Krone AX 250 L User manual

O p e r a t i n g I n s t r u c t i o n s
Short-cut loading wagon / Short-cut
feeder wagon
<v>T-Typ1</v> AX 250 L </v>
<v>T-Typ2</v> AX 250 D </v>
<v>T-Typ3</v> AX 250 GL </v>
<v>T-Typ4</v> AX 250 GD </v>
<v>T-Typ5</v> AX 280 L </v>
<v>T-Typ6</v> AX 280 GL </v>
<v>T-Typ7</v> AX 280 GD </v>
<v>T-Typ8</v></v>
<v>T-Typ9</v></v>
<v>T-Typ10</v></v>
( <v>T-abMasch.-Nr.</v> from serial no. </v> : 775 790)
<v>T-Bestell-Nr.</v> Order no. </v> : 150 000 121 01 EN
<v>B-Titelbild</v> </v>
08.01.2009

Foreword
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EC Declaration of Conformity
according to EC directive 98/37EC
of 22 June 1998
We Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH
Heinrich-Krone-Str. 10, D-48480 Spelle
declare on our sole responsibility that the product
"Short cut loading wagon"
Types: AX 250 L; AX 250 GL, AX 280 L; AX 280 GL
"Short cut discharge wagon"
Types: AX 250 D; AX 250 GD; AX 280 GD
to which this declaration refers correspond to the relevant basic safety and
health requirements of the EC Directive 98/37/EC.
Spelle, 01.03.2008
(Dr.-Ing. Josef Horstmann, Managing Director)
(ppa. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Martensen, Director of Design and Development)
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Dear customer,
Dear customer,
You have now received the operating instructions for the KRONE
product which you have purchased.
These operating instructions contain important information for the
proper use and safe operation of the machine.
If these operating instructions should become wholly or partially
unusable, you can obtain replacement operating instructions for
your machine by stating the number given overleaf.
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Foreword
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1 Foreword
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Dear Customer!
By purchasing your short cut loading wagon / short cut discharge wagon, you have acquired a
quality product from KRONE.
We are grateful for the confidence you have invested in us in buying this machine.
To be able to make optimum use of the short cut loading wagon / short cut discharge wagon,
please read these operating instructions thoroughly before you start using the machine.
The contents of this manual are laid out in such a way that you should be able to perform any
task by following the instructions step by step. It contains extensive notes and information about
maintenance, how to use the machine safely, secure working methods, special precautionary
measures and available accessories. This information and these instructions are essential,
important and useful for the operational safety, reliability and durability of the short cut loading
wagon / short cut / discharge wagon
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Note
Throughout the remainder of these operating instructions, both the "short cut
loading wagon" and the "short cut discharge wagon" will be referred to by the
terms "machine" and "loading wagon".
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Please note:
The operating instructions are part of your machine.
Only operate this machine after you have been trained to do so and according to these
instructions.
It is essential to observe the safety instructions!
It is also necessary to observe the relevant accident prevention regulations and other generally
recognised regulations concerning safety, occupational health and road traffic.
All information, illustrations and technical data in these operating instructions correspond to the
latest state at the time of publication.
We reserve the right to make design changes at any time and without notification of reasons.
Should you for any reason not be able to use these operating instructions either wholly or
partially, you can receive a replacement set of operating instructions for your machine by
quoting the number supplied overleaf.
We hope that you will be satisfied with your KRONE machine.
Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH
Spelle
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Table of Contents
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2 Table of Contents
1 Foreword .................................................................................................................................................3
2 Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................4
3 Introduction...........................................................................................................................................12
3.1 Validity ............................................................................................................................................. 12
3.2 Identification Plate ........................................................................................................................... 12
3.3 Information Required for Questions and Orders.............................................................................. 13
3.4 Intended Use ................................................................................................................................... 14
3.5 Technical data ................................................................................................................................. 15
4 Safety.....................................................................................................................................................17
4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 17
4.2 Identification of Hazard Warnings.................................................................................................... 17
4.2.1 Re-Ordering the Adhesive Safety and Information Labels .......................................................... 18
4.2.2 Affixing the Adhesive Safety and Information Labels .................................................................. 18
4.2.3 Contact......................................................................................................................................... 18
4.3 Position of the Adhesive Safety Stickers on the Machine ............................................................... 20
4.4 Position of the General Information Labels on the Machine............................................................ 24
4.4.1 Identifying Symbols in the Operating Instructions ....................................................................... 26
4.5 Identification of Hazard Warnings.................................................................................................... 26
4.5.1 Personnel Qualification and Training........................................................................................... 27
4.5.2 Dangers in Case of Non-compliance with the Safety Instructions............................................... 27
4.5.3 Safety-conscious work practices ................................................................................................. 27
4.6 Safety Instructions and Accident Prevention Regulations............................................................... 28
4.7 Hitched Implements ......................................................................................................................... 29
4.8 PTO operation ................................................................................................................................. 30
4.9 Hydraulic system ............................................................................................................................. 31
4.10 Tyres ................................................................................................................................................ 31
4.11 Maintenance .................................................................................................................................... 32
4.12 Unauthorised Conversion/Modification and Spare Parts Production .............................................. 32
4.13 Inadmissible Modes of Operation .................................................................................................... 32
4.14 Safety Instructions on the Machine ................................................................................................. 32
5 Commissioning.....................................................................................................................................33
5.1 Changing the Drawbar Height and Adjusting the Hitch ................................................................... 34
5.2 Height adjustment............................................................................................................................ 35
5.2.1 Adjusting of the cylinders............................................................................................................. 35
5.3 Angle Setting of the Hitch ................................................................................................................ 36
5.4 PTO shaft......................................................................................................................................... 37
5.4.1 Length adjustment ....................................................................................................................... 37
5.5 Installation of the fittings .................................................................................................................. 39

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6
Start-up..................................................................................................................................................43
6.1 Check before Start-up...................................................................................................................... 43
6.2 Mounting onto the Tractor................................................................................................................ 44
6.2.1 Connecting the trailer hitch to the trailer coupling of the tractor.................................................. 45
6.3 Hydraulics ........................................................................................................................................ 46
6.3.1 Special Safety Instructions .......................................................................................................... 46
6.3.2 Connecting the hydraulic lines..................................................................................................... 47
6.4 Hydraulic brake (Export) .................................................................................................................. 48
6.5 Hydraulic Connection to Block the Coaster/Steering Axle (Special Equipment)............................. 48
6.6 Drawbar Suspension ....................................................................................................................... 48
6.6.1 Special equipment ....................................................................................................................... 48
6.7 Electrical Connection in General for Standard and Comfort Versions ............................................ 49
6.8 Compressed Air Connections for the Compressed Air Brake ......................................................... 50
6.8.1 Special equipment ....................................................................................................................... 50
6.9 PTO shaft......................................................................................................................................... 51
7 Driving and Transport..........................................................................................................................52
7.1 Handling the Coaster/Steering Axle (Special Equipment)............................................................... 53
7.1.1 With hydraulic connection option (Medium)................................................................................. 53
8 Medium Control Unit ............................................................................................................................55
8.1 Mounting .......................................................................................................................................... 56
8.2 Control unit....................................................................................................................................... 56
8.3 Electrical power supply .................................................................................................................... 57
