horsch Leeb 8 GS User manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
0221
09/2017
8090
LEEB 6 / 7 / 8 GS

- Translation of the Original Operating Instructions -
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09/2017
LEEB 6 / 7 / 8 GS
8090 21

EG-Konformitätserklärung
Die
HORSCH LEEB Application Systems GmbH
Plattlinger Straße 21, D-94562 Oberpöring
erklärt hiermit in alleiniger Verantwortung als Hersteller, dass das nachfolgend genannte Produkt:
Maschine:
Typ:
den einschlägigen grundlegenden Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsanforderungen der Richtlinien
2006/42/EG und 2009/127/EG entspricht.
Oberpöring, 17.08.2017 Klaus Winkler
Dokumentationsbevollmächtigter
HORSCH Maschinen GmbH
Sitzenhof 1
D-92421 Schwandorf
_________________________
Theodor Leeb
Geschäftsführer
Gezogene Pflanzenschutzspritze
Leeb 6 GS
Leeb 7 GS
Leeb 8 GS
Translation of EC Declaration of Conformity
(Directive 2006/42/EC)
The manufacturer Horsch-Leeb Application Systems GmbH
Plattlinger Straße 21
D-94562 Oberpöring
hereby declares that the product
Machine designation:
Machine type:
this declaration refers to, conforms with all relevant fundamental health and safety requirements
of the EC directive 2006/42/EC.
Oberpöring, 17.08.2017 Klaus Winkler
Theodor Leeb
Managing director
Pulled crop protection sprayer
Leeb 6 GS
Leeb 7 GS
Leeb 8 GS
Documentation Representative
HORSCH Maschinen GmbH
Sitzenhof 1
D-92421 Schwandorf

Foreword
Dear Customer,
We would like to thank you for the trust you have
expressed in us by buying this machine.
In order to be able to use the trailed crop
protection sprayer to your full advantage, please
read these operating instructions carefully
before using the machine.
These operating instructions contain important
information for the proper use and the safe
operation of the machine. By purchasing the
crop protection sprayer you have acquired a
quality product from HORSCH LEEB AS.
The trailed crop protection sprayer GS is a
machine sprayer for placing crop protection
agents and liquid fertiliser in compliance with
the statutory directives for soil cultures.
The contents of the operating instructions
is structured in such a way, that you will be
informed in detail about the required activities
in compliance with the work-related sequence.
The manual provides you with comprehensive
notes and information concerning maintenance,
safe use of the machine, safe working methods,
special precautions and available accessories.
Compliance with these notes and information is
necessary, important and useful for operational
safety, reliability and conservation of value of the
crop protection sprayer.
Please note:
Always keep these operating instructions with
the crop protection sprayer. The operating
instructions are part of your machine.
HORSCH LEEB AS will not assume liability
for any damage or malfunctions resulting from
failure to comply with the operating instructions.
Upon delivery of the machine check for transport
damage or missing parts! Check the delivered
machine for completeness against the delivery
note, including optional equipment you have
ordered. Only immediately raised claims will
lead to compensation!
The operating instructions must be read and
strictly adhered to by all persons working on or
with the machine e.g.:
• Operation (including preparation, fault
recti󰘰cation during work, care)
• Maintenance (maintenance, inspection)
• Transport
You receive an acknowledgement of receipt
together with the operating instructions. The
trained personnel of our service and sales
partners will train and instruct you in the
operation and care of your machine. After this
you or the sales or service partner should return
the receipt to HORSCH. This con󰘰rms your
formal acceptance of the machine.
The warranty period starts with the date of
delivery.
Only operate the machine after you have been
instructed and in full compliance with these
operating instructions. This crop protection
sprayer must only be used by persons who
are familiar with the machine and have been
informed about any possible dangers that may
arise from the machine.
Strictly follow the safety notes! Follow also
the applicable accident prevention regulations
as well as other generally recognised safety,
occupational health and road tra󰘲c regulations.
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Any information, illustrations and technical
speci󰘰cations in these operating instructions
are up-to-date at the time of publishing. We, at
any time, reserve the right for design changes,
technical and formal alterations to our products
for the purpose of improvement or to meet
changed legal regulations, without noti󰘰cation.
We will gladly make up-to-date data available
upon request.
Any directional statements made in these
operating instructions always refer to the travel
direction of the machine.
The illustrations in these operating instructions
show di󰘯erent versions of the implement and
di󰘯erent equipment variants.
Service
HORSCH LEEB AS wishes you to be fully
satis󰘰ed with your machine and us.
