Honeybee AirFLEX SDX Series User manual

Revision 1.3 P/N: 95107
FLEX Header
Operator Manual
2020
®
SDX Series

___Red draw bar holder and tie-down bracket removed from header. - page 39
___Set front reel bats to operational position (reinstalled from transport position). - page 38
___Remove reel tie-downs installed from factory.
___Install crop dividers.- page 38
___Check draper tension as per decal on back panel. Adjust if necessary. - page 94
___Walk around the header, checking belts, bolts and shields to ensure everything is tight and in good working order.
Install Automatix Lite harness on the combine, note if the electrical system is positively or negatively switched, hook up the battery
___leads accordingly. - page 42
___Install Automatix Lite control panel in combine cab & connect to electrical harness. - page 42
___Unlock the transport cart and draw bar, lift header with the combine then remove the cart and draw bar. - page 39
___Attach multicoupler and electrical connection(s) - page 42
___Attach the drive shafts to the left and right hand sides of the combine feeder house. - page 44
___Check the clearance between the feed auger drum, stripper plate and feeder house. - page 52
___Check feed auger nger timing, ensure adjustment arm is in middle hole with ngers in fully forward position. - page 51
___Set header to rigid mode & pressurize to 90-115psi, ensure all tabs on ex sensing rod are in proper position. - page 117
___Set the faceplate angle using adjustment bolts on the combine’s feeder house (if possible) - page 47
___Set reel nger pitch to a starting point of 5. - page 59
___Ensure reel ngers clear cutter bar by minimum of 1 1/2”. Adjust reel height if necessary. (In order to fully extend RH reel lift cylinder
the header reel must be running. - page 50
___Ensure the reel is centered on the header. - page 51
___Set Auto Header Height parameters in combine control panel (Combine and Sensitivity Settings)
___Calibrate combine (In FLEX mode)
___Run header and ne tune drive belt to minimize vibration and get it running smoothly.
___Walk around the header while it is running to ensure everything is running smoothly
___If possible test in the eld or lot and ne tune sensitivity settings if needed
___Ensure Optional equipment as per sales order is installed and functioning.
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SDX Delivery Inspection Report
1 - SDX Pre Delivery Inspection
TO THE DEALER: This form must be completed and returned to Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. along with the Warranty Registration Form.
(please print)
Model: Serial #:
Check Completed By: Signature:
Dealer Name: Date:
(White - Return to Honey Bee) (Yellow - Dealer Copy) (Pink - Customer Copy)
Upon Receipt of Header:
As soon as you receive this machine, inspect it thoroughly to be certain that it is in good order and complete. Finish a pre-delivery
inspection, paying special attention to the steps listed below, prior to delivery to the customer. Indicate with a tick mark in the left-hand
column when correct/complete.
Refer to the page numbers listed below in the operator manual for detailed instructions.
Before Transporting:
___Tilt cylinder retracted.
___Drive shafts in storage position. - page 129
___Header in rigid mode (air system pressurized to 100 psi). - page 64
___Hydraulic & electrical connectors/lines in storage positions.
___Reel lowered, retracted, tied down and prevented from rotating.
___Transport cart & front draw bar axle properly installed. - page 128
___Automatix Lite display and electrical harness, dividers, extensions & accessories securely stored.
___Warning lights, decals, reectors & signs all legible and in place. - page 27
___Front reel ngers dropped into transport position. - page 127

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Document Revision History
Revision Author Date Description
1.3 AD 07/31/2020 added centre reel note in pdi form
added digital document note on pg 13
added 20kph max speed notes
added park header on level ground note pg 22
Updated decal list.
added no-brake transport note
added lift pallet transport option info
added note for combines that dont supply power via 31 pin plug.
added 24volt info pg 43
updated combine feeder house speed pg 46
Updated automatix info (indicator arrows etc..)
updated skid shoe extension info pg 53
updated hyd tilt cyl throughout document
updated manual tilt cylinder pg 59
added cam reel adjustment illustration
Updated drive belt info to include feeder deck drive chain.
added draper splicing section pg 97
updated o-ring info for knife drive paddle. pg 103
added featherplate position info pg 104
added knife section inspection on pg 110
replaced hex screw with bolts in g 201
Updated header tilt info pg 114, 115
updated hhc info to show new contacts pg 117, 118
added chain lubrication info pg 122

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2 - Copyright Information
Original Instructions
© 2020 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. - All Rights Reserved
Patents: https://www.honeybee.ca/patents.php all other patents pending.