8.4 Control unit overview ....................................................................................................................... 58
8.5 Operational readiness...................................................................................................................... 60
8.6 Switching the working floodlight on/off ............................................................................................ 61
8.7 Swinging cutter in/out ...................................................................................................................... 62
8.8 Open / close tailgate ........................................................................................................................ 63
8.9 Raise/lower offset drawbar .............................................................................................................. 64
8.10 Raise/lower pick-up ......................................................................................................................... 65
8.11 Floor conveyor supply...................................................................................................................... 66
8.11.1 Activating the floor conveyor supply during loading ................................................................ 66
8.11.2 Setting of the initial speed of the floor conveyor for the unloading process (D/GD design only)
66
8.11.3 Activating the floor conveyor supply during unloading ............................................................ 67
8.11.4 Switching on rapid traverse during unloading.......................................................................... 67
8.12 Sensor test....................................................................................................................................... 68
8.13 Setting of the floor conveyor speed 100 % (D/GD design only)...................................................... 69
8.14 Setting of the floor conveyor speed 0 % (D/GD design only).......................................................... 70
8.15 Job computer replaced .................................................................................................................... 71
8.16 Messages......................................................................................................................................... 72
8.16.1 Wagon full ................................................................................................................................ 72

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8.16.2
Cutters removed ...................................................................................................................... 72
8.17 Alarm Messages .............................................................................................................................. 72
8.18 Malfunctions - Causes and Remedies............................................................................................. 73
8.19 Eliminating Alarm Messages ........................................................................................................... 74
8.20 Displaying the Software Version...................................................................................................... 74
9 Comfort Control Unit............................................................................................................................75
9.1 Mounting .......................................................................................................................................... 76
9.2 Electrical power supply .................................................................................................................... 76
9.3 Control unit....................................................................................................................................... 77
9.4 Overview.......................................................................................................................................... 78
9.5 Description of the keys .................................................................................................................... 79
9.6 Operational Readiness .................................................................................................................... 81
9.7 Manual Mode ................................................................................................................................... 82
9.7.1 Basic screen - loading operation ................................................................................................. 82
9.7.2 Basic screen image "Unloading operation" ................................................................................. 88
9.8 Buttons on the Machine ................................................................................................................... 94
9.9 Menu Level ...................................................................................................................................... 95
9.9.1 Short overview ............................................................................................................................. 95
9.9.2 Bringing up a Menu Level ............................................................................................................ 96
9.10 Main Menu 1 "Settings" ................................................................................................................... 98
9.10.1 Menu 1-1 "Automatic loader" (optional)................................................................................... 99
9.10.2 Menu 1-2 "Silage" (optional).................................................................................................. 100
9.10.3 Menu 1-3 "Axle suspension" (optional).................................................................................. 101
9.10.4 Menu 1-4 "Contrast"............................................................................................................... 103
9.10.5 Menu 1-5 "Floor conveyor speed" ......................................................................................... 105
9.10.6 Menu 1-6 "Cross conveyor" (optional - AX/ MX series)......................................................... 107
9.10.7 Menu 1-7 "Automatic unloader" ............................................................................................. 108
9.11 Main Menu 2 "Counters"................................................................................................................ 109
9.11.1 Menu 2-1 "Customer counters".............................................................................................. 110
9.11.2 Menu 2-2 "Total counters" ..................................................................................................... 113
9.12 Main Menu 4 "Service" .................................................................................................................. 114
9.12.1 Menu 4-2 "Manual Sensor Test"............................................................................................ 115
9.12.2 Actuator test........................................................................................................................... 120
9.12.3 Menu 4-4 "Manual Actuator Test".......................................................................................... 121
9.12.4 Menu 4-5 "Sensor/actuator test axle suspension"................................................................. 124
9.13 Main Menu 5 "Information" ............................................................................................................ 125
9.14 Main menu 6 "Technician"............................................................................................................. 126
9.14.1 Alarm Message...................................................................................................................... 127
9.15 Alarm messages ............................................................................................................................ 128
9.15.1 General alarms ...................................................................................................................... 128

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9.15.2
Logical alarms........................................................................................................................ 129
9.15.3 Physical alarms...................................................................................................................... 130