If you encounter any problems, please feel free
to contact your sales partner.
The service sta󰘯 of our sales partners and the
service employees at HORSCH will always be
available to assist you.
In order to be able to solve technical problems
as quickly as possible, we ask you kindly to
support us.
Please help the service personnel by providing
the following information to avoid unnecessary
queries.
• Customer number
• Name of customer representative
• Name and address
• Machine model and serial number
• Purchasing date and operating hours or area
performance
• Type of problem
Compensation claims for damages that have
not occurred on the machine are excluded. This
also means that any liability for consequential
damages caused by travel and operating faults
is excluded.
Warranty claim processing
Warranty claim forms must be submitted through
your local HORSCH sales partner to the Service
Department of HORSCH LEEBG AS GmbH.
HORSCH LEEB Application Systems GmbH
Plattlinger Str. 21
D-94562 Oberpöring
Phone [phone] . 95 96 30
Fax [phone] . 95 96 366
www.horsch.com
All rights reserved
© 2015 HORSCH LEEB Application Systems GmbH
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Table of contents
Foreword......................................................5
1. Safety.......................................................11
1.1 Notes on representation ......................... 11
1.2 Qualication and training of personnel ... 11
1.3 Workplace of the operator ......................12
1.4 Danger caused by failing to comply
with the safety notes ...............................12
1.5 Safety conscious working.......................12
1.6 safety notices for the operator................12
1.6.1 Safety and accident prevention
instructions .......................................12
1.6.2 Coupling and uncoupling the machine ....13
1.6.3 Working with the machine.................14
1.6.4 Changing equipment.........................14
1.6.5 Transporting the machine .................15
1.6.6 Hydraulic system ..............................15
1.6.7 Electric system..................................16
1.6.8 Towed machines ...............................17
1.6.9 Brake system....................................17
1.6.10 Pneumatic brake system ................17
1.6.11 Tyres ...............................................17
1.6.12 PTO-shaft / propshaft .....................18
1.6.13 Handling crop protection agents.....18
1.6.14 Operating the crop protection sprayer ...19
1.6.15 Maintenance ...................................20
1.7 Loading and unloading ...........................20
1.8 Unauthorized conversion and
manufacture of spare parts.....................21
1.9 Impermissible operating modes..............21
1.10 Spare parts and wear items as well
as auxiliary materials ............................21
1.11 Working in the vicinity of high
voltage power lines ...............................22
1.12 Phone and radio equipment .................22
1.13 Danger caused by residual energy.......22
1.14 Cleaning and waste disposal................22
1.15 Intended use.........................................22
1.15.1 Specied equipment .......................23
1.15.2 Consequential damage...................23
1.15.3 E󰀨ects when using certain crop
protection agents............................24
1.15.4 Danger zones and danger points....24
1.15.5 Personal protective outt ................25
1.15.6 Organisational measures................25
1.15.7 Operating instructions.....................25
1.16 safety notices on the machine..............26
1.17 Instruction sticker..................................26
1.18 Safety stickers ......................................26
1.19 Position of safety stickers.....................29
2. Product description................................31
2.1 Overview.................................................31
2.2 Safety and protective features................32
2.3 Fluid circuit - Construction elements
on machines of the ECO variant.............33
2.4 Fluid circuit - Construction elements
on machines of the CCS variant ............34
2.5 Fluid circuit - Construction elements
on machines of the CCS Pro variant .....35
2.6 Supply lines between tractor and machine....36
2.7 Tra󰀩c-compliant equipment ...................36
2.8 Technical data.........................................37
2.8.1 Dimensions.......................................39
2.8.2 Permissible total weight and tyres ....40
2.9 Noise development data.........................44
2.10 Required tractor equipment..................44
3. Design and function...............................46
3.1 Control unit .............................................46
3.2 Connections............................................46
3.3 Folding boom..........................................46
3.4 Nozzles...................................................47
3.5 Spraying line...........................................47
3.6 Spraying control......................................47
3.7 CCS - continuous inside cleaning...........47
3.8 Fluid circuit - function..............................48
3.9 Illuviation valve ......................................50
3.10 Spraying pump .....................................52
3.11 Piston diaphragm pump on machines
of the CCS Pro and CCS variant ..........52
3.12 Piston diaphragm pump on machines
of the ECO variant ...............................53
3.13 Hand washing tank...............................53
3.14 Agitator .................................................54
3.15 Filter......................................................54
3.16 External cleaning system (optional)......55
