Honeybee Grain Belt Plus User manual

Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd.
Grain Belt Plus Header – Owner's Manual
Important Notice
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
oney 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.
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Purchase Information
Dealers Name: _____________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
Phone: ( ) _______________________________________________
Purchase Date: _____________________________________________________
Model: _____________________________________________________
Serial Number: _____________________________________________________
Delivery Date: _____________________________________________________
Modification Record
Date Modification
Improvements
Honey Bee Manufacturing Limited i continually triving to improve it product . We re erve
the right to make improvement or change when it become practical and po ible to do o,
without incurring any obligation to make change or addition to the equipment old
previou ly.
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Warranty
Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. (Honey Bee) warrant your new Grain Belt header to be free
of defect in material and workman hip, under normal u e and ervice. Obligation under
thi warranty hall extend for a period of 1 year (12 month ) following the date of delivery to
the original purcha er and hall be limited to, at the option of Honey Bee, replacement or
repair of any part found, upon in pection by Honey Bee, to be defective.
arranty Claims
The purcha er claiming under thi warranty hall report a warranty claim to hi Authorized
Dealer. The dealer hall complete the claim, on the pre cribed form, for in pection by an
authorized company repre entative. Warranty claim mu t be made within 60 day of
warranty expiration.
Limitations of Liability
Thi warranty i expre ly in lieu of all other warrantie expre ed or implied and all other
obligation or liabilitie on our part of any kind or character, including liabilitie for alleged
repre entation or negligence. We neither a ume nor authorize any per on to a ume, on
our behalf, any liability in connection with the ub equent ale of the Grain Belt header.
This warranty shall not apply to any Grain Belt header which has been altered outside
the factory in any way so as in the judgement of oney Bee to affect its operation or
reliability, or which has been subject to misuse, neglect, or accident.
Operator's Manual
The purcha er acknowledge having received training in the afe operation of the Grain Belt
header and further acknowledge that Honey Bee doe not a ume any liability re ulting from
the operation of the Grain Belt header in any manner other than de cribed in thi manual.
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Mounting Checklist
Crop divider and crop divider pipe in talled? (pg. 33)
Adapter plate properly fitted to the feeder hou e of the combine? (pg. 34)
Feeder hou e pin and/or bolt in place, properly locked and/or tightened?
If applicable, tran port axle / hitch tube collap ed and ecured in field po ition? (pg.
36-38)
If applicable, torage axle/hitch removed? (pg. 37-38)
Gauge wheel in talled? (pg. 38-39)
Pump a embly aligned for your combine? (pg. 40)
Drive haft aligned and connected to the combine? (pg. 41)
All hydraulic line (quick coupler and multi-link coupler ) connected? (pg. 41)
Checked for leak and loo e connection ?
All electrical connection completed? (pg. 42)
Header Flotation Re trainer Pin adju ted for de ired header flotation? (pg. 56)
Finger auger adju ted? (Auger finger clear the front of the feeder hou e.) (pg. 119)
Header i level? (pg. 51)
Are Pan In ert Properly In talled? (pg. 124)
Do not attempt to operate your header until thi checkli t ha been followed.
Failure to do o may re ult in equipment damage or injury.