10 ISO operation ......................................................................................................................................133
10.1 Method of operation....................................................................................................................... 133
10.2 Mounting ........................................................................................................................................ 133
10.3 Different Functions Compared to the KRONE In-cab Comfort kit ................................................. 134
10.3.1 With Electronically Controlled Coaster/Steering Axle Option (Comfort Control Unit)............ 135
10.3.2 Menu 4-6 "Diagnostics of Driving Speed/Direction of Travel Indicator" ................................ 136
10.3.3 Menu 1-8 "Softkeys ISO terminal" ......................................................................................... 137
10.3.4 Auxiliary Control..................................................................................................................... 139
10.3.4.1 Overview of Auxiliary Functions during the Loading and Unloading Mode ................... 139
10.3.5 Example of a Joystick Assignment for Fendt (Default Setting) ............................................. 140
11 Operation.............................................................................................................................................141
11.1 Preparations for the Loading Process ........................................................................................... 141
11.2 Loading Process ............................................................................................................................ 141
11.2.1 General Aspects on Loading ................................................................................................. 141
11.3 For electromagnetic medium operation ......................................................................................... 141
11.4 With Electromagnetic In-Cab Comfort Kit without Automatic Loader............................................ 142
11.5 With Electromagnetic In-Cab Comfort Kit with Automatic Loader................................................. 143
11.6 Completion of the loading process ................................................................................................ 144
11.7 Preparations for the Unloading Process........................................................................................ 144
11.8 Unloading Process......................................................................................................................... 145
11.8.1 GL Design .............................................................................................................................. 145
11.8.2 GD Design ............................................................................................................................. 145
11.9 After unloading (GL+GD)............................................................................................................... 146
11.9.1 After travelling over a silo (GL+GD)....................................................................................... 146
11.10 Modification for the unloading operation with cross conveyor (optional for GD only) ............... 147
11.10.1 Pull out cross conveyor.......................................................................................................... 149
11.10.2 Securing the cross conveyor ................................................................................................. 149
11.11 Hand lever for discharge roller coupling (for GD design only)................................................... 150
11.12 Basic screen for unloading with cross conveyor........................................................................ 151
11.13 Switching In-cab Comfort kit to Cross Conveyor Operation ...................................................... 151
11.14 Tail control unit........................................................................................................................... 152
11.14.1 Attaching the tail control unit.................................................................................................. 152
11.14.2 Using the tail control unit ....................................................................................................... 153
11.15 Displaying the floor conveyor speed.......................................................................................... 154
11.16 Function description of the keys ................................................................................................ 155
11.17 Alarm Messages ........................................................................................................................ 156
11.18 Malfunctions - Causes and Remedies....................................................................................... 156
11.19 Eliminating Alarm Messages ..................................................................................................... 156

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11.20
Parking....................................................................................................................................... 157
12 Settings ...............................................................................................................................................159
12.1 Pick up ........................................................................................................................................... 160
12.1.1 Default setting (adjusting the working height)........................................................................ 160
12.1.2 Shear screw of the pick-up drive ........................................................................................... 161
12.1.3 Pick-up guide wheels, rear (special request)......................................................................... 162
12.2 Roller crop guide............................................................................................................................ 162
12.3 Cutting system ............................................................................................................................... 163
12.3.1 General Aspects .................................................................................................................... 164
12.3.2 Adjusting the chop length ...................................................................................................... 165
12.3.3 Cutter change ........................................................................................................................ 166
12.3.4 Grinding blades...................................................................................................................... 167
12.3.5 Inserting the cutters ............................................................................................................... 168
12.4 Eliminating Blockages.................................................................................................................... 170
12.5 Adjusting the blade bar .................................................................................................................. 171
12.5.1 Height adjustment of the fork pieces on the right and left side of the machine..................... 171
12.6 Setting the inclination of the blade bar .......................................................................................... 171
12.7 Adjusting the right cylinder to the locking bolt ............................................................................... 172
12.8 Adjusting the locking device for individual blades (response threshold) ....................................... 173
13 Maintenance........................................................................................................................................174
13.1 Special Safety Instructions ............................................................................................................ 174
13.2 Test run.......................................................................................................................................... 174
13.3 Hydraulics ...................................................................................................................................... 175
13.4 Load-sensing connection............................................................................................................... 176
