SOLANO HORIZONTE RT 65 P / E User manual

ALMOND HARVESTER
RT 65 P / E
Review 02 - 7February 2022
MANUAL OF INSTRUCTIONS

SEMBRADORA SNE
.M A N U AL D E I N S T RU CCI O NE S - 2 -

HARVESTER
RT65P
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Dear customer:
SOLANO HORIZTE S.L. has written this manual of
instructions for you, so that you can get the maximum yield of
your new HARVESTER RT65P / E.
Your new machine has gone through a very comprehensive
and exhaustive process of control of quality of its structure
and working, which makes it very reliable. However, should
you see any misfunctioning, do not hesitate to contact
SOLANO HORIZONTE S.L. or our dealer to solve quickly
your problem.
SOLANO HORIZTE S.L. is fully aware that the best
advertising is the quality and efficiency of its products and,
above all, customers’ satisfaction. So, quality, seriouseness
and giving a good service are very important to us.

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1. CO NS ID ERAT ION S B EFO R E T O S TAR T. ..................................................... - 6 -
2. INT EGR ATI ON OF S AFET Y. .................................................................... - 6 -
3. RE SPON SIBI LIT Y EX EMP TI ON. ............................................................... - 7 -
4. INT ROD UC TION . .................................................................................. - 8 -
5. SAF ETY M EAS UR E S. ............................................................................. - 9 -
5.1 . ROA D C IRC UL ATI ON: .......................................................................- 12 -
6. SAF ETY P ICT OGR AM S. .........................................................................- 13 -
7. ID ENT IFIC ATI ON . ................................................................................- 17 -
8. T EC HN ICA L SP ECI FIC AT ION S. ...............................................................- 19 -
8.1 . Stan dar d eq uip men t of t he har ve ste r . ..............................................- 20 -
8.2 . Opt ion s. ........................................................................................- 21 -
9. C ON NEC TI ON A N D S TA RT IN G. ..............................................................- 22 -
9.1 . When yo u rec ei ve your mac hin e. ......................................................- 22 -
9.2 . Iden tifi catio n o f ma in p arts . ............................................................- 23 -
9.3 . Ge ne r al i nd ic at io n s. .......................................................................- 24 -
9.4 . H itc hi ng t o / u n h itc h in g f ro m t h e t r a ct or : .........................................- 25 -
9.5 . Hit chin g t o t he t rac tor . ..................................................................- 27 -
9.6 . Hydr au lic ar m. ...............................................................................- 29 -
9.7 . Co nne ctin g t he p t o s haf t : ................................................................- 31 -
9.8 . H ydr au l ic an d e l ec tr ic c o n nec t ion s : ..................................................- 33 -
10. IDE NTI FIC A TION O F TH E F UNC TIO N S OF T HE CO NTR OL BO X: ....................- 36 -
11. E LEC TR ONI C C ON N ECT IO N S B OX ...........................................................- 38 -
12. HYD RAU LI C SYS TEM: ..........................................................................- 39 -
13. MEA SUR IN G WOR KIN G PR ES S UR ES .......................................................- 43 -
14. OIL TA N K : .........................................................................................- 44 -
14. 1. F i lte r s y ste m s. ............................................................................- 45 -
15. UMB RE LLA . .......................................................................................- 46 -
15. 1. Re gul at i on o f the c lo sin g spe ed o f the u mb r e lla : ............................- 47 -
15. 2. Mi sal ign men t of t he c an vas o f th e umb re lla : ..................................- 48 -
16. PI NC ER H E AD: ....................................................................................- 50 -
17. PE ELER : ............................................................................................- 55 -