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Table of Contents
Purchase Information...............................................................................................................3
Improvement .........................................................................................................................3
Warranty.....................................................................................................................................5
Warranty Claim ......................................................................................................................5
Limitation of Liability..............................................................................................................5
Operator' Manual..................................................................................................................5
Mounting Checklist...................................................................................................................7
1. Safety....................................................................................................................................17
Safety Term ........................................................................................................................17
Hydraulic Safety....................................................................................................................18
Relieving Hydraulic Pre ure - General Procedure:.............................................................18
Operation and Maintenance Requirement ..........................................................................19
General Safety......................................................................................................................19
Shield ..................................................................................................................................20
Safe Operating Practice ......................................................................................................20
Maintenance Safety..............................................................................................................20
Tran port Safety....................................................................................................................21
In-Field Check .....................................................................................................................21
Storage..................................................................................................................................21
Safety Decal Location .........................................................................................................22
Decal Location Diagram .................................................................................................22
Light and Signal .................................................................................................................26
Pre-Tran port Check ...........................................................................................................26
In-tran it Check ...................................................................................................................26
In-Field Check .....................................................................................................................26
2. General Information............................................................................................................27
Principal Component ...........................................................................................................27
Serial Number Location........................................................................................................29
3. Operation.............................................................................................................................31
Mounting In truction ............................................................................................................31
Mounting and Di mounting Terminology..............................................................................31
Combine Preparation............................................................................................................32
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Grain Belt Plu Header Preparation.....................................................................................32
Adapter Plate........................................................................................................................34
Mounting...............................................................................................................................34
Convert Optional Tran port Axle to Field Po ition................................................................36
Removing the Storage Axle..................................................................................................37
Store Hitch A embly - Integral Tran port............................................................................38
In tallation of Gauge Wheel ................................................................................................38
Gauge Wheel Adju tment:................................................................................................39
Hydraulic Pump Alignment....................................................................................................40
Header Rever e....................................................................................................................40
Coupling the Drive haft ......................................................................................................41
Hydraulic Ho e ....................................................................................................................41
Electrical Connection ..........................................................................................................42
Interrupt Harne Connection...............................................................................................42
Combine Start-up..................................................................................................................43
Clearing Ob truction - Rever ing the Header.....................................................................45
Di mounting the Header from the Combine.........................................................................46
Convert Integral Axle to Tran port Po ition..........................................................................47
Convert Hitch A embly for Tran port..................................................................................48
Separating the Header from the Combine............................................................................49
4. eader Leveling..................................................................................................................51
Forward Angle Adju tment....................................................................................................51
Leveling & Table Height Adju tment.....................................................................................52
Header floatation Re trainer Plate.......................................................................................56
5. ydraulics............................................................................................................................57
Pump Operating Pre ure....................................................................................................58
High Pre ure Check ..........................................................................................................59
Knife Drive & Cutting Sy tem...........................................................................................59
In pect Knife Head Bearing ............................................................................................59
In pect Bearing and Gear .............................................................................................59
Draper Drive and Draper ................................................................................................59
If a Faulty Draper Motor i Su pected..............................................................................60
Other Po ible Cau e for Exce ive Pre ure...............................................................60
Adju ting the Relief Valve.....................................................................................................60
Low Pre ure Check ...........................................................................................................61
6. ydraulic Schematics.........................................................................................................63
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7. Sub-Frame Removal...........................................................................................................75
Removal of the Header Sub-frame.......................................................................................75
8. Remounting the Sub-frame to the eader........................................................................79
8. Lubrication & Maintenance................................................................................................85
Lubrication............................................................................................................................85
Grea e every 10 Hour :...................................................................................................85
Grea e every 50 Hour :...................................................................................................85
Other Lubrication Maintenance:.......................................................................................85
Hydraulic Oil.....................................................................................................................86
Pre ure and Return Line Filter ......................................................................................86
Maintenance.........................................................................................................................87
Finger Auger.....................................................................................................................87
Hydraulic Sy tem..............................................................................................................87
Crop Divider and Crop Deflector ...................................................................................87
Cutting Sy tem.................................................................................................................87
