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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Partner 2000 FT TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS READ CAREFULLY PRIOR TO STARTING UP! KEEP OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN A SAFE PLACE! ART.: 8062 0203 ISSUE: 01/2019...
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HORSCH: ..............Confirmation of receipt of machinery Warranty claims become only effective when the first use of the machine is reported to HORSCH Maschinen GmbH within a week. www.horsch.com under SERVICE PARTNERBEREICH an interactive PDF form is available for down- load for this purpose (not available in all languages).
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HORSCH Maschinen GmbH Sitzenhof 1 D-92421 Schwandorf hereby declares that the product Front hopper Type: Partner 2000 FT this declaration refers to, conforms with all relevant fundamental health and safety requirements of the EC directive 2006/42/EC. Schwandorf, 22/01/2019 Klaus Winkler...
Table of contents Introduction ...........4 Operation .............26 Foreword ............4 Commissioning / Tractor change ....26 Notes on representation .........4 Connecting/Parking ........27 Service............5 Connecting ...........27 Warranty claim processing ......5 Transport position .........28 Consequential damage........5 Parking ............29 Use in the field ..........30 Safety and responsibility ......6 Checks before and during use on the field ..
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Waste disposal ...........53 Appendix .............54 Tightening torques ........54 Selecting the metering auger .....56 Electronics configuration ......67 Overview............67 Work and speed signal .........72 Index ............75...
DANGER to the safety notes! Highlights a danger that will lead to death or HORSCH will not assume liability for any dam- severe injury if it is not avoided. age or malfunctions resulting from failure of complying with the operating instructions.
Service Consequential damage The machine has been manufactured by HORSCH Company would like you to be com- HORSCH with greatest care. However, despite pletely satisfied with your machine and our the intended use deviations in placing quantity services. up to total failure may be caused by e.g.:...
HORSCH does not assume any liability for Please read and comply with the following safety damages resulting from the unintended use of notes, before you start to use the machine! the machine.
Furthermore, for certain activities the corre- sponding personnel must have been trained by The person must be physically able to keep service personnel from HORSCH. This refers to ¾ the machine under control. the following activities: The person is able to perform work with the ¾...
Children in danger Safety in traffic Children are not able to assess dangers and may DANGER behave unpredictably. Children are therefore especially endangered: No passengers are allowed to ride on the machine! Keep children away from the machine. ¾ Especially before drive off and before trigger- ¾...
The machine must only be put into operation ¾ after receiving instructions by employees of Coupling and uncoupling the authorized dealer or a HORSCH em- ployee. Faulty coupling of the machine to the three-point The machine registration form must be com- ¾...
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Hydraulics Technical limiting values If the technical limiting values of the machine The hydraulic system is under high pressure. are not complied with, the machine may sustain Escaping fluid can penetrate the skin and cause damage. This can lead to accidents with severe serious injuries.
Structural changes and extensions must only ¾ be made in an authorized workshop or by an operator who has been trained by HORSCH. Inappropriate handling of fertiliser and dressed Comply with country-specific instructions for seed can cause poisoning and death.
Care and maintenance and an authorized professional workshop or Maintenance overview. by an operator who has been trained by Only perform the work described in these HORSCH for this purpose. ¾ operating instructions. The machine must be mounted to a tractor ¾...
Danger zone Failing to pay attention to the danger zone can The area marked red indicates the danger zone result in severe or even fatal physical injuries. of the machine: Do not stand under lifted loads. Lower such ¾ loads to the ground first. Instruct persons to leave the danger zone ¾...
Safety stickers Safety stickers on the machine warn of hazards Clean soiled safety stickers. ¾ at dangerous points and are an important part Damaged or illegible safety stickers must be ¾ of the safety equipment of the machine. Miss- replaced immediately. ing safety stickers increase the risk of severe or Affix the specified safety stickers on spare ¾...
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Position of safety stickers (depending on equipment) Safety stickers with the addition “2x” can be found on either side of the machine.
¾ NOTE Installation These work activities may be carried out only by persons trained by HORSCH for this purpose. Instruction of the operator and initial installation of the machine will be carried out by our service technicians or distributors. WARNING Any prior use of the machine is prohibited.
Technical data Partner 2000 FT Transport width (m) 2.71 Height without packer (m) 1.65 Height with packer (m) 1.91 Length without packer (m) 1.57 Length with packer (m) 1.70 Weight (kg) Weight tyre packer (option) (kg) Weight with additional weight (option) (kg)
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Design without packer 2710 1570 2710 1570 Design with packer 2710 1700 2710 1700...
