Honeybee AirFlex 225 User manual

Revision 1.0 P/N: 95099
FLEX Header
Operator Manual
2018
®
SDX Series

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___Set front reel bats to operational position (reinstalled from transport position). - page 37
___Remove reel tie-downs installed from factory.
___Install crop dividers.- page 37
___Check draper tension as per decal on back panel. Adjust if necessary. - page 92
___Walk around the header, checking belts, bolts and shields to ensure everything is tight and in good working order.
Install AutomatixLite harness on the combine, note if the electrical system is positively or negatively switched, hook up the battery
___leads accordingly. - page 40
___Install AutomatixLite control panel in combine cab & connect to electrical harness. - page 40
___Unlock the transport cart and draw bar, lift header with the combine then remove the cart and draw bar. - page 38
___Attach multicoupler and electrical connection(s) - page 40
___Attach the drive shafts to the left and right hand sides of the combine feeder house. - page 41
___Check the clearance between the feed auger drum, stripper plate and feeder house. - page 51
___Check feed auger nger timing, ensure adjustment arm is in middle hole with ngers in fully forward position. - page 50
___Set the faceplate angle using adjustment bolts on the combine’s feeder house (if possible) - page 45
___Set header to rigid mode & pressurize to 90-115psi, ensure all tabs on ex sensing rod are in proper position. - page 107
___Set reel nger pitch to a starting point of 5. - page 58
___Ensure reel ngers clear cutter bar by minimum of 1 1/2”. Adjust reel height if necessary. - page 59
___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
___Red draw bar holder and tie-down bracket removed from header. - page 38
___Ensure Optional equipment as per sales order is installed and functioning.
Revision: 1.0
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SDX Delivery Inspection Report
2 - 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. - page 57
___Drive shafts in storage position. - page 119
___Header in rigid mode (air system pressurized to 100 psi). - page 63
___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 115
___AutomatixLite 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 114

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3 - Copyright Information
Original Instructions
© 2018 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. - All Rights Reserved
Patents: https://www.honeybee.ca/patents.php all other patents pending.

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4 - Table of Contents
2 - SDX Pre Delivery Inspection 3
3 - Copyright Information 5
5 - Products Covered & Important Information 13
6 - Purchase Information 15
7 - Header Identication Number 17
8 - Introduction 19
8.1 - Directions 19
8.2 - Warranty 19
9 - Safety 21
9.1 - Recognize Safety Information 21
9.2 - Understand Signal Words 21
9.3 - Read and Understand Instructions and Warnings 21
9.4 - Protective Clothing 21
9.5 - In Case of Emergency 21
9.6 - High Pressure Spray 21
9.7 - Store the Header Safely 22
9.8 - Safety Around Moving Parts 22
9.9 - High-Pressure Hydraulics 22
9.10 - Transporting the Header 22
9.11 - Using Correct Torque Values 22
9.12 - Practice Safe Maintenance 23
9.13 - Fire Safety 23
9.14 - Keep Equipment Clean 23
10 - Specications 25
10.1 - Dimensions & Specications 25
11 - Safety Decal Locations 27
12 - Equipment Overview 31
12.1 - Flexible Cutter Bar 31
12.2 - Optional Transport Package 31
12.3 - Automatic Header Height Control (HHC) 31
12.4 - Interchangeable Combine Adapters & Drive Pulleys 31
12.5 - Drive System 32
12.6 - Flexible Cutter Bar 32
13 - Before First Use and Pre-Season Inspection 33
13.1 - Combine Specic Header Modications 33
13.1.1 - 2016 or Newer JD Combines 33
13.1.2 - Combines with ‘Bang-Bang’ or ‘Switching’ style directional control valves. 33
13.1.3 - Gleaner/Massey Ferguson/Challenger Combines 33
13.2 - Header Inspection 33
13.3 - Before First Use and Pre-Season Checklist 35
14 - Mounting the Header to the Combine 37
14.1 - Combine Preparation 37
14.2 - Header Preparation 37
14.3 - If the Optional Transport Package is Purchased 38
14.3.1 - Transport Storage 38
14.4 - Mounting the Header to Combine 39