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Table of Contents
1 - SDX Pre Delivery Inspection 3
2 - Copyright Information 5
3 - Products Covered & Important Information 13
4 - Purchase Information 15
5 - Header Identication Number 17
6 - Introduction 19
6.1 - Directions 19
6.2 - Warranty 19
7 - Safety 21
7.1 - Recognize Safety Information 21
7.2 - Understand Signal Words 21
7.3 - Read and Understand Instructions and Warnings 21
7.4 - Protective Clothing 21
7.5 - In Case of Emergency 21
7.6 - High Pressure Spray 21
7.7 - Store the Header Safely 22
7.8 - Safety Around Moving Parts 22
7.9 - High-Pressure Hydraulics 22
7.10 - Transporting the Header 22
7.11 - Parking the header 22
7.12 - Using Correct Torque Values 22
7.13 - Practice Safe Maintenance 23
7.14 - Fire Safety 23
7.15 - Keep Equipment Clean 23
8 - Specications 25
8.1 - Dimensions & Specications 25
9 - Safety Decal Locations 27
10 - Equipment Overview 32
10.1 - Optional Transport Package 32
10.2 - Automatic Header Height Control (HHC) 32
10.3 - Interchangeable Combine Adapters & Drive Pulleys 32
10.4 - Drive System 32
10.5 - Flexible Cutter Bar 33
11 - Before First Use and Pre-Season Inspection 34
11.1 - Combine Specic Header Modications 34
11.1.1 - 2016 or Newer JD Combines 34
11.1.2 - Combines with ‘Bang-Bang’ or ‘Switching’ style directional control valves. 34
11.1.3 - Gleaner/Massey Ferguson/Challenger Combines 34
11.2 - Header Inspection 34
11.3 - Before First Use and Pre-Season Checklist 36
12 - Mounting the Header to the Combine 38
12.1 - Combine Preparation 38
12.2 - Header Preparation 38
12.3 - If the Optional Transport Package is Purchased 39
12.3.1 - Transport Storage 39
12.4 - Optional Transport Without Brakes 40
12.5 - Optional Lift Pallet Transport Option 40

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12.6 - Mounting the Header to Combine 41
12.7 - Hydraulic & Electrical connections 42
12.7.1 - For Combines Without Power Supplied Via 31 Pin Plug 42
12.8 - Drive Shaft Hookup 44
12.9 - Mounting Checklist 45
13 - Combine Calibration 46
13.1 - Combine Feeder House Speed 46
13.2 - Check Header Height Sensor Tabs 46
13.3 - Verify Header Height Sensor Voltage 46
13.4 - Combine Feeder House Angle 47
13.5 - Float 48
13.5.1 - CaseIH Pressure Float Override 48
13.5.2 - New Holland Press. Override Threshold 48
13.6 - Combine Calibration Position 48
13.7 - Hydraulic Header Raise and Drop Rates 48
13.8 - Combine header height calibration 49
13.8.1 - Combine Header Height/Tilt Sensitivity 49
13.9 - Other Combine Settings 49
14 - Header Setup 50
14.1 - Reel Setup 50
14.1.1 - Reel Finger Timing Adjustment 50
14.1.2 - Reel Height Adjustment (bottom limit based on nger timing) 50
14.1.3 - Reel Centering 51
14.2 - Feed Auger Finger Timing 51
14.3 - Header Height Sensor Adjustment 52
14.4 - Optional Components 53
14.4.1 - Skid Shoes 53
14.4.2 - Skid Shoe Extensions 53
14.4.3 - Transport cart 53
14.4.4 - Terrace Kit 54
14.4.5 - Cross Auger 54
14.5 - Check for Problems 55
15 - Daily Inspection 56
15.1 - Safety & Protective Shields 56
15.2 - Dividers 56
15.3 - Air Hoses 56
15.4 - Knife Guards & Sections 56
15.5 - Header Height Control Sensors 56
15.6 - Feed Auger 56
15.7 - Drapers 56
15.8 - Belts 56
15.9 - Lubrication 56
16 - Operation 58
16.1 - Hydraulic Header Tilt 58
16.2 - Manual Header Tilt 59
16.3 - Reel Settings & Controls 59
16.3.1 - Finger Pickup Settings (Pitch) 59
16.3.2 - Hydraulic Reel Height and Fore/Aft Control 60
16.3.3 - Reel Speed 61
16.4 - Knife, Feed Auger Drum and Draper Speed. 61
16.5 - Crop Dividers 61