Deck ................................................................................................................................87
Drive Shaft........................................................................................................................87
Reel..................................................................................................................................88
Tran port and Hitch Sy tem.............................................................................................88
Service Location ..................................................................................................................88
Drive Shaft:.......................................................................................................................88
Ca tering Gauge Wheel :................................................................................................89
Knife Drive: ......................................................................................................................89
Reel Drive:........................................................................................................................90
Double Reel Drive - Split Reel:.........................................................................................90
9. Reel.......................................................................................................................................91
Reel Drive ............................................................................................................................91
Reel Speed Adju tment .......................................................................................................91
Reel Po ition.........................................................................................................................92
Hydraulic Fore & Aft..........................................................................................................92
Split-Reel Lift Hydraulic Circuit.........................................................................................92
Solid Reel Hydraulic Circuit..............................................................................................93
Reel Arm Leveling and Height Adju tment ..........................................................................93
Reel Height Adju tment....................................................................................................93
Reel Height Control (Optional Equipment)......................................................................94
Reel Centering......................................................................................................................95
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Placement of the Reel on the Grain Belt Plu Header ....................................................95
Reel Po ition in Down Crop ................................................................................................97
Reel Po ition in Standing Crop ...........................................................................................97
Univer al – UII Pick-Up Reel: Tine Pitch Adju tment...........................................................98
Hart-Carter (HCC) Reel........................................................................................................99
HCC Reel – Tine Pitch Adju tment...................................................................................99
Lubrication – Reel Shaft Bearing ......................................................................................100
Control Ring (U-II Reel only)...........................................................................................100
Check - Point Before Operation:.......................................................................................101
10. Draper...............................................................................................................................103
Lining Up the Idler Roller....................................................................................................103
Draper In tallation...............................................................................................................104
Lateral Draper - Ten ion:..................................................................................................105
Lateral Draper Alignment:.................................................................................................106
Draper Speed: ....................................................................................................................107
Center Draper (Feeder Deck)...........................................................................................108
Alignment: ......................................................................................................................109
Draper Splicing...................................................................................................................109
Idler Roller Removal............................................................................................................111
Drive Roller Removal..........................................................................................................111
Feeder deck Idler Roller Removal......................................................................................112
Center Deck Drive Roller Removal ....................................................................................113
In tallation of Feeder Deck Draper.....................................................................................114
Feeder Deck Cleanout........................................................................................................115
Bearing Removal – Idler Roller...........................................................................................116
Bearing In tallation – Idler Roller........................................................................................116
Bearing Removal - Drive Roller..........................................................................................117
Bearing In tallation – Drive Roller.......................................................................................117
Remove Draper Motor.........................................................................................................117
In talling Draper motor........................................................................................................118
Year – End Draper and Deck Maintenance........................................................................118
11. Finger Auger....................................................................................................................119
Auger Drum Height Adju tment..........................................................................................119
To Decrea e Minimum Clearance:.................................................................................120
To Increa e Minimum Clearance:...................................................................................121
Fore and Aft Adju tment of the Finger Auger....................................................................122
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Finger Exten ion Timing Adju tment..................................................................................123
Pan In ert ..........................................................................................................................124
Auger Drive A embly........................................................................................................124
Drive haft – Walter cheid..................................................................................................124
Operating the PTO..............................................................................................................125
Lubrication:.........................................................................................................................126
Coupling the implement input drive haft...........................................................................127
AS-Lock:.........................................................................................................................127
Drive-Line Guard Re trainer Chain: ..............................................................................127
Drive Shaft Guard Di a embly:....................................................................................127
Drive Shaft Guard A embly..........................................................................................128
Replacing Drive Shaft Guard Cone:...............................................................................128
Drive Shaft Clutch:..........................................................................................................128
12. Cutting System................................................................................................................129
Knife Removal.....................................................................................................................129
Guard ................................................................................................................................130
Bridge Roller .....................................................................................................................130
Sickle Section ....................................................................................................................130
To Replace a Section:.....................................................................................................131
Knife Drive/ Knife Head......................................................................................................132
Knife Speed Sen or............................................................................................................132
Knife Speed Adju tment.....................................................................................................133
Connector Bar.....................................................................................................................134
Overlap Kit..........................................................................................................................135
If the ection are loo e:.....................................................................................................135
To repair a broken knife back:.............................................................................................136
