New Holland Boomer 24 User manual

OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Part number 47727071
2nd edition English
June 2014
Replaces part number 47583710
Boomer™24
Compact Tractor

Contents
1GENERALINFORMATION
NotetotheOwner..........................................................................1-1
Tractorintendeduse........................................................................1-2
Electro-magneticcompatibility(EMC)......................................................1-4
Manualscope...............................................................................1-5
Productidentication.......................................................................1-6
Operator'smanualstorage.................................................................1-7
Machineorientation.........................................................................1-8
Generalspecication-Biodieselfuels.....................................................1-9
2SAFETYINFORMATION
Precautionarystatements..................................................................2-1
Safetyrules.................................................................................2-2
Donotoperatetag.........................................................................2-11
Ecologyandtheenvironment.............................................................2-12
Safetysigns...............................................................................2-13
Instructionalsigns.........................................................................2-22
Internationalsymbols......................................................................2-29
Proposition65.............................................................................2-30
3CONTROLSANDINSTRUMENTS
OPERATOR'SSEAT
Seatbelt................................................................................3-1
Seatcontrols...........................................................................3-1
RollOverProtectiveStructure(ROPS)................................................3-2
FORWARDCONTROLS
Instrumentpanel........................................................................3-4
Brakepedal............................................................................3-6
Parkbrake..............................................................................3-6
Handthrottle............................................................................3-7
PowerTake-Off(PTO)switch...........................................................3-7
Keyswitch..............................................................................3-7
Differentiallockpedal...................................................................3-8
Hydrostatictransmissioncontrolpedals................................................3-9
Multifunctionallightswitch.............................................................3-9
LEFT-HANDSIDECONTROLS
Transmissionrangeselectorlever.....................................................3-10
Frontwheeldriveselectorlever.......................................................3-10
RIGHT-HANDSIDECONTROLS
Hydraulicpowerlift(HPL).............................................................3-11
Hydraulicpowerlift(HPL)dropratecontrolvalve.....................................3-11

Rearremotehydraulicvalve..........................................................3-12
Midmounttwospoolhydraulicvalve(optional).......................................3-13
Powertakeoff(PTO)selectionlever..................................................3-15
EXTERIORCONTROLS
Hoodlatch.............................................................................3-16
4OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
COMMISSIONINGTHEUNIT
Enginebreak-inprocedure.............................................................4-1
Powertakeoff(PTO)operation........................................................4-2
Three-pointhitch.......................................................................4-4
Attachingthree-pointhitchequipment..................................................4-5
DrawbarHitch..........................................................................4-8
Hydraulicliftrocker.....................................................................4-8
STARTINGTHEUNIT
Keyswitch..............................................................................4-9
Coldstartingaids.......................................................................4-9
Startingtheengine....................................................................4-10
Startingthetractorwithjumpercables................................................4-12
STOPPINGTHEUNIT
Stoppingtheengine...................................................................4-13
Emergencystopping...................................................................4-14
Brakecontrols.........................................................................4-15
MOVINGTHEUNIT
Steeringoperation.....................................................................4-16
Hydrostatictransmission(HST)operation.............................................4-17
Transmissionoperationatlowambienttemperatures.................................4-19
PARKINGTHEUNIT
Brakesandcontrols-Park............................................................4-20
5TRANSPORTOPERATIONS
ROADTRANSPORT
Externallighting-Identication.........................................................5-1
Hazardwarninglightoperation.........................................................5-2
Turnsignaloperation...................................................................5-3
Headlight/worklightoperation..........................................................5-4
Brakelightoperation...................................................................5-6
Rearworklight(optional)...............................................................5-7
Drivingthevehicle......................................................................5-8

SHIPPINGTRANSPORT
Carryingthetractoronatransporter...................................................5-9
RECOVERYTRANSPORT
Towing..................................................................................5-9
6WORKINGOPERATIONS
GENERALINFORMATION
Tractorballasting.......................................................................6-1
Tractorballastingweights..............................................................6-2
Liquidballast...........................................................................6-4
7MAINTENANCE
GENERALINFORMATION