Requirements for the tractor WARNING Risk of accident! Observe the permissible values of the tractor ¾ for axle loads, total weight, tyre load bearing capacity and air pressure. Verify the suitability of the tractor before com- ¾ missioning. The tractor must meet the following require- ments to be able to use the machine as intended: Implement attachment Three-point...
Calculating the ballasting Required data: The permissible total weight, the permissible axle loads and the load bearing capacity of the tyres must not be exceeded when mounting or hitching up implements. The front axle of the tractor must always be loaded with at least 20 % of the curb weight of the tractor.
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1. Calculation of minimum front ballasting 4. Calculation of the actual total weight with rear implement: • (c + d) - T • b + 0.2 • T • b Enter the result of the calculated total weight and a + b V min the permissible total weight from the operating instructions of the tractor into the table.
Lighting Identification of hydraulic hoses The symbol is always located above the hose that requires pressure to bring the machine in transport position (lift out, folding, etc.). WARNING Unintentional hydraulic movements may lead to severe accidents and injuries! Secure or lock the control units on the tractor. ¾...
Tyre packers On light soils, the tyre packer creates an erosion- reducing surface structure. The tyre packer consists of two segments and is supported in pivoting fashion to facilitate corner- ing (steering angle 20°). With cohesive soils the packers may become blocked with soil and thus become considerably heavier.
Operation WARNING Danger of traffic accidents caused by improper Whenever working on the machine assembly! pay attention to the associated safety notes in the chapter “Safety and Have the feed pipes and hose assembly only ¾ prevention of accidents” as well as installed by a specialist shop.
Connecting/Parking Connecting The machine must be properly connected to a tractor before any machine movements. DANGER Serious accidents when manoeuvring! 1. Clean the towing facilities of machine and Keep an eye on your environment. ¾ tractor and check for wear. Keep persons (children) out of the manoeu- ¾...
WARNING Danger of traffic accidents For front packer auxiliary equipment: ¾ Never drive on the road with lowered front packer. NOTE Make sure before driving on public roads that ¾ the machine meets all respective applicable Front hopper connected in transport position national road traffic regulations.
5. For tyre packer auxiliary equipment: Posi- Parking tion the wheel chocks under the side of the packer wheels pointing to the downward slope. Attach the wheel chocks to the two DANGER outer packer wheels: Risk of accident due to insufficient stability Park the machine only with empty hopper.
Use in the field Working speed The working speed depends on the field condi- Perform the calibration for fertiliser or seed tions (soil type, harvest residues, etc.), seed, ¾ metering, see chapter Pneumatic system and seed quantity and other factors. operating instructions for the E-Manager.
Checks before and during use on Metering unit the field Have the sealing lips in the metering unit been ¾ adjusted and are they still serviceable? In case of small seed, has the cleaning brush NOTE ¾ been installed and is it in order? Check the placing quality when beginning to In the case of large seed, has the scraper been ¾...
Pneumatic system Hopper Platform The pneumatic system consists of: Hopper A folding platform is provided for access to the • hopper: • 2 metering units with fall sluice or double fall • sluice 1 metering unit / 1 metering auger (option) •...
Fill the hopper using a filling auger, front load- ¾ er or Bigbag. Pay attention to the division in the hopper, see Technical Data. Close the hopper. ¾ The hydraulic fan is directly driven by the tractor hydraulics. To open the hopper, release the levers (2) ¾...
Checks and maintenance Please note: The air flow should not be too high, so that • no seed or fertiliser will be blown out of the WARNING seed furrow. Risk of injury from running fan However, the air flow must also not be too •...
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Retightening the fan flange The clamping taper fixates the fan wheel and additionally clamps on the drive shaft. The clamping taper on the fan drive may come loose. The impeller can thus move along the drive shaft and damage the fan. NOTE After approx.
Metering Air flow divider The air flow divider distributes the air flow to the Depending on the equipment there are two op- hoses, depending on the position: tions for metering: Metering unit / metering unit ¾ turn the plate to the right and fasten it ¾...
Both metering quantities can be reduced, for Electrical design example, to 50 % via the %-adjustment button. The valve is adjusted with a positioning motors Please make sure that both metering units are on the metering unit: switched “ON” on the page “Machine data” under “Delta Step”.
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Seed flow monitoring with half-width shut-off If the switched off section is equipped with sensors for seed flow monitoring, these would indicate corresponding alarm messages in the terminal. You can either switch off seed flow monitoring, or unplug the sensors and correct their number in the machine configuration.
Metering unit Rotors The HORSCH metering unit consists of only A large number of rotors is available for the dif- a few individual parts and can be dismantled ferent seed types with numerous geometrical without tools. shapes and grain sizes, as well as fertilisers in form of powders or granulates.
