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Hybrid Front Hopper
Operator's Manual and
Part's Manual
Original Instructions
Contact Details:
Claydon Yield-o-Meter Ltd
Gaines Hall, Wickhambrook, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8YA
Tel: +44 (0)1440 820 327
Fax: +44 (0)1440 820 642
Email: info@claydondrill.com
www.claydondrill.com

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  • Page 1 Hybrid Front Hopper Operator's Manual and Part’s Manual Original Instructions Contact Details: Claydon Yield-o-Meter Ltd Gaines Hall, Wickhambrook, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8YA Tel: +44 (0)1440 820 327 Fax: +44 (0)1440 820 642 Email: info@claydondrill.com www.claydondrill.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Front Hopper Contents 1.0 Front Hopper Warranty Registration ................1 2.0 Safety ..........................3 2.1 Warning Symbols .......................... 3 3.0 Introduction ........................5 4.0 Identification of the Machine .................... 5 5.0 Directive Provisions ......................6 5.1 Airborne Noise Emissions ......................6 6.0 Warnings and Cautions ....................

  • Page 3: Front Hopper Warranty Registration

    Front Hopper 1.0 Front Hopper Warranty Registration In order to activate your Claydon Warranty this page must be completed and returned to: Claydon Yield-O-Meter Ltd Gaines Hall, Wickhambrook, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8YA Tel: +44 (0) 1440 820 327 Fax: +44 (0) 1440 820 642...
  • Page 4 Commissioning Check Sheet and Conformation Form – Front Hopper All points in this form must be completed on the commissioning of a new Claydon machine with the end user. This form along with a filled in Warranty Card (located in the instruction manual) must be, fully...

  • Page 5: Safety

    Front Hopper 2.0 Safety Safety stickers can be found located on your Claydon Front Hopper at numerous locations, these stickers must be observed to ensure your safety and that the machine is operated in a safe manner. 2.1 Warning Symbols If any of the stickers become illegible or peel off, new stickers can be ordered and attached in the appropriate position.
  • Page 6 Front Hopper Meaning of warning symbols: Read the operating manual carefully. Prior to operating the machine the manual must be read fully and understood. Special attention should be applied to the Warnings and Cautions section. Do not stand between the tractor and the machine. Standing between tractor and the drill is especially prohibited during coupling and uncoupling.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Front Hopper 3.0 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of a new Claydon Front Hopper. The Claydon Front Hopper has been designed to sow fertiliser alongside seed when used in combination with a Hybrid Drill. Due to its electronically controlled metering system this is achieved accurately and economically.

  • Page 8: Directive Provisions

    Front Hopper 5.0 Directive Provisions The Claydon Front Hopper conforms to Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (see Appendix B – Declaration of Conformity at the rear of the manual). 5.1 Airborne Noise Emissions The A-weighted emission sound pressure level of measurements taken directly at the fan is 94dBA.

  • Page 9: Equipment Overview

    1 x Black cable T-Harness (maybe already fitted to drill), 1 x Extension cable (Front hopper – Drill), 1 x Instruction Manual and Parts Catalogue, 1 x Fan 1” ISO with 18L male thread Please contact Claydon if any are missing.

  • Page 10: Connecting The Hopper To The Tractor

    Front Hopper 8.2 Connecting the Hopper to the Tractor The Claydon Front Hopper is mounted on any CATII or CATIIN compatible three point linkage, the linkage pins can be found located on the hopper however the CATII balls are not supplied.
  • Page 11 2. 4m x 110mm OD plastic pipe and 3. 4 x Stainless Steel jubilee clips The fitting of this equipment is the responsibility of the customer; representatives of Claydon Yield-O-Meter are not permitted to carry out work on customers tractors. An indication of how the equipment may be fitted can be seen in Figure 4.
  • Page 12 Front Hopper CAUTION: MAKE SURE THE FAN RETURN IS PLUGGED INTO A ‘FREE FLOW RETURN’ ON THE TRACTOR. Connect the hydraulic hoses to the tractor spools in their relevant pairs. The 1” ISO female coupling with 18L male thread supplied with your front hopper will have to be connected to the tractors rear axle.