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14.5 - Hydraulic & Electrical connections 40
14.6 - Drive Shaft Hookup 41
15 - Combine Calibration 45
15.1 - Combine Feeder House Speed 45
15.2 - Combine Feeder House Angle 45
15.3 - Float 46
15.4 - Hydraulic Header Raise and Drop Rates 46
15.5 - Combine header height calibration 47
15.5.1 - Combine Header Height/Tilt Sensitivity 47
15.6 - Other Combine Settings 47
16 - Header Setup 49
16.1 - Reel Setup 49
16.1.1 - Reel Finger Timing Adjustment 49
16.1.2 - Reel Height Adjustment (bottom limit based on nger timing) 49
16.1.3 - Reel Centering 50
16.2 - Feed Auger Finger Timing 50
16.3 - Optional Components 51
16.3.1 - Skid Shoes 51
16.3.2 - Terrace Kit 52
16.3.3 - Cross Auger 52
16.4 - Check for Problems 53
17 - Daily Inspection 55
17.1 - Safety & Protective Shields 55
17.2 - Dividers 55
17.3 - Air Hoses 55
17.4 - Knife Guards & Sections 55
17.5 - Header Height Control Sensors 55
17.6 - Feed Auger 55
17.7 - Drapers 55
17.8 - Belts 55
17.9 - Lubrication 55
18 - Operation 57
18.1 - Hydraulic Header Tilt 57
18.2 - Reel Settings & Controls 58
18.2.1 - Finger Pickup Settings (Pitch) 58
18.2.2 - Hydraulic Reel Height and Fore/Aft Control 59
18.2.3 - Reel Speed 59
18.3 - Knife, Feed Auger Drum and Draper Speed. 60
18.4 - Crop Dividers 60
18.4.1 - Locking Dividers 60
18.5 - Operation Guidelines - Default FLEX mode. 61
18.5.1 - Air Pressure Recommendation 62
18.5.2 - Divider settings 62
18.5.3 - Reel settings 62
18.5.4 - Ground speed 62
18.5.5 - AutomatixLite Operating Screens 62
18.6 - Operating Guidelines - Simple RIGID mode 63
18.6.1 - Recommended Reel settings 63
18.6.2 - Recommended Ground speed 63
18.7 - Reverse Operation 64
18.8 - Feed Auger Drum Settings 64

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18.9 - Combine Header Height Settings 64
18.10 - Blue LED Air Compressor Indicator Lamp 64
18.11 - General Crop Specic Productivity 65
19 - AutomatixLite System 67
19.1 - Screen Icons 67
19.2 - Physical Switches 68
19.2.1 - Cutting Mode Switch: 68
19.2.2 - Air Pressure Switch 68
19.2.3 - Header Tilt & Reel Height Switch 68
19.3 - Touch Screen Buttons 69
19.3.1 - Adjust Screen Brightness 69
19.3.2 - Settings 69
19.4 - Settings Screen 69
19.5 - Sensor Bar Graphs 70
19.6 - Warnings 71
19.6.1 - Air Pressure Warnings 71
19.6.2 - Header Height Sensor Warnings 71
20 - Troubleshooting 73
20.1 - Reel 73
20.2 - Drapers 73
20.3 - Cutting Platform 74
20.4 - Cutting Platform (continued) 75
20.5 - Active Header Height Control 76
20.6 - Cross Auger 77
20.7 - Miscellaneous 77
21 - Support 79
22 - Service & Adjustment 81
22.1 - Fasteners 81
22.2 - Permanent Bushings 81
22.3 - Reel/Feed Auger Speed Sensor Adjustment 81
22.4 - Cleaning the Header 82
22.5 - Drive Belt Tension 83
22.5.1 - Tension Verication Using Smartphone App 84
22.5.1.1 - Apple Devices (IOS) 84
22.5.1.2 - Android Devices 84
22.5.2 - Feed Auger Drive Belt Tension 85
22.5.3 - Left Draper Drive Belt 1 Tension 85
22.5.4 - Left Draper Drive Belt 2 Tension 85
22.5.5 - Center Draper Drive Belt Tension 86
22.5.6 - Right Hand Drive Belt Tension 86
22.5.7 - Right Hand Draper Belt 1 Tension 87
22.5.8 - Right Hand Draper Belt 2 Tension 87
22.5.9 - Knife Drive Belt Tension 87
22.6 - Drive Belt Replacement 88
22.6.1 - Knife Drive Belt Replacement 88
22.6.2 - Feed Auger Belt Replacement 88
22.6.3 - Left Draper Drive Belt 1 Replacement 89
22.6.4 - Left Draper Drive Belt 2 Replacement 89
22.6.5 - Right Hand Drive Belt Replacement 90
22.6.6 - Center Draper Drive Belt Replacement 90
22.6.7 - Right Hand Draper Belt 1 Replacement 91