Rotor change Rotor change with full hopper After choosing a rotor from the table it must be installed in the metering unit. Empty the seed hopper, if possible, before ¾ changing the rotor. Unscrew the side cover. ¾ Pull out the rotor with the drive shaft. ¾...
Adjusting the sealing lip Rotors for fine seeds NOTE The rotors for fine seeds consist of cell discs, spacers and drive shaft. A defective sealing lip or incorrectly assembled supporting plate cause metering errors during In order to avoid malfunction when sowing fine sowing.
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Function test Maintenance The function and operability of fine seed rotors After installing a new rotor its function and con- must be checked every day. centricity must be checked. There should be no gap between the cell For this purpose switch on the rotor as described ¾...
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Metering unit with injector fall When using the adapter frame you must install ¾ and adjust a wider sealing lip - see adjusting sluice the sealing lip. The metering units in machines with normal hopper and injector fall sluice are equipped with The special rotors for coarse seeds should be ¾...
Maintenance of metering unit The metering unit does not require any special maintenance. In order to avoid repair related downtimes, both the metering unit and the drive motor should be cleaned and subjected to a function test after the end of the season. The bearings in the side cover in particular can be damaged or may become hard-moving be- cause of dressing dust.
Metering auger Changing the metering auger The micro-granular compound or suitable fertil- iser is transported in the metering auger or the metering unit and supplied to the fan air flow. CAUTION Risk of injury on the rotating screw Switch off the micro-granulate facility before ¾...
Hose assembly Calibration The calibration sequence and the input on the Different hose assemblies may be used depend- terminal is identical with the calibration for seed/ ing on the configuration: fertiliser. Metering unit: Hose ø 110 mm • NOTE Metering auger: Hose ø...
Troubleshooting Fault Possible cause Remedy The placing quantity is too low. The sealing lip in the metering unit Replace the sealing lip. is worn. The placing quantity is set too low. Check the adjustment on the terminal and correct as required. The pressure hopper is leaking.
Care and Cleaning Maintenance Clean the machine thoroughly at regular inter- vals and after the end of the season. WARNING NOTE Risk of injuries during maintenance work Do not clean electrical components and fan or Please observe the safety notes on care and ¾...
Maintenance intervals Storage The maintenance intervals are determined by If the machine is to be shut down for a longer many different factors. period of time: For example, the different operating conditions, weather impact, travel and working speeds, dust If possible, park the machine under a roof. ¾...
Maintenance overview Partner 2000 FT Maintenance location Work instructions Interval After 10 operating hours Retighten all screw and plug-in Even firmly tightened screw connections can come loose (e.g. once connections as well as the hydraulic because of material settlement or paint residues between the connections.
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Maintenance location Work instructions Interval Electrics Electrical lines Check for damage 40 h Check for leaks, function, speed setting daily Protective fan grid Clean from contamination daily Seed hoses and fall sluice Leaks, crushing and chafing points, blockage daily Impeller wheel Check condition and fastening, clean of dirt deposits 40 h Retighten the drive flange (for the first time after 50 hrs.)
Attention must be paid to all valid regulations. Decommissioning and waste disposal must only be carried out by operators who have been trained by HORSCH. Contact a waste disposal company, if this should be necessary.
Appendix Tightening torques NOTE The tightening torques only serve as guidelines and are generally valid. Actual data given at the • corresponding points in the operating instructions have priority. Screws and nuts must thereby not be treated with lubricant, since this would change the friction value. •...
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Inch screws Tightening torques - inch screws in Nm Screw Strength 2 Strength 5 Strength 8 diameter No marks on head 3 marks on head 6 marks on head Inch Coarse Fine thread Coarse Fine thread Coarse Fine thread thread thread thread 12.2...
Selecting the metering auger NOTES Metering augers in different sizes are available The preselection of the metering auger does • for different granulates/types of fruit and plac- not replace calibration! ing quantities. The volume is embossed on the Depending on the result of the calibration, it auger shaft for differentiation.
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The matching metering auger is selected by referring to the tables below. Example Working width of the machine: 6 m • Number of metering augers: 2 • Type of fruit/granulate: micro-granular compound • Intended speed: approx. 7 km/h • Intended placement quantity: 14 kg/ha •...
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Seed / granulate quantities - working width 3 m Seed / granulate quantities in kg/ha lower limit recommended range upper limit Type of fruit/ granulate Auger min. max. 11.0 12.0 26.4 28.8 Snail granules 11.3 12.3 14.4 79.2 86.4 33.9 37.0 17.0 18.5...
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Seed / granulate quantities - working width 3 m Seed / granulate quantities in kg/ha lower limit recommended range upper limit Type of fruit/ granulate Auger min. max. 12.5 13.6 40.3 44.0 Clover 17.3 18.9 18.4 43.4 47.3 21.7 23.7 11.0 12.0 24.2...
