JF FCT King Size 1260 Manual

Precision Chop Forage Harvester
GB
“Original instructions”
Directions for use
FCT 1460

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FOREWORD
DEAR CUSTOMER!
We appreciate the confidence you have shown to our company by investing in a JF
product and congratulate you on your new purchase. Of course, it is our wish that
you will experience complete satisfaction with the purchase investment.
This instruction manual contains information about correct and safe use of the
machine.
When buying the machine you will receive information about use, adjustment and
maintenance.
However, this first introduction doesn’t replace a more thorough knowledge of the
different tasks, functions and correct technical use of the machine.
Therefore you should read this instruction manual very carefully before using
the machine. Pay special attention to the safety instructions.
This instruction manual is made so that the information is mentioned in the order you
will need it, i.e. from the necessary operation conditions to use and maintenance.
There are illustrations to support the instructions.
"Right" and "Left" are defined from a position behind the machine facing the direction
of travel.
All the information, illustrations and technical specifications in this instruction manual
describe the latest version at the time of publication.
Kongskilde Industries A/S reserves the right to make changes or improvements in the
design or construction of any part without incurring the obligations to install such
improvements on any unit previously delivered.

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.......................................................................................................................3
CONTENTS.........................................................................................................................4
1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................7
INTENDED USE.................................................................................................7
PERFORMANCE................................................................................................8
SAFETY............................................................................................................10
Definitions............................................................................................11
General safety instructions...................................................................11
Locking of guards.................................................................................13
Choice of tractor...................................................................................13
Connection and disconnection.............................................................14
Adjustment...........................................................................................15
Transport..............................................................................................16
Working................................................................................................17
Parking.................................................................................................17
Greasing ..............................................................................................17
Grinding ...............................................................................................18
Maintenance ........................................................................................19
Replacement of wearing parts .............................................................19
Safety decals .......................................................................................21
TECHNICAL DATA...........................................................................................23
2. CONNECTION TO TRACTOR......................................................................................24
THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.............................................................................24
Hydraulic connection............................................................................24
Bypass valve........................................................................................25
Connection of electric system ..............................................................26
ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL ................................................................27
Functions .............................................................................................28
DRAWBAR AND PTO DRIVE SHAFT..............................................................31
Shortening of the PTO drive shaft........................................................32
Friction clutch.......................................................................................32
3. MOUNTING OF EQUIPMENT.......................................................................................33
HITCH FOR TRAILER......................................................................................33
Combi-hitch..........................................................................................33
Hydraulic hitch hook (Auto-hitch).........................................................34
PICK-UP...........................................................................................................35
TRANSPORT CONVERSION ..........................................................................38
FITTING CHUTES............................................................................................39
Chute turning .......................................................................................39
Standard chute.....................................................................................41
Collapsible chute..................................................................................41
Chute for parallel operation..................................................................42

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4. ADJUSTMENTS............................................................................................................44
PICK-UP...........................................................................................................44
Change of speed of pick-up tines.........................................................46
OPENING THE ROTOR HOUSING .................................................................47
Collapsible chute..................................................................................50
ROTOR AND ROLLER SECTION....................................................................53
CUTTING LENGTHS........................................................................................56
REPLACEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF BLADES........................................58
GRINDING........................................................................................................59
Grinding operation ...............................................................................60
Rough grinding.....................................................................................62
REVERSE ........................................................................................................63
NEUTRAL POSITION.......................................................................................65
5. METAL DETECTOR (MD).............................................................................................66
Magnet tub (metal sensor)...................................................................66
Registration of metal............................................................................67
Stop of the feed intake section.............................................................67
Resetting of the metal detector............................................................68
MD-CONTROL .................................................................................................69
ADJUSTMENTS...............................................................................................71
Ratchet stop.........................................................................................71
Spring assembly ..................................................................................72
FAULT FINDING FOR MD ...............................................................................72
6. WORKING IN THE FIELD.............................................................................................73
GENERAL CONDITIONS.................................................................................73
Swathing before chopping....................................................................73
TRANSPORT POSITION .................................................................................74
STARTING IN THE FIELD................................................................................75
Starting.................................................................................................75
Working................................................................................................76
Blockage in the machine......................................................................78
After work.............................................................................................80
VARIOUS .........................................................................................................80
WORKING POSITIONS....................................................................................80
7. MAINTENANCE............................................................................................................82
IN GENERAL....................................................................................................82
GUARDS..........................................................................................................83
REPLACEMENT OF BLADES..........................................................................83
TYRE PRESSURE ...........................................................................................83
FRICTION CLUTCH.........................................................................................84
FUSES..............................................................................................................87
VARIOUS .........................................................................................................88
Rollers..................................................................................................88
Chain tightener for pick-up auger.........................................................88