13.5 Adjusting the hydraulic system ...................................................................................................... 177
13.6 Display hydraulic block Medium .................................................................................................... 178
13.7 Display hydraulic block Comfort .................................................................................................... 179
13.8 Emergency Manual Activation ....................................................................................................... 180
13.9 Examples of Emergency Manual Activation .................................................................................. 181
13.10 High-pressure filter .................................................................................................................... 182
13.11 Hydraulic system circuit diagram Medium ................................................................................. 184
13.11.1 Legend Medium ..................................................................................................................... 185
13.12 Hydraulic system circuit diagram Comfort ................................................................................. 186
13.12.1 Legend Comfort ..................................................................................................................... 187
13.13 Tyres .......................................................................................................................................... 188
13.13.1 Checking and maintaining tyres............................................................................................. 189
13.13.2 Tyre air pressure.................................................................................................................... 190
13.14 Hitches on the drawbar.............................................................................................................. 190
13.15 Position of sensors (L/GL) ......................................................................................................... 191
13.16 Position of sensors (D/GD) (left-hand side of the machine) ...................................................... 192

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13.17
Position of sensors (GD) (right-hand side of the machine) ....................................................... 193
13.17.1 Adjusting the Sensors............................................................................................................ 194
13.17.1.1 Namur sensor d = 12 mm .............................................................................................. 194
13.17.1.2 Namur sensor d = 30 mm .............................................................................................. 194
13.18 Setting of the Sensor for Automatic Floor Conveyor Switch-off (GL)........................................ 195
13.19 Switching off the Floor Conveyor (GD)...................................................................................... 196
13.20 Filling Quantities and Lubrication Designations for Gearboxes................................................. 197
13.20.1 Oil Level Check and Oil Change Intervals (Gearboxes)........................................................ 197
13.21 Main gearbox ............................................................................................................................. 198
13.22 Floor conveyor drive .................................................................................................................. 199
13.23 Discharge roller gear front (GD) ................................................................................................ 200
13.24 Discharge roller gear rear (GD) ................................................................................................. 201
13.25 Chain tension ............................................................................................................................. 202
13.25.1 Drive conveyor unit ................................................................................................................ 202
13.25.2 Pick-up drive .......................................................................................................................... 203
13.26 Floor conveyor feed ................................................................................................................... 204
13.26.1 Shortening of the floor conveyor chain .................................................................................. 205
13.27 Discharger.................................................................................................................................. 206
13.28 Scraper ...................................................................................................................................... 206
13.29 Distance from Blade to Drum..................................................................................................... 207
13.30 Distance from Scraper to Drum ................................................................................................. 208
13.31 Checking the Safety Rollers of Individual Knife Retention ........................................................ 209
14 Maintenance – lubrication chart .......................................................................................................210
14.1 Special Safety Instructions ............................................................................................................ 210
14.2 PTO shaft....................................................................................................................................... 211
14.3 Lubrication chart (L/GL) ................................................................................................................. 212
14.4 Lubrication points (GL) .................................................................................................................. 213
14.5 Lubrication chart (GD) ................................................................................................................... 214
14.6 Lubrication points (GD).................................................................................................................. 215
14.7 Central lubrication system for the drive chains of the conveyor unit and pick-up ......................... 216
15 Maintenance - Brake System.............................................................................................................217
15.1.1 Brake setting .......................................................................................................................... 217
15.1.2 Setting the Transfer Mechanism............................................................................................ 218
15.2 Air Filter for Pipe ............................................................................................................................ 219
15.3 Compressed-air reservoir .............................................................................................................. 220
15.4 Upkeep after Daily Use.................................................................................................................. 220
15.5 Maintenance and Repair Work on the Loading Surface................................................................ 220
16 Placing in Storage ..............................................................................................................................221
16.1 Special Safety Instructions ............................................................................................................ 221
16.2 At the End of the Harvest Season ................................................................................................. 222

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16.3
Before the Start of the New Season .............................................................................................. 223
16.4 Special Safety Instructions ............................................................................................................ 223
17 Malfunctions - Causes and Remedies..............................................................................................224
17.1 Special Safety Instructions ............................................................................................................ 224
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