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Seed / granulate quantities - working width 4 m Seed / granulate quantities in kg/ha lower limit recommended range upper limit Type of fruit/ granulate Auger min. max. 19.8 21.6 Snail granules 10.8 59.4 64.8 25.5 27.8 12.7 13.9 39.1 42.6 16.7 18.3...
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Seed / granulate quantities - working width 4 m Seed / granulate quantities in kg/ha lower limit recommended range upper limit Type of fruit/ granulate Auger min. max. 10.2 30.3 33.0 Clover 13.0 14.1 13.8 75.9 82.8 32.5 35.5 16.3 17.7 18.2 19.8...
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Seed / granulate quantities - working width 6 m Seed / granulate quantities in kg/ha lower limit recommended range upper limit Type of fruit/ granulate Auger min. max. 13.2 14.4 Snail granules 39.6 43.2 17.0 18.5 50.6 55.2 21.7 23.7 10.8 11.8 10.6...
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Seed / granulate quantities - working width 6 m Seed / granulate quantities in kg/ha lower limit recommended range upper limit Type of fruit/ granulate Auger min. max. 15.1 82.9 90.4 35.5 38.7 17.8 19.4 Mustard 13.1 26.2 11.2 61.8 67.4 30.9 33.7...
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Seed / granulate quantities - working width 8 m Seed / granulate quantities in kg/ha lower limit recommended range upper limit Type of fruit/ granulate Auger min. max. 10.8 29.7 32.4 Snail granules 12.7 13.9 52.3 57.0 22.4 24.4 11.2 12.2 43.7 47.7...
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Seed / granulate quantities - working width 8 m Seed / granulate quantities in kg/ha lower limit recommended range upper limit Type of fruit/ granulate Auger min. max. 15.1 16.5 38.0 41.4 16.3 17.7 Clover 11.7 64.4 70.2 27.6 30.1 13.8 15.0 12.6...
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Seed calibration The calibration sequence and the input on the terminal is identical with the calibration for seed/ fertiliser. NOTE Initial use The metering units must first run in during initial use. During initial use repeat calibration after one ¾ hour running.
Electronics configuration WARNING Risk of accident Turn off the tractor and secure it against re- ¾ activation. Lock manual control units in the locked position. Lower the machines to the ground or secure ¾ against lowering and unexpected movement. Staying under unsecured raised machine ¾...
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1. Separate operation - 2 job computer, 2 terminals 1 Towed machine 9 Towed machine terminal 2 Tractor 10 Front hopper terminal 3 Front hopper FT 11 Job computer front hopper connection IN 4 Job computer 12 Job computer front hopper connection OUT 5 ISOBUS connection 13 Radar connection (option) 6 Job computer (Master)
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2. Combination with towed machine - job computer only in additional Partner hopper 1 Towed machine 7 Job computer front hopper connection IN 2 Tractor 8 Job computer front hopper connection OUT 3 Front hopper FT 9 Connection separating point 31-pole 4 Job computer 10 Connection separating point 31-pole 5 Working signal / speed...
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3. Combination with towed machine - job computer in both machines 1 Towed machine with job computer 7 Job computer front hopper connection IN (Master; ISOBUS not connected) 8 Job computer front hopper connection OUT 2 Tractor 9 Connection separating point 31-pole 3 Front hopper FT 4 Job computer (Master) 5 Working / speed signal...
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4. Combination Maestro RC Solo with front hopper Partner FT 1 Maestro RC 6 Working / speed signal 2 Tractor 7 Working signal (option) 3 Front hopper 8 Battery 4 Job computer (Master) 9 Connection at rear 5 ISOBUS connection 10 Connection in front 11 Front hopper job computer (configured as slave) NOTES:...
GPS antenna as well as section Read working position cable. Cable - Reading the Working Position (Connecting cable HORSCH Terminal - Signal socket) The connecting cable (Art. No. 00347477) is one option of reading the working position of a machine directly via the terminal of the tractor.
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Call the vehicle list and select the activated Prerequisites: ¾ vehicle profile (green). The distance for the calibration must cor- • respond to the later drilling conditions (no meadow, no pools of water and the like). A distance of 100 m must be measured and •...
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/rev . Target state It is sufficient for the function of the cable be- tween HORSCH machine and tractor to either set the configuration of one sensor (speed or 6. Select the sensor type “digital”. working position) or of both sensors.
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All details on technical specifications and pictograms are approximate and for information only. Subject to technical product revisions. HORSCH Maschinen GmbH Tel.: +49 94 31 7143-0 Sitzenhof 1 Fax: +49 94 31 7143-9200 92421 Schwandorf E-Mail: info@horsch.com www.horsch.com...
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