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2019 This guide is a supplement to the operators manual, do not attempt to operate your equipment without first reading and understanding the full operator manual. When you exit the combine, shut off the combine, engage the parking brake, and wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop before approaching the header.
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Document Revision History Revision Author Date Description 05/26/2019 Document Created 1.1, 1.2 05/29/2019 Spelling corrected, removed mention of upper stop bolt on auger drum.
Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide Header Preparation Raise front reel bats to operational position and secure to the control arms using the preinstalled nut and bolt. Remove the wire holding the reel arms and reel in place.
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide Mounting the Header Release the two transport cart locks and disconnect the cart’s electrical harness. Release the draw bar lock and disconnect it’s electrical harness. Slowly drive the combine forward until the feeder house is inserted into the feeder house opening.
Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide Finish Mounting Secure the transport cart and draw bar cart together, secure with pins as illustrated and place in a storage location. Evenly adjust the left and right eye bolts on the feed auger drum so it is moved to within 1/2”(1.3 cm) of the combine feeder...
Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide Make Connections Turn off the combine’s master battery switch. Make the hydraulic and electrical connections at the multicoupler located on the left side of the feeder house. Connect both drive shafts to the combine.
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide Header Setup Overview Set combine feeder house angle. 1. Ensure each sensor ‘flag’ contacts its roller at the ‘heel’ The Combine Feeder House must be tilted at a specific angle of each strut at the rear of the header.
Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide Combine Calibration Reel Setup 1. The combine must be run at maximum RPM (harvest Set the pitch of the reel fingers via the adjuster at the end of speed) and the hydraulic oil must be up to operating the reel.
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide John Deere S550 and S600 Series Combines Select the Auto Header screen via the AUTO button. Enter the combine’s header setup screen by selecting the header icon.
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide John Deere S700 Series Combines The following calibrations must be peformed starting at the top of the list and working your way down: Set the header width via the header screen •...
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide 2018 and Older New Holland Combine Ensure the following settings are entered in the Head 2 screen of the combine systems. Use all the values Calibrations/Settings...
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide New Holland Header Icons When in the automatic HHC mode there should be a wavy line under the header in the left hand screen. If the Pressure Float override is set...
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide 2019 and Newer New Holland Combine Hydraulic Reel Reverse: Installed. Calibrations/Settings Header Width: the width of Header type: Draper your header. Hydraulic Reel: Installed Reel speed sensor:...
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide LEXION Combine Calibration/Settings 5. Run the learning endstops procedure in the Cross Leveling section of the menu. 1. Select the front attachment type “Grain cutterbar, make from other manufacturer”...
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide Massey Ferguson Combine Calibration/Settings 3. On the AHHC tab: • Ensure Automatic Header Height Control is enabled NOTE: In order for header height control to function on a...
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide Case Flagship Combine Calibration/Settings 2. Ensure the following settings are entered in the Header Setup 2 screen of the combine systems. Use all the values This section covers the CaseIH 7120, 8120, 9120, 7240, 8240, below as a starting point, adjust as necessary to suit your 9240, 7250, 8250 and 9250 combines.
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide CASE IH Header Icons When in the automatic HHC mode there should be a wavy line under the header in the left hand screen. If the Pressure Float override is set...
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide CASE IH Header Icons Case Mid-range Combine Calibration/Settings When in the automatic HHC mode there This section covers CaseIH 5130, 6130, 7130, 5140, 6140, should be a wavy line under the header 7140, 5150, 6150 and 7150 combines.
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide Fendt Ideal Combine Calibration/Settings 4. Select the proper Header Configuration in drop down menu. So select the drop down menu then hit the “+ ABC” icon 1.
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide CaseIH 2X88 Series Combine Calibration/Settings 4. Go into the monitor (if one is installed) and select the setup screen and then go to combine tab and set the header type 1.
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All lights should flash, level the header and press the Cal 1 Proportonal Valve Upgrade Kit (Headsight) button to exit calibration. • From Honey Bee: BeeBox 10. If all lights remain off, the combine is calibrated. Refer to If neither of these kits are installed, the Automatic Header your combine operator’s manual for further details.
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Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. AirFLEX 200 Series & SDX Header - Quick Start Guide S9 Gleaner Combine Calibration/Settings Ensure RTC and AHHC is enabled and Float is disabled. The two switches shown below are used to turn on Enter the following sensitivity settings to start (these can...
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