Feather Plate .....................................................................................................................136
Pneumatic Cutter Bar Su pen ion.....................................................................................137
Air Pre ure Management .................................................................................................137
Paddle Travel......................................................................................................................138
Maintenance.......................................................................................................................138
13. Miscellaneous, and Optional Equipment......................................................................139
Header Storage Trailer.......................................................................................................139
SCH Crop Lifter .................................................................................................................139
Special Serie Lifter............................................................................................................140
Adapter Plate......................................................................................................................140
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Agco Bezel ........................................................................................................................141
Term u ed for the Agco Bezel .....................................................................................142
Layout #1........................................................................................................................142
Layout #2........................................................................................................................143
Layout #3........................................................................................................................143
Layout #4........................................................................................................................143
Layout #5........................................................................................................................144
Grain Belt Plu Header Height Control...............................................................................145
In tallation and Adju tment............................................................................................145
Setting Header Height Control in the Field.....................................................................148
Calibration of Sen or ....................................................................................................148
Manually Adju ting the Sen or .....................................................................................149
Adju ting the Overall Setup............................................................................................149
Scenario 1:.................................................................................................................150
Scenario 2: ................................................................................................................150
Tip for mooth operation of the Header Height Control Sen or .................................151
Automatic Reel Height Control...........................................................................................152
Operation: Reel Height Control Sy tem ............................................................................153
Power-On Te t: ..............................................................................................................153
Automatic and Manual Mode : ......................................................................................153
Manual Mode Operation.................................................................................................153
Automatic Mode Operation ............................................................................................153
Sen itivity:.......................................................................................................................154
Setting the Automatic Reel Height (Safety Set Point)....................................................154
CAN Communication:.....................................................................................................154
Adju ting Cutter Bar Sen or for Reel Height Control.......................................................155
Skid Plate ..........................................................................................................................157
Changing the Skid Plate ...................................................................................................157
Slow Speed Tran port........................................................................................................158
Towing with the Slow-Speed Tran port..........................................................................158
Storing the Slow-Speed Tran port.................................................................................160
Cro Auger A embly........................................................................................................161
Reel Speed Sen or ............................................................................................................162
14. Troubleshooting..............................................................................................................163
Adapter...............................................................................................................................163
Draper.................................................................................................................................163
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Deck ..................................................................................................................................164
Finger Auger.......................................................................................................................164
Knife....................................................................................................................................165
Leveling...............................................................................................................................166
Pump...................................................................................................................................167
Rai ing Header...................................................................................................................167
Reel.....................................................................................................................................167
Sub Frame..........................................................................................................................169
Table....................................................................................................................................169
Mi cellaneou .....................................................................................................................169
15. Specifications..................................................................................................................171
Weight ...............................................................................................................................171
Standard Equipment...........................................................................................................172
Option : ..............................................................................................................................172
Bolt Torque..........................................................................................................................173
Hydraulic Fitting Torque......................................................................................................174
Tightening O-ring Fitting ....................................................................................................175
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1. Safety
The following are definition for term u ed in thi manual:
Safety Terms
Indicate a location or ituation where potential danger exi t . For example:
Shield are intended for your protection from moving part - make ure they
are in place before tarting the machine.
Indicate a potentially hazardou ituation that, if not avoided, may re ult in
minor or moderate injury. It may al o be u ed to alert again t un afe
practice .
Indicate a potentially hazardou ituation that, if not avoided, could re ult in
death or eriou injury, and include hazard that are expo ed when guard
are removed. It may al o be u ed to warn again t un afe practice .
Indicate an imminently hazardou ituation that, if not avoided, will re ult in
death or eriou injury. Thi i limited to the mo t extreme ituation , where
typically, machine component cannot be guarded for functional purpo e .
Thi term warn of potential damage to the equipment if in truction are not
followed.
Warn of condition that will cau e inefficient operation or po ible damage to
the machine.
The term u ed for part of the header in thi manual are tho e in u e at the
time of de ign. The e term are ubject to change in the future.
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Hydraulic Safety
Thi machine i powered by hydraulic oil under high pre ure. Caution mu t
be exerci ed around the machine. Hydraulic fluid under pre ure can
penetrate the kin, cau ing eriou injury, and even death. When looking for a
leak, u e a piece of cardboard or other uitable material. Never u e your
hand to locate the leak.
Alway wear eye protection, glove and long- leeve clothing when working
with hydraulic . The fluid tream from mall leak can be invi ible. Alway
exerci e caution when working around hydraulic .
You can reduce thi hazard by relieving the pre ure before di connecting hydraulic line ,
and by tightening all connection before applying pre ure.
Relieving Hydraulic Pressure - General Procedure:
1. Lower all component , uch a the reel and the header, o that their weight i fully
upported by the ground or by table upport ;
2. Turn off the engine of the combine;
3. Refer to the combine operator' manual for pecific in truction on relieving hydraulic
pre ure in the y tem.
If an accident occur , ee a doctor immediately. Any fluid injected into the kin
mu t be urgically removed within a few hour or gangrene may re ult.
Doctor unfamiliar with thi type of injury hould reference a knowledgeable
medical ource.
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