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18. END LES S S CR EWS : ..............................................................................- 62 -
19. UN LOA DIN D F RUI T S ............................................................................- 63 -
20. RUB BER “ TRU NK -C LOS IN G ” P IEC ES: ......................................................- 66 -
21. RUB BER A RMS O F T HE P INC ER: ............................................................- 67 -
22. PIN CER H EAD EL EVA TIO N: ...................................................................- 68 -
ANN EX E M AIN TAI NAN CE OF TH E H ARV EST ER ................................................- 69 -
23. L EV EL S. .............................................................................................- 70 -
23. 1. Oi l ta nk . ....................................................................................- 70 -
23. 2. Ro tat ion m u lt ipl yer bo x o f pu mp s. ................................................- 72 -
24. GR EAS ING PO INT S. .............................................................................- 73 -
24. 1. D ai ly g re as ing p o int s . ..................................................................- 73 -
24. 2. Wee k ly gre as ing po in t s (ev ery 4 0 hou rs ). ......................................- 75 -
25. UN HIT CHI NG T HE H ARV E STE R: .............................................................- 76 -
26. IM POR TAN T R ECOM M END A TION S: .......................................................- 77 -
27. NOR M S T O ST OR E T HE HAR VES TER : ......................................................- 79 -
28. POS SIB LE PR OBL EM S AN D P OT ENTI AL C AU S ES: ......................................- 80 -
29. SAF ETY FOR C ONTR OL B OX : ................................................................. - 83 -
CO ND ITI ON S O F W AR RA N TY .......................................................................- 85 -
A) INT RO D U C TIO N: .................................................................................- 86 -
B) PER I OD OF W A R RA N TY : .......................................................................- 87 -
C) HY D RA ULI C A N D ME C H A NIC AL P A R T S AND C O M P ON E N TS : .......................- 88 -
D) HY D RA ULI C E LE ME N TS T HA T ARE N O T U N DE R W A RR AN T Y: ......................- 89 -
E) STR UC TUR AL E L E ME N TS : .....................................................................- 90 -
F) LA BOUR , D I SP L A CEM EN T A N D T R AN S P OR T C O S TS : ..................................- 90 -
G) E LE ME N TS N O T C O VE RE D BY W A RR AN T Y: ..............................................- 91 -
H. A D MIN I ST RA TI VE P R O CE D URE : ............................................................- 93 -
NO TES .........................................................................................................- 94 -
DEC LA RAT ION OF C O NF O RM IT Y ......................................................................- 95 -
I NS T RU CTI ON S OF U S E S AND S A FE T Y. ..............................................................- 98 -
I NS T RU CTI ON S OF U S E S AND S A FE T Y. ........................................................... - 1 0 0 -

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1. CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE TO START.
Before to handle the machine, you have to read the following
indications:
2. INTEGRATION OF SAFETY.
According to what is stated in the point “ESSENTIAL
REQUIREMENTS OF SAFETY AND HEALTH”of section 1.1.2
“Principles of integration of the safety”of ANNEX I of the Directive
2006/42/CE regarding the convergence of the legislations of
Member States about machinery.
And that is applied to machinery, interchangeable equipment,
safety components, lifting accessories, chains, ropes and webbing,
removable mechanical transmission devices and partly completed
machinery.
THE MACHINES DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL OF
INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED SO THAT
IT IS FITTED FOR ITS FUNCTION, AND CAN BE OPERATED, ADJUSTED AND
MAINTAINED WITHOUT PUTTING ANYBODY AT RISK WHEN THESE
OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE CONDITIONS FORESEEN BY
THE MANUFACTURER IN THIS MANUAL OF INSTR UCTIONS.
CONSIDERATIONS
BEFORE TO START

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3. RESPONSIBILITY EXEMPTION.
SOLANO HORIZONTE, S.L, as manufacturer of the machines
described in this manual, will disclaim any responsibility for
damages that occur to people, animals or objects as a result of not
complying with the rules and recommendations that are established
in this manual.
You will find this symbol throughout the manual to
indicate and stress a WARNING or a HAZARD.
Not respecting the indicatations that are underlined by
this symbol may involve serious damages to operators or
elements of your machine.
You will find this symbol throughout the manual to
indicate and stress SOMETHING THAT IT IS WORTH
KNOWING.
Not respecting the indications that are underlined by this
symbol may involve dama ges to operators or elements of
your machine.
If you need more information about the working of your machine, or
about any issue related to it, do not hesitate to contact SOLANO
HORIZONTE, S.L.
Carretera de Fuente Álamo, 1.
30153 Corvera, Murcia.
Telf: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
http://solano-horizonte.com
CONSIDERATIONS
BEFORE TO START