Generalinformation....................................................................7-1
Safetyrulesdieselfuel.................................................................7-3
Biodieselfuel-approvedblendratio...................................................7-3
Refuelingthetractor....................................................................7-4
OrganicAcidTechnology(OAT)coolant................................................7-5
Consumables...........................................................................7-6
MAINTENANCECHART
MaintenanceChart.....................................................................7-7
Every10hoursordaily
Engineoillevel.........................................................................7-8
Enginecoolingsystem................................................................7-10
Aftertherst50hoursofoperation
Engineoilandlter....................................................................7-11
Fuellter...............................................................................7-12
Hydraulicoillter......................................................................7-13
Hydrostatic(HST)oillter.............................................................7-13
RollOverProtectiveStructure(ROPS)...............................................7-14
Wheelsbolt/nut........................................................................7-16
Every50hours
Greasettings.........................................................................7-17
Transmissionuidlevel................................................................7-18
Brakepedalfreeplay..................................................................7-18
HydrostaticTransmission(HST)neutraladjustment..................................7-18
Fanbelt................................................................................7-18
Tiresandwheels......................................................................7-19
Frontaxledifferentialuidlevel.......................................................7-21
Aircleaner.............................................................................7-22

Every100hours
Fuellter...............................................................................7-24
Every300hours
Engineoilandlter....................................................................7-25
Hydrauliclter.........................................................................7-25
Hydrostatic(HST)oillter.............................................................7-25
Fuellter...............................................................................7-25
Fanbelt................................................................................7-25
RollOverProtectiveStructure(ROPS)...............................................7-25
Wheelsbolt/nut........................................................................7-25
Frontwheelstoe-in....................................................................7-26
Aircleanerelement....................................................................7-27
HSTtransmissioncoolingnsandfan................................................7-29
Every600hours
Frontaxledifferentialuid.............................................................7-30
Transmissionuid.....................................................................7-30
Every1000hours
Enginecoolant........................................................................7-32
Generalmaintenance
Fuelinjectionsystem-Bleed..........................................................7-33
Fuelinjectors-Bleed..................................................................7-35
HydrostaticTransmission(HST)neutraladjustment..................................7-36
Fanbelt................................................................................7-38
RollOverProtectiveStructure(ROPS)...............................................7-38
Battery.................................................................................7-39
Alternator..............................................................................7-40
Fuses..................................................................................7-41
Maxifuse..............................................................................7-42
Headlightbulb.........................................................................7-42
Tail/brakelightbulb....................................................................7-44
Turnsignal/hazardlightbulb..........................................................7-45
Wheelsbolt/nut........................................................................7-46
Frontwheelstoe-in....................................................................7-47
Brakepedalfreeplay..................................................................7-47
STORAGE
Storingthetractor.................................................................7-48
Removaloftractorfromstorage..................................................7-49
8TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM(S)
Engine-Troubleshooting.......................................................8-1
Hydraulicservicebrakes-Troubleshooting....................................8-2

HydraulicLiftSystem-Troubleshooting........................................8-2
Steering-Troubleshooting.....................................................8-2
Hydrostatictransmission-Troubleshooting....................................8-3
Electricalsystem-Troubleshooting............................................8-4
9SPECIFICATIONS
Wheeltreadsettings........................................................................9-1
Tireinationpressures.....................................................................9-2
Generalspecications......................................................................9-3
Tractordimensions.........................................................................9-5
10FORMSANDDECLARATIONS
Deliveryreport-ownercopy..............................................................10-3
Deliveryreport-dealercopy..............................................................10-5

1-GENERALINFORMATION
1-GENERALINFORMATION###_1_###
NotetotheOwner
Thismanualcontainsinformationconcerningtheadjustmentandmaintenanceofyournewequipment.Youhave
purchasedadependablemachine,butonlybypropercareandoperationcanyouexpecttoreceivetheperformance
andlongservicebuiltintothisequipment.Pleasehavealloperatorsreadthismanualcarefullyandkeepitavailable
forreadyreference.