  • Page 13: Setting Up The Front Hopper - Control Unit

    9.0 Setting up the Front Hopper – Control Unit 9.1 Metering System Activation Once your Claydon Front Hopper has been installed then the Front Hopper metering system needs to be activated. This is completed by navigating the control unit as displayed below:...

  • Page 14: Second Fan

    Front Hopper Menu button Factory setup* Metering unit Press the “Main” button to Select the Fertiliser option The settings displayed get back to the screen and press enter. above should be entered shown into the box. above. *If a pin number is requested then enter: 1234 9.3 Second Fan As there are now two fans associated with the drill and front hopper, the second fan is required to be activated on the control box.

  • Page 15: Navigating The Control Unit (Brief Guide)

    Front Hopper 9.4 Navigating the Control Unit (brief guide) This is a brief guide to using the RDS Artemis Control Unit while in work. The RDS manual supplied with the machine should be read for full instructions. The Artemis display has 3 main screens which can be selected using the arrow buttons on the right hand side of the display.

  • Page 16: Rate Screen

    Front Hopper 1. Setup Menu 2. Go to INFO Screen 3. Go to RATE Screen 4. Go to MAIN Screen (currently displayed) 5. Number Key Pad 6. Power On/Off Button 7. Pre-Start, starts metering unit prior to moving forward 8. Manual Override Seed Metering (On/Off) 9.

  • Page 17: Info Screen

    Front Hopper 1. Navigate to INFO Screen 2. Navigate to RATE Screen (currently displayed) 3. Navigate to MAIN Screen 4. Number Key Pad 5. Power On/Off 6. Decrease Seed Rate by 5% 7. Increase Seed Rate by 5% 8. Return Seed Rate and Fertiliser Rate to original desired rates (100to target (target Seed Rate 100Kg/Ha...

  • Page 18: Setup Menu

    Front Hopper 1. Setup Menu 2. Navigate to INFO Screen (currently displayed) 3. Navigate to RATE Screen 4. Navigate to MAIN Screen 5. Number Key Pad 6. Power On/Off 7. Select Part Total/ Normal Total (Part Total currently in view) 8.

  • Page 19: Tramlining

    Front Hopper 9.5.1 Tramlining In order to adjust the required tramline width or to turn the system off completely, access the tramline Sub menu by pressing the tramline shortcut key (Figure 14). Setup Menu Tramline Button Figure 14 – Tramline shortcut key Once the tramline option key has been selected, the tramline setup menu displayed in Figure 15 will be displayed.

  • Page 20: Alarms Setup

    Front Hopper 9.5.2 Alarms Setup In order to view the fan speed alarm limits and the status of the hopper level sensors, the alarms setup menu can be accessed by pressing the alarms shortcut key (Figure 16). Setup Menu Alarms Setup Button Figure 16 –...

  • Page 21: Setting Up The Seeding System

    Front Hopper 9.6 Setting Up the Seeding System The Fertiliser level sensor can be set in three positions for different application rates: the upper for high Fertiliser rates, the middle setting for medium Fertiliser rates and the lower position is ideal for low Fertiliser rates.
  • Page 22 Front Hopper 1. Red cog should always remain in the closed position (high gear) 2. Lid for emptying large seed amounts and cleaning seed wheel 3. Outlet for emptying smaller fertiliser amounts Figure 20 – Gearing 1. Catch 2. Hinged flap for metering out product Figure 21 –...
  • Page 23 Front Hopper 1. Slider position Figure 23 – Slider position To make sure fertiliser is being metered and sown at the required rate it is necessary to take and weigh a sample from the metering unit. This weight is then entered at the Artemis Control Unit which will calculate and adjust for any error-i.e.
  • Page 24 Front Hopper Low Fertiliser Application Rates Standard Fertiliser Application Rates 9) Subtract bucket weight. 10) At the Artemis Control Unit select grams for small amounts of fertiliser or kilograms for large amounts of fertiliser (Figure 26). 11) Enter the weight measured (Figure 26). 12) Press the Enter Key three times to correct the error (Figure 26).
  • Page 25 Front Hopper 2) Enter actual weight dispensed making 3) Once the weight is entered and the curser 1) Screen displayed on Artemis control box sure the correct units are highlighted, press after calibration button has been pressed. has stopped flashing press Enter again. Enter.