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8. GREASING ...................................................................................................................89
Oil in gearboxes...................................................................................96
9. STORAGE (WINTER STORAGE).................................................................................98
10. SPARE PARTS ORDERING.......................................................................................99
11. MACHINE DISPOSAL...............................................................................................100
12. MISCELLANEOUS ...................................................................................................101
HYDRAULIC DIAGRAM FOR FCT 1460........................................................101
CONTROL SYSTEM ......................................................................................101
CONTROL BOX..............................................................................................103
CONTROL UNIT ON THE MACHINE.............................................................104
MD-CONTROL UNIT......................................................................................105
CONTROL UNIT ON MACHINE, WIRING SYSTEM......................................106
MD-CONTROL UNIT - WIRING SYSTEM......................................................107
MD MACHINES..............................................................................................110

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1. INTRODUCTION
INTENDED USE
The precision chop forage harvester FCT 1460 is solely constructed and
manufactured for the usual work in agriculture, i.e.: Usual work in fields where
you want to cut/gather and chop green crops such as maize, grass or whole crop
which are to be used for silage production intended for coarse fodder for cattle.
The machine should only be connected to a tractor which corresponds with the
specifications of the product and is legal to use.
Any use beyond this is outside the intended use. Kongskilde Industries A/S is
not responsible for any damage or injury resulting from such use; the user
bears that risk.
It is assumed that the work is performed under reasonable conditions, i.e. that the
fields are cultivated normally and to a reasonable extent kept clear of foreign matter
and debris.
Intended use also means that the instructions given by Kongskilde Industries A/S in
the instruction manual and the spare parts book are observed and that thorough
agricultural knowledge and technically correct use is a matter of course.
The precision chop forage harvester FCT 1460 should only be used, maintained
and repaired by persons who, through relevant instructions and after reading
the instruction manual, are familiar with the machine and, in particular, are
informed of possible dangers.
In the following there are a number of general and special safety instructions which
must be observed altogether.
If any changes are made on the machine and its construction without permission
from Kongskilde Industries A/S, Kongskilde Industries A/S cannot be held
responsible for any damage or personal injury resulting from this.

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PERFORMANCE
The precision chop forage harvester FCT 1460 has a very versatile use which, with
the right equipment, makes it possible to chop grass and whole crops. At the same
time FCT 1460 is capable of working alone or parallel with other machines.
FCT 1460 has a high capacity compared with other corresponding products as it
uses the “DIRECT CUT” system. “DIRECT CUT” gives a minimum loss of power
when cutting the material and thus ensures maximum utilisation of the accessible
tractor power.
Capacity, however, is difficult to define and compare as, for a forage harvester, it will
depend not just on which crop is being cut but also how the crop has been treated
before it is picked up or cut by the machine and finally which cutting length
adjustment the machine is working with.
If we take a forage harvester which, in fresh, not pre-dried grass, can work 100 tons
per hour, it is possible to calculate the capacity at different per cents of dry matter
depending on the pre-treatment before cutting, as shown in the following table.
Dry matter
Capacity
Dry matter
100%
18 ton/h
Wet new grass
15%
120 ton/h
Not pre-dried grass
18%
100 ton/h
Pre-dried grass –no outflow of sap from clamp
silo
25%
72 ton/h
Pre-dried grass –no outflow of sap from high
tower silo
33%
55 ton/h
Very pre-dried grass
50%
36 ton/h
Straw, very dry
90%
20 ton/h
It will probably surprise most people that the capacity can vary between 20 and 120
ton/h, as a result of varying water content.
In practice you want to drive the forage harvester in the highest possible tractor gear
without causing frequent blockage. However, the amount of grass in the field will
always vary, for instance where the mower conditioner has had to turn, change
forward speed or change direction of travel. Therefore it is often appropriate either to
drive with a power reserve so that the machine will not block, or to continuously
adapt the driving of the forage harvester to the conditions.