YourNEWHOLLANDdealerwillinstructyouinthegeneraloperationofyournewequipment.(Refertothe'Delivery
Report'atthebackofthismanual.)Yourdealer'sstaffoffactory-trainedservicetechnicianswillbegladtoanswer
anyquestionsthatmayariseregardingtheoperationofyourmachine.NewHollandT opServiceisalsoavailable.
Call1-866-NEWHLND(1-866-639-4563)oremail[email protected].
YourNEWHOLLANDdealercarriesacompletelineofgenuineNEWHOLLANDserviceparts.Thesepartsare
manufacturedandcarefullyinspectedtoinsurehighqualityandaccuratettingofanynecessaryreplacementparts.
Bepreparedtogiveyourdealerthemodelandproductidenticationnumberofyournewequipmentwhenordering
parts.Locatethesenumbersnowandrecordthembelow.Refertothe'GeneralInformation'sectionofthismanual
forthelocationofthemodelandproductidenticationnumbersofyourmachine.
PLEASERECORDTHEFOLLOWINGINFORMATION
Model
ProductIdenticationNumber(PIN)
DatePurchased
EngineModel
Engine(PIN)
Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.Itisusedwithandwithoutsignalwordstoalertyoutopotential
personalinjuryhazards.Obeyallsafetymessagesthatfollowthissymboltoavoidpossible
deathorinjury.
WARNING
Illustrationsinthismanualmayshowprotectiveshieldingopenorremovedtobetterillustrateapar-
ticularfeatureoradjustment.
Replaceallshieldsbeforeoperatingthemachine.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.W0012A
ATTENTION:Theengineandfuelsystemonyourma-
chineisdesignedandbuilttogovernmentemissionstan-
dards.Tamperingbydealer,customers,operators,and
endusersisstrictlyprohibitedbylaw.Failuretocomply
couldresultingovernmentnes,reworkcharges,invalid
warranty,legalaction,andpossibleconscationofthe
machineuntilreworktooriginalconditioniscompleted.
Engineserviceand/orrepairsmustbedonebyacertied
technicianonly!
IMPROVEMENTS
CNHAmericaLLCiscontinuallystrivingtoimproveitsproducts.Wereservetherighttomakeimprovementsor
changeswhenitbecomespracticalandpossibletodoso,withoutincurringanyobligationtomakechangesoraddi-
tionstotheequipmentsoldpreviously.
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1-GENERALINFORMATION
Tractorintendeduse
INTENDEDUSEOFYOURTRACTOR
Yourtractorisdesignedandmadetopull,tocarry,andto
poweravarietyofmountedortowedequipment,although
withinsomephysicallimits.Theworkingspeedandper-
formancemaydependonanumberofvariousparame-
ters,suchasweatherandterrainconditions.Thoughthe
tractorisdesignedtoperformincombinationwithavari-
etyofequipmentinmostcropsandconditions,theremay
beanumberofcombinationsofaboveparameters,for
whichthereisseveredegradationofperformanceofthe
tractorand/oritsmountedortrailedequipment.Ifyouno-
ticedegradationofperformance,contactyourdealerfor
assistance.Hemayhaveusefulinformationforimprove-
ments,orakitmaybeavailabletoenhancetheperfor-
mance.
•Donotusethetractorforanotherpurposethanin-
tendedbythemanufacturerandoutlinedinthisman-
ual.
•Donotusethetractorbeyonditslimitsofterraingradi-
entandstabilityasoutlinedfurtherinthismanual.Us-
ingthetractorbeyondtheselimitsmayresultinroll-over
ortip-over.Observetherecommendationsinthisman-
ual.
•Useonlyapprovedaccessoriesandattachments
designedforyourmachine.Consultyourdealer
onchanges,additionsormodicationsthatmaybe
requiredforyourmachine.Donotmakeanyunautho-
rizedmodicationstoyourmachine.
•Donotusethetractoronhigherspeedsthanallowed
bytheloadandtheenvironment.Awetsurfaceorother
lowadherenceconditionsmayincreasethebrakingdis-
tanceorresultinvehicleinstability.Alwaysadaptyour
travelingspeedaccordingtotheloadofthevehicleand
thecharacteristicsoftheroad.