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22.6.8 - Right Hand Draper Belt 2 Replacement 91
22.7 - Drapers 92
22.7.1 - Side Draper Belt Tension 92
22.7.2 - Side Draper Belt Tracking 92
22.7.3 - Center Draper Belt Tension 93
22.7.4 - Draper Installation 93
22.7.5 - Draper Tensioner Setup 94
22.7.6 - Remove & Install Center Draper Belt 94
22.8 - Reel 95
22.8.1 - Set Reel Safety Stops 95
22.8.2 - Minimum Reel Height and Leveling Reel 95
22.8.3 - Reel Finger Replacement 96
22.8.4 - Automatic Reel Speed 96
22.8.5 - Reel Speed Sensor Adjustment 96
22.8.6 - Rephasing Reel Cylinders 96
22.9 - Knife 97
22.9.1 - Knife Drive Component Torque Recommendations 97
22.9.2 - Set Cutterbar Knife Timing 97
22.9.3 - Knife Section Service Kit 98
22.9.4 - Cutterbar Maintenance 98
22.9.5 - Replacing the Knife 98
22.9.5.1 - Removing the Right Hand Knife 99
22.9.5.2 - Removing the Left-Hand Knife 100
22.9.5.3 - Installing the new knife (left or right) 100
22.9.6 - Remove and Install Knife Sections 101
22.9.7 - Repair Broken Knife Back 102
22.9.8 - Connector Bar 102
22.10 - Dividers 102
22.10.1 - Divider Handle 102
22.10.2 - Divider Spring Float Setting 102
22.11 - Feed Auger 103
22.11.1 - Finger Timing Adjustment 103
22.11.2 - Feed Auger Drum Position 103
22.11.3 - Feed Auger Interior Access 103
22.11.4 - Remove and Install Feed Auger Fingers 104
22.11.5 - Remove and Install Feed Auger Finger Guides 104
22.12 - Hydraulic Tilt Cylinder 104
22.12.1 - Reposition the Hydraulic Tilt Cylinder 105
22.13 - Center Rock Trap and Draper Cleanout 105
22.14 - Open Side Shield 106
22.15 - Drive Shaft Lubrication 106
22.16 - FLEX Header Height Control Sensor Bar Alignment 107
22.17 - Checking for Air Leaks 107
22.18 - Lubrication 108
22.18.1 - Grease Specications 108
22.18.2 - Wheel Bearing Grease 108
22.18.3 - Alternative and Synthetic Lubricants 108
22.18.4 - Lubricant Storage 108
22.18.5 - Mixing of Lubricants 109
22.18.6 - Reel Lubrication 109
22.18.7 - Gearbox Lubrication 109
22.18.8 - Lubrication Location & Interval 110