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16.6 - Operation Guidelines - Default FLEX mode. 62
16.6.1 - Air Pressure Recommendation 63
16.6.2 - Divider settings 63
16.6.3 - Reel settings 63
16.6.4 - Ground speed 63
16.6.5 - Automatix Lite Operating Screens 63
16.7 - Operating Guidelines - Simple RIGID mode 64
16.7.1 - Recommended Reel settings 64
16.7.2 - Recommended Ground speed 64
16.8 - Reverse Operation 65
16.9 - Feed Auger Drum Settings 65
16.10 - Combine Header Height Settings 65
16.11 - Blue LED Air Compressor Indicator Lamp 65
16.12 - General Crop Specic Productivity 66
17 - Automatix Lite System 68
17.1 - Screen Icons 68
17.2 - Physical Switches 69
17.2.1 - Cutting Mode Switch: 69
17.2.2 - Air Pressure Switch 69
17.2.3 - Header Tilt & Reel Height Switch 70
17.3 - Touch Screen Buttons 70
17.3.1 - Adjust Screen Brightness 70
17.3.2 - Settings 70
17.4 - Settings Screen 70
17.5 - Sensor Bar Graphs 71
17.6 - Warnings 71
17.6.1 - Air Pressure Warnings 71
17.6.2 - Header Height Sensor Warnings 72
17.7 - Automatix Switches - Important Note 72
18 - Troubleshooting 74
18.1 - Reel 74
18.2 - Drapers 74
18.3 - Cutting Platform 75
18.4 - Cutting Platform (continued) 76
18.5 - Active Header Height Control 77
18.6 - Cross Auger 78
18.7 - Miscellaneous 78
19 - Support 79
20 - Service & Adjustment 81
20.1 - Fasteners 81
20.2 - Permanent Bushings 81
20.3 - Reel/Feed Auger Speed Sensor Adjustment 81
20.4 - Cleaning the Header 82
20.5 - Drive Belt Tension 83
20.5.1 - General Belt Tensioning Guide 84
20.5.2 - Using the Tension Indicators 84
20.5.3 - Tension Verication Using Smartphone App 85
20.5.3.1 - Apple Devices (IOS) 85
20.5.3.2 - Android Devices 85
20.5.4 - Feed Auger Drive Belt Tension 86
20.5.5 - Left Draper Drive Belt 1 Tension 86