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4. INTRODUCTION.
READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY, THINK ABOUT AND
UNDERSTAND EVERY POINT THAT IS DESCRIBED IN IT.
UNDERSTANDING HOW THE MACHINE WORKS IS A WAY TO
FORECAST ANY ABNORMAL SITUATION, AND WILL HELP
YOU TO COPE WITH THESE SITUATIONS .
You will find in this book all the information about your new
machine: how to use it, how to regulate it, how to do maintainance
operations, how to deal with potential problems.
READ CAREFULLY ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS AND SAFETY
MEASURES BEFORE YOU START WORKING WITH YOUR MACHINE!
Make sure that : a) all the staff members that work with the
machine have read and understood perfectly the manual of
instructions, and b) that it is kept in an easy-to-reach place known
by all the staff members that work with the machine.
HARVESTER RT65P/E HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO WORK IN A
SAFE AND RELIABLE WAY IF IT IS USED ACCORDING TO THE
GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS.
SOLANO Horizonte S.L. reserves the right at any time and
without previous notice to modify the machine as it
considers appropriate and without having to update this
manual.
INTRODUCTION

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5. SAFETY MEASURES.
The design of our HARVESTERS has taken into account and been
very careful with those parts that are likely to cause accidents
during working and maintainance operations. So, we have
adequately protected all the in-motion elements (mobile, rotating,
etc.) that, according to the task they have to perform, can be
protected.
Apart from these safety measures and the exhaustive
information shown by stickers on the machine according to current
safety rules and located in well-visible places, you must follow
scrupulously the following norms.
It is important to rigorously respect and follow these norms in
order to prevent accidents that could be very serious:
Any operator of the machine will have to be qualified
and have the required knowledge to work and handle the
machine according to the instructions of this manual.
If you remove any protection element (like a cover,
grid…), do not forget to put it back into its place before to
start working.
When the machine is working, never handle under any
circumstances one or more in-motion parts (moving, rotating,
etc.)
Never stand under the machine when it is in
suspension, even though the tractor is stopped.
If you have to perform any repair or maintainance
operation, the machine must be perfectly wedged. You can
use metallic or wood wedges, that must be strong enough to
support the weight of the machine.
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When the machine is working, never put your hands
inside it because you could get seriously injured.
No one can stand upon the machine under any
circumstances when it is working or being transported.
Do not handle the machine when someone is close to it.
Its moving parts could catch a limb from any person close to
the machine and cause her/him serious injuries.
While an operator is handling the machine (starting,
working, maintaince, etc..), any person that has nothing to do
with him must keep a sufficiently cautious safety distance.
Your machine has a big volume and some of its movements
can be abrupt and could injure anyone who does not respect
safety distance.
Before to unplug a hydraulic pipe, make that there is no
pressure left inside it. If there remains some pressure, you
could not only get stained, but also be seriously injured if you
are hit by pressurized liquid in vital parts such as skin or
eyes.
The PTO shaft that links your machine to the tractor
must carry all the adequate protection elements. In case one
or more of these elements are damaged, you must replace
the PTO shaft at once.
Do not allow anyone to use the machine if she/he has
not read and understood this Manual of Instructions before.
Safety distances must be kept. You measure this
distance from the most salient point of the machine up to any
person or object that could get injured or damaged, the
machine being in transport or in working position.
SAFETY MEASURES

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Before to start working and while working, the operator
of the machine must keep on paying attention to any action
that could put at risk its physical integrity and the physical
integrity of people near the machine.
In addition to all the above mentioned points, it is very
important that all the operators wear the necessary
indivudual protection equipments as well as the adequately
tight clothes that will prevent them from being caught by
some element of the machine
SAFETY MEASURES

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5.1.ROAD CIRCULATION:
HARVESTERS RT65P, independently from the chosen model, have
been designed to be transported on public roads in accordance the
rules of the “Reglamento General de Circulación vigente” in
Spain. For other countries, check the rules that are in-force
ROAD
CIRCULATION

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6. SAFETY PICTOGRAMS.
Yellow safety stickers are stuck on the harvesters. They are
located in the areas of the machine where there are potential risks
of accidents, and they feature pictograms intuitive enough to warn
operators and persons against these risks.
Nonetheless, and for a better safety of the operators of the
machine, we explain you below the meaning of each pictogram:
This icon is WARNING you against one or more hazards for
personal safety. When you see it on the machine, you
must pay attention because there is a potential risk of
accident.
Before to use the machine, read carefully the manual of
instructions!
By doing so, you will prevent your machine from being
deteriorated and/or suffering accidents. You will also use
it in an adequate way and get a better yield from it.
Stop the engine and remove the contact keys from the
dashboard of the tractor in order to eliminate any risk of
unexpected starting of the engine of the tractor. You will
prevent operators from getting into very dangerous
situations while they handle the machine.
PREVENT ANY RISK OF UNEXPECTED STARTING OF THE
MACHINE!
SAFETY
PICTOGRAMS