3.17 Hydraulic connections ..........................56
3.17.1 Coupling hydraulic hoses ...............56
3.17.2 Uncoupling hydraulic hoses ...........57
3.18 Pulling tool (optional)............................57
3.19 Lifting points .........................................58
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3.20 Transport, document and safety
container ..............................................58
3.21 Document roll .......................................59
3.22 Pneumatic brake system ......................59
3.22.1 Automatic load dependent brake
pressure regulator (ALB) .................61
3.22.2 Connection of brake system ...........61
3.22.3 Uncoupling the brake system .........62
3.23 Drawbar................................................63
3.24 Automatic Ackerman steering (optional).... 63
3.24.1 Adjusting the mechanical
steering end stop.............................64
3.25 Trailing control on hillside locations
via manual control................................64
3.26 Suspension...........................................65
3.27 Hydraulic support..................................65
3.28 Working platform with ladder................66
3.29 Fresh water tank...................................66
3.30 Main control terminal ............................67
3.31 Multi-function handle ............................68
3.31.1 Default assignment of
multi-function handle ......................69
3.32 Propshaft ..............................................70
3.33 PTO-shaft pump (optional) ...................71
3.34 NightLight (optional) .............................72
3.35 Pack storage (optional).........................73
3.36 Hydraulic compressor...........................73
3.37 GPS receiver (optional) ........................76
4. Design and Function of the
Spraying Boom...........................................78
4.1 Folding boom control..............................78
4.1.1 BoomControl Pro (optional) ..............78
4.1.2 BoomControl modes.........................79
4.2 Folding and unfolding .............................79
4.3 Folding variants - folding boom ..............81
4.4 Adjusting the spraying height..................82
4.5 Transport lock .........................................82
4.6 Slope compensation / pendulum lock.....84
4.7 Collision protection .................................84
4.8 Spraying line...........................................85
4.8.1 Circulation system ............................85
4.8.2 Cleaning of nozzle pipe and nozzles ...85
4.9 Nozzle body............................................86
4.9.1 Single nozzle body with
pneumatic control valve....................86
4.9.2 Multiple nozzle body manual 3-fold ..86
4.9.3 Multiple nozzle body pneumatic........87
4.9.4 Multiple nozzle body manual 4-fold ..87
4.9.5 Border and edge nozzles, electric
(option) .............................................88
4.10 Nozzle assembly and cleaning.............90
4.10.1 Nozzle assembly.............................90
4.10.2 Nozzle replacement........................90
4.10.3 Cleaning nozzles ............................90
4.10.4 Disassembling the diaphragm
valve in case of dripping nozzles....90
5. Commissioning.......................................91
5.1 Check suitability of the tractor ................91
5.2 Safeguarding tractor / machine ..............92
5.3 Initial commissioning of the service
brake system..........................................93
5.4 Assemble the wheels..............................93
5.5 Adjusting the hydraulic system on
the hydraulic valve block.........................93
6. Transport travels ....................................94
6.1 Safety notes............................................94
6.2 Shut-o󰀨 valve..........................................95
6.3 Transport lock .........................................96
6.3.1 Folding boom rest.............................96
6.3.2 Package lock ....................................96
6.3.3 Interlocking of slope compensation....97
6.3.4 Interlocking of parallelogram.............97
7. Coupling and uncoupling the machine...98
7.1 Coupling the machine.............................98
7.2 Uncoupling the machine.........................99
7.2.1 Manoeuvring the uncoupled machine ...100
8. Working with the machine...................101
8.1 Preparing the spraying operation .........102
8.2 Preparing the spraying mixture.............103
8.2.1 Calculating lling / rell quantities...105
8.2.2 Filling table for residual areas.........106
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8.3 Filling with water...................................107
8.3.1 Filling the spraying mixture
container through the lling port .....108
8.3.2 Direct lling / external lling (optional) ....109
8.3.3 Filling through the lling dome........109
8.3.4 Filling the fresh water tank through
the ller connection ........................ 110
8.4 Flushing in preparations ....................... 111
8.4.1 Illuviation valve ............................... 111
8.4.2 Flushing in liquid preparations
during the lling process on
machines of the CCS Pro variant ... 112
8.4.3 Flushing in liquid preparations
during the lling process on
machines of the CCS variant.......... 113
8.4.4 Flushing in liquid preparations
during the lling process on
machines of the ECO variant.......... 114
8.4.5 Flushing in liquid preparations for
full or partly lled solution tank on
machines of the CCS Pro variant ... 115
8.4.6 Flushing in liquid preparations for
full or partly lled solution tank on
machines of the CCS variant.......... 115
8.4.7 Flushing in liquid preparations for