•Donotusethetractornearoronsoftvergesofcanals
andbrooksorbanksandvergesthatareundermined
byrodents.Thetractormaysinksidewaysandroll-
over.
•Donotusethetractoronbrittlebridgeheadsandpoor
bridgeoors.Theseconstructionsmaycollapseand
causeroll-overofthetractor.Alwayscheckoutthe
conditionandcarryingcapacityofbridgesandramps
priortoengage.
•Donotusethetractorwithoutwearingtheseatrestraint
systemduringactivitieswhereroll-overortip-overhaz-
ardsexist.TheRollOverProtectionStructure(ROPS)
caborROPSstructurewillonlybefullyeffectivewhen
thedriverremainsattachedtohisseat.
•Donotuseequipmentmountedonthetractorwhich
isnotcorrectlymatchingandrmlyxed.Suchequip-
mentmayincreasetheriskforroll-overandhitthetrac-
torwhencomingloose.Ensurethatthedimensions
ofthethree-pointlinkageinterfaceofboththetractor
andtheequipmentarematchingaccordingtothecate-
goriesdenedinISO730.Ensurethatthedimensions
andspeedofthePowerTake-Off(PTO)shaftonthe
tractorsarematchingthoseoftheequipment.
•Donotusethetractorincombinationwithequipment,
withouthavingconsultedthespecicOperatorsManual
providedwiththeequipment.Thetractorisauniversal
tooltocarry,tow,anddriveavarietyofequipment.This
manualalonecannotprovideyouwithalltheinforma-
tionrequiredforthesafeoperationofthecombination.
•Donotusethetractorbeyonditslimitsofdynamicsta-
bility.Highspeed,abruptmaneuvers,andfastand
shortcorneringwillincreasetheriskofroll-over.
•Donotusethetractorforpullingwork,incaseswhere
youdonotknowwhethertheloadwillyield,forinstance
whenpullingstumps.Thetractormayipoverwhen
thestumpisnotyielding.
•Becautiousthatthecenterofgravityofthetractormay
increasewhenloadsonthefront-endloaderorthe
three-pointlinkageareraised.Intheseconditions,the
tractormayroll-overearlierthanexpected.
•Donotstepdownfromthetractorwithoutshuttingdown
thePTO,shiftingthetransmissiontoparkorneutraland
applyingtheparkbrake,unlesscontinuedPTOopera-
tionisrequiredforsomeequipment,suchaspumps
orwoodchippers.Thelatterequipmentmayhavean
emergencystopdeviceontheequipmentitself,ashu-
maninterventionisneededduringoperation.Butother
equipment,engagedanddrivenbythetractorwillhave
nomeanstostopthepowertransmission,otherthan
thePTOclutchofthetractor.
•Youshalltakethenecessaryprecautionstoalwaysbe
awareofthepossiblepresenceofbystanders,certainly
whenmaneuveringinconnedareas,suchasthefarm
yardandsheds.Keeppeopleawayfromthetractor
duringwork;askbystanderstoleavetheeld.There
isnotonlytherisktobeoverrunbythetractor,butob-
jectsejectedbysomeequipmentmountedonthetrac-
tor,suchasarotarymower,maycauseharm.Stones
maybethrownfurtherthanthemowedcrop.Paythe
necessaryattentionwhileoperatingnexttopublicroads
orfootpaths.Thrownobjectscangetprojectedout-
sidetheeldandhitunprotectedpeoplelikebikersor
pedestrians.Waittocuttheedgeoftheeldtillitis
clearofbystanders.
•Donotallowridersonthetractor;donotallowpeople
standingontheaccesswayorsteptothecabwhen
thetractorismoving.Yourviewtotheleftwillbeob-
structedandariderriskstofallfromthetractorduring
unforeseenorabruptmovements.
•Alwaysstayclearfromimplementsoperatingareaand
especiallydonotstandbetweentractorandtrailedve-
hicleeitherthree-pointlinkagewhenoperatingliftcon-
trols;ensurenobystandersareneartheseoperating
areas.