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Always keep outside the dangerous area while you handle
the elevation system of the tractor!
The area between the hitching 3 points of the tractor and
the machine is a dangerous area. Inside it, you can be
caught by the elevation system of the tractor. When you
have to handle elements of the machine within this area,
make sure that the tractor’s engine is stopped. If it is not
possible, do the manipulations remaining always outside
the dangerous area.
Always remain out of reach of the of the working scope of
the machine!
The machine is lifted above the ground, thus creating a
risk of very serious and dangerous accidents. You must
always be and remain outside this area!
Never go near the machine if it has not totally stopped!
When the machine is working, it is very hard, or
impossible, to see its moving and rotating parts. Do not
forget that your body is fragile.
Keep far from the machine until it has totally stopped!
SAFETY
PICTOGRAMS

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Do not get too close to the machine if it does not stand
perfectly on the ground!
No matter if it is working or not, your feet could be
flattened by the machine if you are too near.
To avoid any risk before to go near the machine, make
sure that it stands perfectly on its lowest support points
and that there is no risk to put your feet under it.
Do not connect the machine to a PTO spline that turns
more than 540 r.p.m.!
As you are likely to know, most tractors feature PTO
spline that can turn at 540 and 1.000 r.p.m., and
sometimes even at 750 r.p.m.
Nearly all tractors can work at 540 r.p.m. If you connect
the machine by mistake at more than 540 r. p.m., you
could damage it.
The optimum working point is between 380 and 400
r.p.m.
The pincer-head get closed at a very high pressure. If
you put your hand or any other part of your body into it,
you will be flattened and seriously injured. If your head
or trunk be caught, you would die. So:
¡KEEP FAR FROM THE PINCER-HEAD WHILE IT IS BEING
USED AND HANDLED!
Even when you are doing maintainance operations.
SAFETY
PICTOGRAMS

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Inside the harvesting box, there are “endless” screws
and other elements that are rotating as soon as the
tractor is working and the PTO shaft is connected.
These elements could catch you and you could be
seriously injured.
So, when the tractor is running, NEVER try to handle any
of these elements even though you use a bar, or a tool
or anything similar.
The fruit intercepting inverted umbr ella reach a
diametre superior to 7 metres when opening
It is important to make sure that you stay outside its
reach when it close/open beacause your head or other
part of your body could be hit!
SAFETY
PICTOGRAMS

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7. IDENTIFICATION.
The information to identify your machine is engraved on a
metallic plate that is located on the front part of the frame (see
image): denomination, model, brand, serie nº, etc..
WHEN YOU NEED TO CONSULT OUR TECHNICAL STAFF, IT
IS IMPORTANT TO LET US KNOW THE MODEL AND SERIE Nº
OF YOUR MACHINE.
IDENTIFICATION

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If you have any question about your new machine, do not hesitate
to contact our Technical Department. Our skilful staff will inform
you about how to get the best yield from your new harvester and/or
will solve you technical problems
IDENTIFICATION

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8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.
You will find the main characterics of your machine on the below
for HARVESTERS RT65
CODE
MODEL
Hidr. Sys t -
3º P Oint
Vert i c a l
moveme nt
of pincer
heads
UMBRELLA
Powe r
(HP)
Gears
Hydra u l ic
R es p.Abat.
Pee l e r
Ø
1 R T 65 T 00 0 1
R T 6 5 P
YES
YES
YES
YES
1
6,5 m .
80
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS

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8.1.Standard equipment of the harvester.
Three-point hitching, connection through PTO shaft.
Hydraulic pipes to connect the unloading "endless
screw" and the 3rd point hydraulic cylinder directly to the
hydraulic circuit of the tractor.
Rear hydraulic central integrated on the harvester.
In-cab electrical control box.
Simultaneous hydraulic movements of umbrella and
pincer head.
Peeler features independent speed regulation.
Independent regulation for the speed of opening/closing
of umbrella.
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS