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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Partner 1600 FT TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS READ CAREFULLY PRIOR TO STARTING UP! KEEP OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN A SAFE PLACE! ART.: 8062 0204 ISSUE: 08/2019...
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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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Designation of machine: Transport device Machine type: from Serial Number: Partner 1600 FT 01181250 this declaration refers to, conforms with all relevant fundamental health and safety requirements of the EC directive 2006/42/EC. For proper implementation of the health and safety requirements mentioned in the EC-directive, the...
Table of contents Introduction ...........4 Operation .............25 Foreword ............4 Commissioning / Tractor change ....25 Notes on representation .........4 Connecting/Parking ........26 Service............5 Connecting ...........26 Warranty claim processing ......5 Transport position .........27 Consequential damage........5 Parking ............28 Use in the field ..........29 Safety and responsibility ......6 Checks before and during use on the field ...30 Intended use ...........6 Pneumatic system ........31...
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Troubleshooting .........46 Care and maintenance .......47 Cleaning ............47 Maintenance intervals........47 Storage ............47 Maintenance overview ........48 Waste disposal ...........50 Appendix .............51 Tightening torques ........51 Wiring with tractor and rear implement when using the Y-Box ........53 Electronics configuration ......54 Overview............54 Work and speed signal .........59 Index ............62...
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.:...
Safety and Spare parts Genuine spare parts and accessories from responsibility HORSCH have been specially designed for this machine. Spare parts and accessories which are not de- The following warnings and safety notes apply livered by us have not been tested or approved to all sections in these operating instructions.
The person has understood the operating ¾ sponding personnel must have been trained by instructions and is able to implement the in- service personnel from HORSCH. This refers to formation given in the operating instructions the following activities: accordingly. Loading and transport •...
Personal protective outfit Assemble lighting, warning and protective ¾ features and check the function. Before road travel clean the entire machine Missing or incomplete protective equipment ¾ from picked up dirt. increases the risk of health damage. Personal protective equipment includes, e.g.: Handling is affected by the connected equipment.
The machine must only be put into operation ¾ Coupling and unhitching after receiving instructions by employees of the authorized dealer or a HORSCH em- Faulty coupling of the machine to the three-point ployee. device of the tractor causes dangers, which 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.
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 parts.
These work activities may be carried out only by The permissible dimensions and weights for ¾ persons trained by HORSCH for this purpose. transport must be complied with. The tractor must be large enough so that ¾...
Requirements for the tractor WARNING Danger 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.
Design Overview 1 Support 8 Tool box 2 Pipe or hose for seed and fertiliser transport 9 Lighting 3 Metering unit 10 Fan 4 Platform 11 Pressure gauge fan return pressure 5 Pipe or hose for fan 12 Three-point implement attachment - tractor link arm 6 Hopper 13 Three-point implement attachment - upper link 7 Hopper lid with closures...
Lighting Plugs and cable assignment Desig. Colour Function Road lighting yellow Blinker left 54 g white Earth The machine is equipped with side marker and green Blinker right indicator lights. 58 R brown Rear light, right Brake light The travel lights and other lighting equipment 58 L black Rear light, left...
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 pipe and hose assembly only ¾ prevention of accidents” as well as installed by a specialist shop.
Connecting/Parking Connecting 1. Clean the towing facilities of machine and tractor and check for wear. DANGER 2. Move the tractor carefully up to the machine There is a risk that persons may become and set the brake. crushed and severely injured between machine 3.
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.
6. Disconnect the hose assembly for the feed Parking pipe at the location intended. Disconnect the wiring, depending on the con- figuration. DANGER 7. Relieve and unhitch the upper link. Serious accidents caused by the machine tipping! 8. Relieve the tractor link arms. Always put both supports down before un- ¾...
Use in the field Front packer auxiliary equipment Carefully lower the machine until the front ¾ Perform the calibration for fertiliser or seed packer rests on the ground. The front packer ¾ metering, see chapter Pneumatic system and must not press into the ground at this. operating instructions for the E-Manager.
Checks before and during use on the field NOTE Perform checks when starting work and with ¾ larger fields also regularly in between! The working quality essentially depends on the adjustments and checks made prior to and dur- ing use, as well as on regular care and mainte- nance of the machine.
Pneumatic system Hopper Platform The pneumatic system consists of Hopper A folding platform is provided for access to the • hopper: • Metering unit with fall sluice or double fall • sluice Hose assembly and feed pipes. • WARNING Risk from hazardous dust (fertiliser, dressing). Always wear suitable protective clothing ¾...
Filling the hopper The front hopper must be connected to the tractor to fill it. Lower the hopper to the ground for filling. ¾ Open the hopper. ¾ Fill the hopper using a filling auger, front ¾ loader or Bigbag. Close the hopper.
Connecting the hydraulics The generated air flow transports fertiliser or seed from the fall sluice to the coulters. CAUTION The required air volume depends on the Damages to the fan motor type and quantity of the fertiliser or seed used •...
Version with half-width shut-off Position the lever in the centre without half- ¾ width shut-off: In the version with half-width shut-off, two feed pipes for the right and left side of machine are routed toward the rear. For this purpose, the air flow from the fan is divid- ed in the seed hose to both hoses or feed pipes.
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Electric half-width shut-off Once the two valves are in right or left switch- ¾ ing position, the switched off half width disap- The valve is adjusted with the positioning motors pears from the display. on the metering unit: NOTE In spite of the status display on the terminal, ¾...
Checks and maintenance Retightening the fan flange The clamping taper fixates the fan wheel and additionally clamps on the drive shaft. WARNING Theclamping taper on the fan drive may come loose. The impeller can thus move along the Risk of injury from running fan drive shaft and damage the fan.
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 gate valve After choosing a rotor from the table it must be installed in the metering unit. Changing the rotor while the hopper is full is easier if a gate valve is provided above the Empty the seed hopper, if possible, before ¾...
Rotor change at full hopper Adjusting the sealing lip without gate valve NOTE A defective sealing lip or incorrectly assembled supporting plate cause metering errors during sowing. The sealing lip must not be torn or damaged ¾ - replace the sealing lip at least 1 x per year. Insert the side cover with the sealing lip into ¾...
Rotors for fine seeds Removing or installing a fine seed rotor The anti-rotation locks must be turned towards The rotors for fine seeds consist of cell discs, the recess in the housing when installing and spacers and drive shaft. removing the rotors. In order to avoid malfunction when sowing fine seed, the cell rotors are completely pre-assem- bled at the factory.
Rape brushes The spacers are equipped with bearings. Depending on the manufacturing tolerance shims are added to avoid any friction between cell discs and spacers. The rape brushes clean the cell discs in the ro- tors for fine seeds. After the assembly of all parts the remaining gap to the lock washer is filled up with shims.
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.
Calibration Close the flap / covering. Ensure air tightness! ¾ CAUTION Risk of crushing on the metering unit Do not reach into the rotating metering unit. ¾ NOTE Do not use sticky dressings with seed. They ¾ influence metering accuracy. Calibration switch Check seed and hopper for foreign objects! ¾...
ISOBUS Front and Rear If the tractor is not equipped with an ISOBUS front outlet, the Y-box is used for the combination of the machine with a HORSCH drill. The Y-box allows operating both devices with one terminal. All ISOBUS-capable HORSCH terminals are The additional weight cannot be combined with suitable.
Troubleshooting Malfunction Possible cause Remedy The placing quantity is too low. The sealing lip in the metering unit is worn. Replace the sealing lip. The placing quantity is set too low. Check the adjustment on the terminal and correct as required. The pressure hopper is leaking.
Care and maintenance Maintenance intervals The maintenance intervals are determined by many different factors. CAUTION For example, the different operating conditions, Please observe the safety notes on care and weather impact, travel and working speeds, dust maintenance! accumulation and type of soil, seed, fertiliser and dressing used, etc.
Maintenance overview Partner 1600 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 Pneumatic system 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.) Yearly...
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...
Wiring with tractor and rear implement when using the Y-Box Maestro RC wiring schema 1 Tractor 8 Battery 2 Front tank Partner 1600 FT 9 Y-Box connection rear 3 Job computer front hopper connection OUT 10 Y-Box connection front 4 Job computer front hopper connection IN...
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) al- lows 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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/r ev . Target state It is sufficient for the function of the cable bet- ween 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.
Index Fall sluice 37,49 Accessories 6 Accident prevention instructions 6 Fan 29,32,49 Fan blades 36 Acknowledgement of receipt 4 Fan flange 36 Adapter frame 42 Fan speed 33 Additional weight 45 Feed pipe 25 Air flow 33 Assembly 40 Fertiliser metering unit 49 Filling height 17 Axle load 17 Flange 36...
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Technical data 17 Maintenance 12,40,43,47,48 Tool box 22 Mechanical half-width shut-off 34 Top speed 8 Metering error 41 Tractor change 25 Metering unit 37 Traffic 8 Transport 8 Parking 28 Transport position 27 Pin assignment 43 Transport width 8,17 Platform 31 Type approval 8 Plug 23 Type plate 17...
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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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