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1-GENERALINFORMATION
•Yourtractormaybeequippedwithanumberofsensors
tocontrolsafetyfunctions.Trippingthesesensorswill
resultinasafeoperationmode.Donotattempttoby-
passanyfunctiononthetractor.Youwillbeexposed
toserioushazards,andmoreover,thebehaviorofthe
tractormaybecomeunpredictable.
•Atractorhasonlyoneoperatorstationandisaoneman
operatedvehicle.Otherpeopleonoraroundthetractor
duringnormaloperationarenotallowed.
•Allpersonswhowillbeoperatingthismachineshall
possessavalidlocalvehicleoperatingpermitand/or
otherapplicablelocalageworkpermits.
•Themachineisdesignedandproducedexclusivelyfor
agriculturaluse.
•Themachineisnotdesignedforlight/heavyforestryap-
plications;usageisprohibitedforforestryapplications.
•Allotherusewillbeconsideredtobecontrarytothe
usespeciedbyCNHINDUSTRIALAMERICALLC,
whocannotbeheldliablefordamagetopropertyor
themachine,orforpersonalinjurieswhichmayresult.
•Personswhoriskimproperusewillthereforeassume
theresponsibilityforanyconsequencesarisingfrom
suchuse.
•Compliancewiththeinstructionsforuse,maintenance
andrepairsdescribedinthismanual,aretheessen-
tialpreconditionsfortheusespeciedbyCNHINDUS-
TRIALAMERICALLC.
•Themachinemustonlybeused,serviced,orrepaired
bypersonneltrainedintherelevantworkingmethods
andsafetyregulationsandwhohavebeenauthorized
toworkonthemachine.
•Theengineandfuelsystemonyourmachineisde-
signedandbuilttogovernmentemissionsstandards.
Tamperingbydealer,customers,operatorsandusers
isstrictlyprohibitedbylaw.Failuretocomplycouldre-
sultingovernmentnes,reworkcharges,invalidwar-
ranty,legalactionandpossibleconscationofthema-
chineuntilreworktooriginalconditioniscompleted.
Engineserviceand/orrepairsmustbedonebyacerti-
edtechnicianonly!
•Theusermustalsoobservetherulesconcerninggen-
eralsafetyandaccidentprevention,includingtheHigh-
wayCodewhendrivingonpublichighways.
•Anyarbitrarymodicationsmadetothismachinewill
releaseCNHINDUSTRIALAMERICALLCfromany
liabilityresultingfromdamageorinjury.
•CNHINDUSTRIALAMERICALLCandallitsdistri-
butionorganizations,inclusiveof,butnotrestricted
to,national,regional,orlocaldistributors,cannotbe
heldliablefordamageresultingfromthemalfunction
ofpartsand/orcomponentsnotapprovedbyCNH
INDUSTRIALAMERICALLC.
•Undernocircumstanceswillaguaranteebeissuedfor
productsmadeorsoldbyCNHINDUSTRIALAMER-
ICALLCthataredamagedasaresultofthemalfunc-
tionofpartsand/orcomponentsnotapprovedbyCNH
AMERICALLC.
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1-GENERALINFORMATION
Electro-magneticcompatibility(EMC)
ThismachinecompliesstrictlywiththeEuropeanRegulationsonelectro‐magneticemissions.However,interference
mayariseasaresultofadd‐onequipmentwhichmaynotnecessarilymeettherequiredstandards.Assuchinterfer-
encecanresultinseriousmalfunctionoftheunitand/orcreateunsafesituations,youmustobservethefollowing:
•Ensurethateachpieceofnon‐NEWHOLLANDequipmentttedtothemachinebearstheCEmark.
•Themaximumpowerofemissionequipment(radio,telephones,etc.)mustnotexceedthelimitsimposedbythe
nationalauthoritiesofthecountrywhereyouusethemachine.
•Theelectro‐magneticeldgeneratedbytheadd‐onsystemshouldnotexceed24V/matanytimeandatanylo-
cationintheproximityofelectroniccomponents.
FailuretocomplywiththeseruleswillrendertheNEWHOLLANDwarrantynullandvoid.
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