  • Page 26: Calibration Check

    Front Hopper 9.8 Calibration Check To ensure the metering unit has been calibrated correctly, it is possible to perform a calibration check by observing the “Cal. Factor”. This is checked by firstly pressing the Setup menu button, from the Setup menu the calibration check button should then be pressed (Figure 27).

  • Page 27: Field Use Of The Front Hopper

    Figure 30 – Underfoot placement setup 11.0 Care and Maintenance The Claydon Front Hopper requires very little maintenance in order to provide reliable service. Prior to using the machine the Front hopper should be checked for hydraulic fluid leaks and all bolts should be retightened after the first eight hours of use.

  • Page 28: Appendix A - Artemis Fault Codes

    Front Hopper Appendix A - Artemis Fault Codes Code Screen Reason Check? High forward speed  Target application rate is as required  Forward speed  Calibration factor is realistic exceeds the  Adjust metering unit and maximum calculated recalibrate which will and displayed on the increase kg/rev factor and RATE screen...
  • Page 29 Front Hopper Seed level right is low  Seed level right is actually low (Seed only drill with 2  Sensor is functioning correctly metering units,  Wiring between sensor and independent left & connection box is correct L.3.SR right level sensors) ...
  • Page 30 Front Hopper Dual Motor Metering  Both motors are disabled due to pressing the on-screen motor inhibit buttons.  Re-press to re-enable the L.5.D motors or ignore to continue with the motors inhibited. Max Forward Speed  Based upon the calibration factor, this is the maximum speed that can be achieved.
  • Page 31 Front Hopper Seed metering unit is  Is seed metering unit rotating not going around when motor rotates  Sensor & target functioning and correct  PPR value programmed correctly wiring between M.3.S sensor and connection box is correct  Wiring between connection box and CAN module is correct ...
  • Page 32 Front Hopper Left fert metering  Is fert left metering unit unit is not going rotating when motor rotates around  Sensor & target functioning (Seed & fert drill with 2 and correct motors each driving 2  PPR value programmed metering unit) correctly M.3.LFH...
  • Page 33 Front Hopper Left motor control  Check wiring between 6way module is ‘offline’ connector and module connector on MCM harness  If alarm M.3.L & H.1.L also H.1.L shown then check between 50way D connector on back of PSi and both 6way & 4way of instrument harness Right motor control ...
  • Page 34 Front Hopper Seed motor module  Motor speed very low temperature  Excessive load applied to shutdown motor which for a prolonged time has caused the high H.3.S Module module temperature  temperature has exceeded the value programmed Seed motor module ...

  • Page 35: Appendix B - Declaration Of Conformity

    Front Hopper Appendix B – Declaration of Conformity [33]...

