Horst Contour SHCF36 User manual

HORST WELDING
8082 Rd 129
Listowel, ON N4W 3G8
Canada
519-291-4162
1-866-567-4162
Fax [phone]
[email protected]
www.horstwelding.com
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Do not attempt to operate the equipment without thoroughly
reviewing this manual for safe and proper operation.
Rev 140120 HW00105.SHCF Swather Header Wagon Owner Manual.SIS.140120
Operator’s Manual
Keep this manual with the machine at all times
PRINTED IN CANADA
Swather Draper
Header Wagon
SHCF36, SHCF45
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CAUTION
Operational Hazard
Personal Protection Equipment
(PPE) is required when operating
or maintaining this machine.
SNL00001
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CAUTION
Operational Hazard
Do not exceed travel speed
rating of the components:
Maximum 50 km/h (30 mph).
Obey SMV speed limits.
50
km/h
30
mile/h
MAXIMUM
IL00007

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Serial Number Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Parts List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
California Proposition 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
SIS) . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
 . . . . . . .5
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Maintenance Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Operation Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Storage Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Ratchet Strap Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Safety Label Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
If labels need to be replaced: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Safety Label Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
 . . . . . . . . . . 12
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Assembly & Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Equipment Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Components and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SHCF Series Wagon Components . . . . . . . . . . .15
Universal Header Support System . . . . . . . . . . .16
Quick Release and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Ratchet Strap System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Release the strap from the ratchet:. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Safety Chain: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Spring Balancer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Retractable Pullout w/ auto lock:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Four Wheel Steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Universal Header Supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Operation Safety Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Prepare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Loading the Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Storage Safety Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Placing the Implement in Storage: . . . . . . . . . . .28
Service & Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Maintenance Safety Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Wheel Bearings: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Wagon Components: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Trouble Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
LK30 Road Signal Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Horst Contour 4 Wheel Steer Swather Draper Header Wagon. Your Contour
Header Wagon has been designed and manufactured to give you many years of dependable service. Horst SHCF header
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

need to rely on a steady trailing wagon.
󰀩
be assembling, operating, maintaining or working with this product, are required to read and completely understand the
information and instructions contained in this manual.
If anyone does not fully understand every part of this manual, please obtain further assistance by contacting the dealer
from which this product was purchased or by contacting Horst Welding with the information listed on the cover of this
manual.
Keep this operators manual available for reference by the operator and to pass on to new owners and/or operators .
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the assembly manual.
SHCF36 and SHCF45
In this manual the SHCF series header wagons may be referred to as “implement”, “wagon” or “header wagon”
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Model Number ________________________________________
Serial Number ________________________________________
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Manufactured by
HORST WELDING
MODEL NO.
SERIAL NO.
MADE IN CANADA
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axle.
Please record your serial number here as a handy reference. In case of warranty issues, your dealer will ask for the serial
to verify your warranty.

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manner. Read this manual carefully to obtain valuable information and instructions that will help you achieve safe and
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engineering and/or production changes, this product may vary slightly in detail. Horst Welding reserves the right to update
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In this manual:
• Travel speed rating refers to the maximum speed the trailer components are design for.
• Maximum road speed refers to the 40 km/h for slow moving vehicles displaying a SMV.
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heads only.
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horstwagons.com 
our online parts catalogue.
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You may see a warning label similar to the following:
WARNING
Cancer and Reproductive Harm
www.P65 Warnings.ca.gov
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SIS)
High Speed Tractors Traveling Faster Than 25 mph
SIS standard is part of the US Federal Regulation 49CFR Part 562. (Does not apply in Canada)

designed for ground speeds greater than 40 km/h (25 mile/h) but under 65 km/h (40 mile/h), when operating or traveling
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speed of Horst Header Wagons is 30 mile/h.
SMV sign.
Horst Wagons supplies a bracket and SIS for U.S. customers to use if they intend on traveling on public roads at speeds
greater than 25 mile/h. See the assembly reference book for your header wagon.