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20.5.6 - Left Draper Drive Belt 2 Tension 86
20.5.7 - Center Draper Drive Chain Tension 87
20.5.8 - Right Hand Drive Belt Tension 87
20.5.9 - Right Hand Draper Belt 1 Tension 88
20.5.10 - Right Hand Draper Belt 2 Tension 88
20.5.11 - Knife Drive Belt Tension 88
20.6 - Drive Belt Replacement 90
20.6.1 - Knife Drive Belt Replacement 90
20.6.2 - Feed Auger Belt Replacement 90
20.6.3 - Left Draper Drive Belt 1 Replacement 91
20.6.4 - Left Draper Drive Belt 2 Replacement 91
20.6.5 - Right Hand Drive Belt Replacement 92
20.6.6 - Center Draper Drive Chain Replacement 92
20.6.7 - Right Hand Draper Belt 1 Replacement 93
20.6.8 - Right Hand Draper Belt 2 Replacement 93
20.7 - Drapers 94
20.7.1 - Side Draper Belt Tension 94
20.7.2 - Side Draper Belt Tracking 94
20.7.3 - Center Draper Belt Tension 95
20.7.4 - Draper Installation 95
20.7.5 - Draper Tensioner Setup 96
20.7.6 - Remove & Install Center Draper Belt 96
20.7.7 - Draper Splicing 97
20.8 - Reel 98
20.8.1 - Set Reel Safety Stops 98
20.8.2 - Rephasing Reel Cylinders 98
20.8.3 - Automatic Reel Speed 98
20.8.4 - Reel Speed Sensor Adjustment 98
20.8.5 - Minimum Reel Height and Leveling Reel 99
20.8.6 - Reel Finger Replacement 100
20.8.7 - Control Ring Rollers 100
20.8.8 - Combine PPR Settings for HB Reels 101
20.8.8.1 - John Deere Combines 101
20.8.8.2 - AGCO (Gleaner, Massey, Challenger) 102
20.8.8.3 - CNH & LEXION 102
20.9 - Knife 103
20.9.1 - Knife Drive Component Torque Recommendations 103
20.9.2 - Set Cutterbar Knife Timing 103
20.9.3 - Knife Head Featherplate 104
20.9.4 - Set Knifehead Bearing Assembly Fore/Aft Position 105
20.9.5 - Knife Section Service Kit 105
20.9.6 - Cutterbar Maintenance 106
20.9.7 - Installing Low Prole Guards 106
20.9.8 - Replacing the Knife 107
20.9.8.1 - Removing the Right Hand Knife 107
20.9.8.2 - Removing the Left-Hand Knife 108
20.9.8.3 - Installing the new knife (left or right) 109
20.9.9 - Inspect Knife Sections 110
20.9.10 - Remove and Install Knife Sections 110
20.9.11 - Repair Broken Knife Back 111
20.9.12 - Connector Bar 111
20.10 - Dividers 112

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20.10.1 - Locking Dividers 112
20.10.2 - Divider Spring Float Setting 112
20.11 - Feed Auger 113
20.11.1 - Finger Timing Adjustment 113
20.11.2 - Feed Auger Drum Position 113
20.11.3 - Feed Auger Interior Access 113
20.11.4 - Remove and Install Feed Auger Fingers 114
20.11.5 - Remove and Install Feed Auger Finger Guides 114
20.12 - Optional Manual Header Tilt 114
20.13 - Optional Hydraulic Tilt Cylinder 115
20.13.1 - Reposition the Hydraulic Tilt Cylinder 115
20.14 - Center Rock Trap and Draper Cleanout 116
20.15 - Open Side Shield 116
20.16 - Drive Shaft Lubrication 116
20.17 - FLEX Header Height Control Sensors 117
20.17.1 - FLEX Header Height Sensor Tab Adjustment 118
20.17.2 - Header Height Sensor Range 118
20.18 - Checking for Air Leaks 119
20.19 - Lubrication 120
20.19.1 - Mixing of Lubricants 120
20.19.2 - Reel Lubrication 120
20.19.3 - Gearbox Lubrication 120
20.19.4 - Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants 120
20.19.5 - Feeder Deck Drive Chain Lubrication 120
20.19.6 - Knife Head Lubrication 120
20.19.7 - Grease Specications 120
20.19.8 - Wheel Bearing Grease 121
20.19.9 - Lubricant Storage 121
20.19.10 - Lubrication Location & Interval 122
21 - Header Transport & Storage 125
21.1 - Read before Transporting 125
21.2 - Measurements for Flatbed Transport 125
21.3 - Towing Vehicle Requirements 125
21.4 - Transporting on Combine 125
21.5 - Prepare the Header for Transport on Cart or Trailer 127
21.6 - Transport Using Optional Transport Cart 128
21.6.1 - Trailer Brake Settings 129
21.6.2 - Off-Road Transportation 129
21.6.3 - On-Road Transportation 129
21.6.4 - After Transporting 129
21.7 - Transporting on Flatbed Trailer 130
21.7.1 - With Optional Transport Package 130
21.7.2 - Without Optional Transport Package 131
21.8 - Quick Dismount 132
21.9 - End of Season Storage 133
22 - Appendix 134
22.1 - AGCO Bezels 134
22.1.1 - Conguring the AGCO Bezels 134
22.2 - Stripper Plates for CNH and Lexion Combines 137
22.3 - Permanently Lubricated Bushing Locations 138
22.4 - Header Height Control Sensor Locations 139

