horsch Maestro 16 SW User manual

TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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Maestro 16/24/36 SW

- Translation of the Original Operating Instructions -
Machine Identication
The corresponding data is to be entered into the list below upon
receiving the machine:
Serial number: ..................................................
Machine type: ...................................................
Year of construction: ........................................
Initial installation: ..............................................
Fittings: .............................................................
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Publication date of Operation Manual:
Latest change:
Address of Retailer: Name: ......................................................................
Road: ......................................................................
Town/City: ......................................................................
Tel.: ......................................................................
Customer No.:
Retailer: ......................................................................
Address of HORSCH: HORSCH Maschinen GmbH
92421 Schwandorf, Sitzenhof 1
92401 Schwandorf, Postbox 1038
Tel.: [phone] / 7143-0
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Customer No.:
HORSCH: ......................................................................
Conrmation of receipt of machinery
Warranty claims become only e󰘯ective when the 󰘰rst use of the machine is reported to HORSCH
Maschinen GmbH within a week.
At www.horsch.com under SERVICE PARTNERBEREICH an interactive PDF form is available for down-
load for this purpose (not available in all languages).
By clicking on Send – depending on the email program installed – a mail draft with the completed
form is generated automatically. Alternatively, the form can be sent as email attachment to machine.
[email protected].
A di󰘯erent form of registration (postal mail, by fax, etc.) is not allowed for.
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EC Declaration of Conformity
Exchangeable equipment
(Directive 2006/42/EC)
The manufacturer HORSCH Maschinen GmbH
Sitzenhof 1
D- 92421 Schwandorf
hereby declares, that the product,
Designation of machine: Drill unit
Machine type: Maestro 16 SW from serial number: 24651280
Maestro 24 SW from serial number: 24581426
Maestro 36 SW from serial number: 24611262
this declaration refers to, conforms with all relevant fundamental health and safety requirements of
the EC directive 2006/42/EC.
For proper implementation of the health and safety requirements mentioned in the EC-directive,
the following standards and technical specications have been used:
• DIN EN ISO 4254-1 2013-10
• DIN EN 14018 2010-02
• DIN EN ISO 12100 2011-03
Schwandorf, 23/05/2016 Manfred Köbler
Place and date Documentation o󰀩cer
________________________ ________________________
Michael Horsch Philipp Horsch
(Managing director) (Managing director)

