2 cylinders of 3,600 mm
Work rotation......................................................................................................... 430 rpm
Threshing screen (concave) holes diameter...........................................................50 x 70 mm
Cleaning system
Main sieve cleaning area.......................................................................................... 6,98 m²
Vibrating sieve hole diameter .................................................................half moon - 5x30 mm
Air ow .............................................................................................................. adjustable
Turbine diameter ................................................................................2 turbines of 700 mm
Storage system
Grain elevator ...................................................................................................... 2 foldable
Amount and type of mugs..............................................................................45 polyethylene
Mug fastening ..................................................................................................2 side chains
Grain box capacity .................................................................. (160 bags of 25 kg.) 4,000 kg.
Dimensions and Weight
Sizes.................................................................................................................. 3.514 mm
A 1 - Work height ................................................................................................ 4.770 mm
A 2 - Transport height .......................................................................................... 4.458 mm
A 3 - Unloading height ......................................................................................... 4.082 mm
C - Length .......................................................................................................... 9.100 mm
L 2 - Width ....................................................................................................... 6.709 mm
Weight ................................................................................................................10.100 kg
Wheels ............................................................................................................ 23.1 x 26”
3.3 - Technical specications
* See the pictures in the next page.

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A1
A2
Rear view
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Left side
L1
L2
Vista frontal

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4 - Work conditions
Combine most output Twin Master Peanut Combine in your crop depends on
several factors among which the main ones are: terrain general characteristics,
peanut characteristics, moisture and Combine moving speed.
Carefully fulll all topics below.
4.1 - Soil characteristics
A - Surface evenness
More even is the soil surface, less will be the pod loss and
better will be machine running during pickup.
Every crop, during soil preparation, try to make surface even
getting rid of unevenness.
B - Moisture conditions
Do not wait for all the product in furrows to get to an ideal
and even moisture level to gather it. Start picking up with
the moisture level a little higher than the ideal one because
the product dries along the process. Avoid getting to the
end of the work with the material much dry because it can
cause break and loss of pods.
By the way, moisture conditions change along the day. Early
in the morning, there is the dew inuence which increases
the moisture of the product and delays the beginning of
the threshing.
According to the region, pickup starts only after 10:00,
11:00 or even 12:00 o’clock.

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C - Side tilt
Soils that present side tilt greater than 10 % (see gure
on the side) can cause the Combine to overturn.
Therefore, avoid working in such situations.
Warning:
Be careful with holes and swells on the soil.
4.2 - Recommendations for a good me-
chanical harvest
A good mechanical harvest begins by correct soil prepara-
tion. Below there are some important procedures that aim
to increase the crop output:
Try to level the soil up to the most possible, getting
rid of natural soil waviness.
Continuously remove stubs, stones and any other type
of obstacle there is in the area.
In case of direct planting, handle the straw in a such way
to make the surface even and prevent high rootstock
from appearing because it will mix with the furrows.
For instance: corn stalks that remain after harvest.
Be careful with the ruts left by the pivot wheels.
When crossing them, reduce the tractor speed to pre-
vent a more violent impact.
Avoid gaps along the furrows because they make the
threshing cylinder to work idle for short periods of time
and it can cause break and/or loss of grains.
A - Considerations about work capacity
Twin Master Combine work capacity depends on the soil conditions, crop characte-
ristics and operator’s skill with this type of equipment.
Operator should work at the highest speed possible, according to moisture con-
ditions, safety and product characteristics, aiming to not harm machine running
neither cause losses in the eld.
It is better to work at a lower speed, harvesting a smaller area per day than speed
up and increase loss level to above acceptable. Machine work can also be harmed,
causing unnecessary maintenance service.

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5 - Machine preparation
5.1 - Leveling and coupling to the tractor
a) On a rm and at place, turn the crank (1) of the stand
jack (2) in a such way that the Combine be leveled
(parallel) in relation to the soil.
b) Put the tractor near the Gatherer. Draw-bar should
coincide with the coupling terminal of the header (3).
In case there is need, adjust the draw-bar according
to your tractor Instruction Manual.
c) Couple the tractor draw-bar with the coupling system
of the Combine and put the lock.
d) Release the stand jack using the crank, release the
pin and put it in transporting position (4).
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5.2 - Hydraulic coupling
In the tractor remote control, use the three hydraulic lines,
connecting the hoses like this:
Line nº 1 - for driving:
-Tilt (raise and lower) of the pickup unit (6).
Line nº 2 - for driving:
-Tilt (raise and lower) of the grain box (7).
Line nº 3 (optional) for driving:
-Hydraulic motor for driving the pickup cylinder of the
pickup unit.
-Hydraulic motor to drive the spreading auger that
spreads the peanut pods (grain tank).
a) Remove the protecting plugs (5) from the three pairs
of hoses of the machine and from the tractor remote
control terminals.
b) Connect the hoses rmly pushing their terminals against
the remote control terminals (according to gure 1).
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5.3 - Removing the hydraulic hoses
a) Move the respective remote control levers to lower the grain tank (7) and
the pickup unit (6), in case they are raised.
b) Turn the tractor machine off.
c) Move the remote control levers in both directions to relieve the residual
pressure in the circuit.
d) Remove the hoses and put all the protecting plugs (5) back.
Warning:
1 - If pressure remains in the hoses, relieve such pressure before connecting them
again. It can be done compressing the check valve of the ends of the hoses
against the bottom of a clean recipient (bucket or can), protecting yourself from
the resulting oil jet.
2 - Never remove the hoses of the tractor remote control with the system pressu-
rized.
3 - Oil jets under pressure can penetrate skin causing serious injuries. Because of
that, it is important to relive the pressure before performing any maintenance
in hydraulic systems. If even with all caution there is penetration of hydraulic
uid in your skin, seek for a doctor.

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5.4 - Grain elevator assembly
Elevator (8) is not disassembled for Combine transport, but
it is folded according to side gure.
Put the elevator in work position according to the following:
a) Tie the ends of the chain (9) with wire or rope, preven-
ting the mugs (10) from displacing inside the elevator.
b) Fully unfold the elevator (8).
c) Install the screws + nuts (11) to fasten the upper part
of the elevator (8), according to the gures below.
d) Remove the bottom inspection cover (12).
e) Remove the wire or rope and splice the chain (9).
NOTE:
See in page 32 some information about the cor-
rect chain splicing.
f) Adjust the chains play (9) using the side stretchers
(13), according to instructions in page 34.
NOTE:
Upper bearings (14) should be aligned.
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5.5 - Pickup unit assembly
In case the pickup unit (15) comes disassembled from the
machine, assemble it according to instructions as follows.
Note:
Perform this procedure on a at and rm ground.
a) Couple the Combine to the tractor according to instruc-
tions in page 15 and scotch the wheels with wooden
wedges.
b) Safely hang the pickup unit (15) (with a tractor equi-
pped with “boom” and a cork belt, for instance) and
position it under the header (16), in a such way that
it stays aligned in relation to the Gatherer.
c) Fasten the pickup unit (15) to the Combine side stand
points (17), using four screws (18) + washers + nuts
on each side.
d) Fasten the terminal with the oblong seat of the raise
cylinder (19) to the pickup unit stand point (15), using
the pin + washer + screw kit (20).
5.6 - Cardan length adjustment
About the adjustment, refer to the cardan shaft manual
instructions.
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