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22.4.1 - Automatix Lite Display Sensor Identication 139
22.5 - Reel Speed Sensor Location 140
22.6 - Lift Valve Performance BeeBox 141
22.7 - 2016 or later JD Combine Check valve Kit 142
22.8 - Recommended Torque Values (ft-lb) 143
22.9 - Drive Shaft Lengths 144
22.10 - Electrical Layout 145

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3 - Products Covered & Important Information
This manual covers the SDX header ONLY.
Review the sections of this manual regarding adjustments, settings, leveling, and table height
before attempting to operate this header.
Without proper adjustment, damage to the header may occur.
Please wash this equipment after transporting!
Honey Bee Manufacturing will not be responsible for any paint deterioration resulting from salt or
harsh chemical corrosion if this equipment is not properly washed after transport. Use a mild soap
solution, then rinse thoroughly.
If this equipment is stored near salted roadways through the winter months, it should be cleaned
each spring.
If reading this as a digital document:
Please be aware that the table of contents and cross references within this document can be clicked
to bring you directly to the contents they reference.
On most software, you can press CTRL+F to bring up a search box that allows you to nd specic
words or terms within the document.

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4 - Purchase Information
Dealers Name:
Address:
Phone: ( )
Purchase Date:
Model:
Serial Number:
Delivery Date:
Modication Record
Date Modication
Honey Bee Manufacturing Limited is continually striving to improve its products. We reserve the right to make
improvements or changes when it becomes practical and possible to do so, without incurring any obligation to
make changes or additions to the equipment sold previously.

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5 - Header Identication Number
The AirFLEX SDX Header serial number plate is located directly on top of the hydraulic bulkhead as shown below.
The letters and numbers stamped on the plate identify the header. Please have this serial number on hand when
ordering replacement parts. If ever stolen, the serial number is needed for law enforcement to trace.
Fig. 1 - Serial number plate location

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6 - Introduction
All information, illustrations and specications in this
manual are based on the latest information available at
the time of publication. The right is reserved to make
changes at any time without notice.
This manual should be considered a permanent part of
your header and should remain with the machine when
you sell it.
Use only correct replacement parts and fasteners.
Metric and inch fasteners require a specic metric or
inch wrench.
All names given in this document for equipment
components are those in use at the time of design.
Please write down your equipment serial numbers in
the Specication section to help in tracing the header
should it be stolen. Your dealer also needs these
numbers when you order parts. File the identication
numbers in a secure place away from the header.
6.1 - Directions
Right and left hand sides are determined by facing
in the direction the implement will travel when going
forward.
FRONT/FORE
REAR/AFT
LEFT RIGHT
Fig. 2 - Reference directions
6.2 - Warranty
The warranty is provided as part of Honey Bee’s
support program for customers who operate and
maintain their equipment as described in this
manual.
Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. (Honey Bee) warrants
your new Header to be free of defects in material
and workmanship, under normal use and service.
Obligations under this warranty shall extend for a
period of 1 year (12 months) following the date of
rst use to the original purchaser and shall be limited
to, at the option of Honey Bee, replacement or repair
of any parts found, upon inspection by Honey Bee,
to be defective.
Warranty Claims
The purchaser claiming under this warranty
shall report a warranty claim to his Authorized
Dealer. The dealer shall complete the claim, on
the prescribed form online, for inspection by an
authorized company representative. Warranty
claims must be submitted online within 60 days of
warranty expiration on the Honey Bee Manufacturing
Ltd Claim Form (CFI).
Limitations of Liability
This warranty is expressly in lieu of all other
warranties expressed or implied and all other
obligations or liabilities on our part of any kind
or character, including liabilities for alleged
representations or negligence. We neither assume
nor authorize any person to assume, on our behalf,
any liability in connection with the subsequent sale of
the Header.
This warranty shall not apply to any Header which
has been altered outside the factory in a way that
Honey Bee judges to affect its operation or reliability,
or which has been subject to misuse, neglect, or
accident.
Operator’s Manual
The purchaser acknowledges having received
training in the safe operation of the Header and that
Honey Bee does not assume any liability resulting
from the operation of the Header in any manner
other than described in this manual.

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