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The pick-up unit and the feed rollers are both secured against overloading. The pick-
up unit is secured by a friction clutch, the feed rollers by shear bolts in the drive
shafts. Moreover the whole intake section is secured against blocking of the Pro Tec
clutch which drives the harvest gearbox. The forage harvester also has a reverse
function which makes it possible to remove a blockage without having to leave the
tractor seat.
The intention is that the inexperienced user increases the forward speed gradually in
the beginning until the pick-up is blocked; releases the blockage again by reversing
and chooses a tractor gear at a suitable lower level to remove the risk of blockage.
However, it is not the intention that the clutch function of the feed rollers releases. If
this happens, the clutch adjustment of the pick-up must be reduced. The same will
apply if the main friction clutch between the tractor and the machine releases during
normal working. If it is not the pick-up unit which is blocked, the adjustment of the
machine is incorrect.
Unfortunately it has been seen that the torque adjustment of the friction clutch of the
pick-up unit has been increased to the point where it is the friction clutch between the
machine and the tractor which releases frequently. The main friction clutch is not
intended to release frequently but only for starting shock or when foreign matter gets
into the machine. The same applies to the shear bolt clutch for the feed intake rollers.
The main clutch simply cannot absorb the heat which is generated during these long
releases. The power transmitted at the main clutch will be at least 10 times higher
than the power needed to drive the pick-up unit.
Only the pick-up unit can be seen from the tractor and therefore it should be released
first when there is a blockage. The experienced user will be able to adapt the driving
of the tractor to the amount of grass and thus work with less capacity reserve and,
generally, have a greater output.
The cutting length of the forage harvester can be adjusted and adapted to the crop in
question. The cutting length is usually reduced when cutting maize and whole crops
to ensure greater damage of the grains. The shorter cutting length will of course
require more power for which reason there will be a lower output when cutting maize
and whole crop than when cutting grass, though it is difficult to compare.
The power requirements are also increased when the blades are worn and the shear-
bar adjustment thereby changes. It is necessary to sharpen the blades and adjust the
shear-bar during the season.

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SAFETY
The safety of persons and machines is an integral part of Kongskilde’s development
work. However, damage can occur as a consequence of misuse and insufficient
instruction. We wish to ensure the safety of you and your workforce in the best
possible way, but this also requires an effort on your part.
A forage harvester cannot be constructed in such a way that it guarantees the full
safety of persons and at the same time performs efficiently. This means that it is very
important that you as user of the machine pay attention and use the machine
correctly and thereby avoid exposing yourself and others to unnecessary danger.
As described above the machine is only intended for one purpose, namely:
Chopping grass and similar green crops for feeding purposes.
It is assumed that the work is performed under reasonable conditions, i.e. that the
fields are cultivated normally and to a reasonable extent kept clear of foreign matter
and debris.
The machine demands skilled operation, which means that you should read the
instruction manual before you connect the machine to the tractor. Even though
you have been driving a similar machine before, you should read the manuals - this
is a matter of your own safety!
You should never leave the machine to others before you have made sure that they
have the necessary knowledge.