full or partly lled solution tank on
machines of the ECO variant.......... 116
8.4.8 Illuviation of powdery preparations
and carbonyl diamide on machines
of the CCS Pro variant.................... 116
8.4.9 Illuviation of powdery preparations
and carbonyl diamide on machines
of the CCS variant .......................... 117
8.4.10 Illuviation of powdery preparations
and carbonyl diamide on machines
of the ECO variant......................... 117
8.4.11 Pre-cleaning the canister with
spraying mixture ........................... 118
8.4.12 Cleaning the canister with
fresh water.................................... 119
8.5 Spraying operation ...............................120
8.5.1 Special notes for spraying operation... 120
8.5.2 Adjusting the spraying height..........121
8.5.3 Spraying pressure, nozzle size,
placing quantity, travel speed,
agitator............................................121
8.5.4 Spraying..........................................122
8.5.5 Measures for windward drift reduction ... 122
8.5.6 Spraying with 25 cm nozzle
spacing and reduced target area
distance .........................................123
8.5.7 Emptying the spraying mixture
container via the pressure output ...123
8.6 Residual quantities ...............................124
8.6.1 Technical residual quantity..............124
8.6.2 Eliminating residual quantities ........124
8.6.3 Draining of technical residual
quantities on machines of the
CCS Pro variant..............................125
8.6.4 Draining of technical residual
quantities on machines of the
CCS variant ....................................125
8.6.5 Draining of technical residual
quantities on machines of the
ECO variant....................................126
8.6.6 Diluted residual quantities...............126
8.7 Draining the fresh water tank................127
8.8 Faults....................................................128
9. Sprayer cleaning, maintenance...........129
9.1 Cleaning ...............................................131
9.1.1 CCS - Continuous inside cleaning
(Continuous Cleaning System).......132
9.1.2 Cleaning the lters..........................133
9.1.3 Cleaning the sprayer with
the tank empty ...............................135
9.1.4 Cleaning the sprayer with
the tank lled ..................................137
9.1.5 Folding boom cleaning with
“Air Valve” (option)..........................138
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10. Putting into storage............................139
10.1 At the end of the spraying season ......139
10.2 Drainage.............................................139
10.2.1 Drainage of solution container......139
10.2.2 Drainage of spraying pump...........139
10.2.3 Drainage of fresh water tank.........140
10.3 Putting the sprayer system in to
winter storage .....................................140
10.4 Before the new season.......................143
11. Maintenance and care plan................144
11.1 Lubrication instructions .......................146
11.1.1 Overview of lubrication points
middle section................................147
11.1.2 Overview of lubrication points
spraying boom..............................149
11.1.3 Overview of lubrication points
basic machine...............................150
11.2 Drawbar ..............................................152
11.3 High pressure cleaner (optional).........152
11.4 Ball-and socket-coupling.....................153
11.5 Axle and brake ....................................154
11.5.1 General visual inspection..............154
11.5.2 Axle adjustment (workshop work)...155
11.5.3 Checking the wheel hub
bearing play (workshop work).......156
11.5.4 Replacing the grease of the
wheel hub bearing ........................156
11.5.5 Brake lining inspection ..................157
11.5.6 Brake adjustment ..........................157
11.5.7 Air vessel.......................................158
11.5.8 Test instructions for twin-line
brake system (workshop work).....158
11.6 Tyres / wheels.....................................159
11.6.1 Air pressure in tyres ......................159
11.6.2 Assembling tyres (workshop work)....160
11.7 Maintenance – hydraulics ...................161
11.7.1 Identication of hydraulic hoses....162
11.7.2 Maintenance intervals ...................162
11.7.3 Inspection criteria for hydraulic hoses ..162
11.7.4 Assembly and disassembly of
hydraulic hoses..............................163
11.7.5 Oil change PTO-shaft pump .........163
11.8 Calibrating the ow meter ...................164
11.9 Notes on crop sprayer test..................165
11.9.1 Pump capacity test........................165
11.9.2 Flow meter test .............................166
12. Nozzle selection..................................167
12.1 General...............................................167
12.2 Procedure...........................................167
12.2.1 With diagram and universal table...167
12.2.2 With application quantity table......170
12.3 Pressure ranges of di󰀨erent nozzles ...172
13. Liquid fertiliser operation ..................173
13.1 Conversion table for spraying
liquid fertiliser AHL .............................174
14. Waste disposal ...................................175
Appendix ...................................................176
Tightening torque........................................176
Adjusting the propshaft...............................178
Determine the operating lengths..............178
Shortening the propshaft .........................179
Index ..........................................................182
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