Table of contents
Introduction...................................................4
Foreword ........................................................4
Notes on representation .................................4
Service............................................................5
Warranty claim processing .............................5
Consequential damage...................................5
Safety and accident prevention ..................6
Intended use...................................................6
Qualication of personnel...............................7
Children in danger ..........................................8
Personal protective outt................................8
Safety in tra󰀩c................................................8
Safety in operation..........................................9
Fertiliser and dressed seed ..........................13
Environmental protection..............................13
Retrots ........................................................14
Care and maintenance .................................14
Danger zone.................................................15
Safety stickers ..............................................16
Technical data.............................................19
Type plate.....................................................21
Requirements for the tractor.........................25
Structure......................................................28
Overview.......................................................28
Hydraulics.....................................................29
Identication of hydraulic hoses ...................35
Aluminium clips.............................................35
Lighting.........................................................36
Instruction stickers........................................37
Commissioning...........................................41
Delivery.........................................................41
Transport ......................................................41
Installation ....................................................41
Operation.....................................................42
Commissioning / Tractor change..................42
Adapting the propshaft...............................42
Adjust the height of drawbar eye/
spherical cap..............................................43
Connecting/Parking ......................................43
Connecting ...................................................43
Transport position.........................................45
Parking .........................................................46
Folding..........................................................48
Unfolding....................................................48
Folding.......................................................48
Use in the eld..............................................50
At the headland..........................................50
Checks..........................................................52
Pneumatic system......................................53
Hopper..........................................................53
Railing...........................................................54
Solid fertiliser facility.....................................54
Fan - fertiliser ...............................................56
Direct drive.................................................56
Fan with PTO-shaft pump..........................57
Maestro 24 SW..........................................58
Maestro 36 SW..........................................58
Fan speeds................................................61
Fertiliser quantities.....................................61
Retightening the fan ange........................62
Fan - vacuum................................................63
Seed on Demand system .............................64
Fertiliser metering unit...............................67
Rotors...........................................................67
Rotor change................................................68
Rotor change with gate valve .......................68
Rotor change at full hopper
without gate valve.........................................69
Adjusting the sealing lip................................69
Maintenance of metering unit .......................70
Fertiliser coulter............................................71
Single-disc coulter (option) ........................73
Aligning the seed bar....................................77
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Single grain metering.................................78
Single grain metering unit.............................79
Overview....................................................79
Components in the metering unit...............81
Adjusting the metering unit ........................89
Checks.......................................................93
Problems and rectication .........................94
Downpipe......................................................96
Single grain coulter discs..............................98
Depth guide rollers .......................................99
Trap roller ...................................................100
Setting the drilling depth.............................101
Adjusting the coulter pressure....................103
Press rollers................................................104
Clearing stars (option) ................................108
Troubleshooting Maestro............................ 110
Optional equipment.................................. 111
Micro-granulate facility SW......................... 111
Adjustment and operation........................ 111
Seed calibration....................................... 112
In use....................................................... 114
Pneumatic brake......................................... 116
Hydraulic brake........................................... 118
Parking brake........................................... 119
Filling screw................................................120
Agitator shaft ..............................................122
ContourFarming..........................................122
AutoForce...................................................123
Fertiliser ow monitoring.............................123
Care and Maintenance .............................124
Maintenance intervals.................................125
Storage.......................................................125
Lubricating the machine .............................125
Maintenance overview
Maestro 16/24/36 SW.................................126
Lubrication points .......................................131
Waste disposal .........................................134
Appendix ...................................................135
Tightening torques......................................135
Adjusting the propshaft...............................137
Determine the operating lengths..............137
Shortening the propshaft .........................138
Index ..........................................................141
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Introduction
Foreword
Before commissioning the machine, read and
strictly comply with the operating instructions. In
doing so, you will avoid accidents, reduce repair
costs and downtime and increase the reliability
and service life of your machine. Pay attention
to the safety notes!
HORSCH will not assume liability for any dam-
age or malfunctions resulting from failure of
complying with the operating instructions.
These operating instructions will assist you in
getting to know your machine and using it cor-
rectly for its intended purposes.
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
Trained personnel of our service and sales
partners will instruct you in the operation and
care of your machine. By submitting the ac-
knowledgement of receipt you have con󰘰rmed
proper acceptance of the machine.
The warranty period starts with the date of
delivery.
We reserve the right to alter illustrations as well
as technical data and weights contained in these
operating instructions for the purpose of improv-
ing the machine.
The illustrations in these operating instructions
show di󰘯erent versions of the implement and
di󰘯erent equipment variants.
Notes on representation
Warning notes
These operating instructions distinguish be-
tween three di󰘯erent types of warning notes.
The following signal words with warning sym-
bols are used:
DANGER
Highlights a danger that will lead to death or
severe injury if it is not avoided.
WARNING
Highlights a danger that may lead to death or
severe injury if not avoided.
CAUTION
Highlights a danger that can lead to injuries if
not avoided.
Please read the warning notes given in these
operating instructions!
Instructions
NOTE
Identi󰘰es important notes.
Take-action instructions are indicated by arrow
points:
¾...
¾Keep the order of the instructions. Alternatively,
instructions may be numbered consecutively.
The designations right, left, front and rear apply as
seen in travel direction.
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Service
HORSCH Company would like you to be com-
pletely satisfied with your machine and our
services.
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
Warranty claim
processing
Warranty claim forms must be submitted to
HORSCH through your local HORSCH sales
partner.
Consequential damage
The machine has been manufactured by
HORSCH with greatest care. However, despite
the intended use deviations in placing quantity
up to total failure may be caused by e.g.:
• damage caused by external in󰘱uences
• wear of wear items
• missing or damaged cultivation tools
• incorrect drive motor speeds and travel
speeds
• incorrect setting of the unit (incorrect con-
nection, non-observance of setting tables)
• failure to comply with the operating instruc-
tions
• di󰘯erences in the composition of seed or
fertiliser (i.e. grain size distribution, density,
geometrical shape, dressing, sealing)
• blockages or seed bridging (i.e. caused by
foreign bodies, non-smooth seeds, sticky
dressing, moist fertiliser)
• neglect and improper care and maintenance
Therefore, it is crucial to always check your ma-
chine before and during use for correct operation
and adequate application accuracy.
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.
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Safety and accident
prevention
The following warnings and safety notes apply
to all sections in these operating instructions.
The machine has been built in accordance with
latest technical standards and generally ac-
cepted safety regulations. However, risks for
life and limb of the operator or third parties and
impairment of the machine or other material as-
sets can occur during use.
Please read and comply with the following safety
notes, before you start to use the machine!
Intended use
The machine is intended for the singulation
and placement of seed as well as metering and
placement of 󰘱owable fertiliser on agricultural
areas.
The intended use also includes taking note
of and observing the notices and instructions
given in these operating instructions, observing
all pictograms and warnings on the machine,
observing all maintenance and repair intervals
and complying with the de󰘰ned technical limits
and areas of application.
When participating with the machine in public
road tra󰘲c, the respective national registration
and tra󰘲c law must also be complied with.
Any other kind of use of the machine contradict-
ing the above, especially
• connecting/attachment to an agricultural trac-
tor that is not suitable
• using the machine as a means of transport
• operating the machine while persons are still
in the danger zone (this includes in particular
transport rides on the machine)
• carrying out maintenance and/or repair work
on a machine that has not been shut down or
is not secured against restarting
are considered not as intended.
Horsch does not assume any liability for dam-
ages resulting from the unintended use of the
machine.
Spare parts
Genuine spare parts and accessories from
HORSCH have been specially designed for this
machine.
Spare parts and accessories which are not de-
livered by us have not been tested or approved
by us.
Installation or use of non-original HORSCH
products may have a detrimental effect on
speci󰘰c design features of the machine and
impair the safety of machine operators and the
machine itself.
HORSCH will not assume liability whatsoever for
damage resulting from the use of non-original
parts and accessories.
If the component to be replaced is marked with
a safety sticker, these stickers must also be
ordered and attached to the spare part.
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