  • Page 36: Appendix C - Metering Unit Slider Positions

    Front Hopper Appendix C – Metering Unit Slider Positions Table 1 displayed where the slider on the metering unit should be positioned when Fertiliser with a 3m Hybrid seed drill. Firstly, select the desired product and then select the closest required application rate (Kg/Ha), the metering unit should then be opened to the slider setting displayed, e.g.
  • Page 37 Front Hopper Table 2 displayed where the slider on the metering unit should be positioned when sowing Fertiliser with a 4m Hybrid seed drill. Firstly, select the desired product and then select the closest required application rate (Kg/Ha), the metering unit should then be opened to the slider setting displayed, e.g.
  • Page 38 Front Hopper Table 3 displayed where the slider on the metering unit should be positioned when sowing Fertiliser with a 4.8m Hybrid seed drill. Firstly, select the desired product and then select the closest required application rate (Kg/Ha), the metering unit should then be opened to the slider setting displayed, e.g.
  • Page 39 Front Hopper Table 4 displayed where the slider on the metering unit should be positioned when sowing Fertiliser with a 6m Hybrid seed drill. Firstly, select the desired product and then select the closest required application rate (Kg/Ha), the metering unit should then be opened to the slider setting displayed, e.g.

  • Page 40: Appendix D - Calibration Factors

    Front Hopper Appendix D – Calibration Factors Once the “Cal. Factor” value has been obtained from the calibration check procedure, the figure can then be compared with the results below; all the values within this section apply to large amounts of Fertiliser only. Firstly select the correct product (large seeds continue on following page), then locate the nearest application rate (Kg/Ha) followed by the drill width.
  • Page 41 Front Hopper [39]...

  • Page 42: Small Seeds

    Front Hopper Small Seeds Once the “Cal. Factor” value has been obtained from the calibration check procedure, the figure can then be compared with the results below; all the values on this page apply to small amounts of Fertiliser. [40]...

  • Page 43: Parts Manual

    Front Hopper Part’s Manual [41]...

  • Page 44: Front Hopper Tank Assembly

    Front Hopper Front Hopper Tank Assembly [42]...
  • Page 45 Front Hopper ITEM NO. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. FSHA10 Hopper Sheet Metal Assem electric motor FSB65 Motor Mount Bracket METERING ASSY AC489298 Fert SRLA9900 Front Hopper Venturi Assembly FH016016 HOPPER SHUT OFF SLIDE PLAIN WASHER M6 FORM A BZP NYLOC NUT M6 HEX HEAD BOLT M6 x 25 10.9 BZP HEX HEAD SCREW M6 x 25 8.8 BZP PLAIN WASHER M8 A2 STAINLESS...
  • Page 46 Front Hopper NYLOC NUT M6 A4 STAINLESS NYLOC NUT M6 A2 STAINLESS STEEL STEEL "FRONT HOPPER CENTRE STRUT WELDED FSBA19 ASSEMBLY " HEX HEAD BOLT M8 x 30 STAINLESS A2 Barton mini cleat FH016021 Spacer Plate "FRONT HOPPER AND FERT DRILL MESH FRAME FSBA18 WA "...

  • Page 47: Tarpaulin Assembly

    Front Hopper Tarpaulin Assembly ITEM NO. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. TP003 Front Hopper Roll Up Tarpaulin FSH1701 Front Pickup Tube - Front Hopper FSH1702 Middle Strengthener Bar - Front Hopper FSH1703 Spring to Tank Fixing Bar - Front Hopper FH021006 Clock Spring for Rectractable Lid FH021004 Hopper Roll Over Profile...

  • Page 48: Front Hopper Frame Assembly

    Front Hopper Front Hopper Frame Assembly ITEM NO. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. FRONT HOPPER CHASSIS ASSEMBLY- FULLY FSBA17 WELDED U BoltM16X136X163X60 D68 U BoltM16X136X163X60 D68 [46]...
  • Page 49 Claydon Front Weight PLAIN WASHER M16 FORM A BZP NYLOC NUT M16 HEX HEAD BOLT M16 x 300 8.8 FSB92 FAN COVER CLAYDON LOGO FSB88 Pull in Plate for Front Weights HC14 1/4" 2 WIRE HOSE CLAMP PLAIN WASHER M6 FORM A BZP...

  • Page 50: Electrical Box Assembly

    Front Hopper Electrical Box Assembly ITEM NO. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. FSBA22 "ELECTRICAL BOX BODY WA " (T) ArtimusGreyBox Artimus Grey Box FSBA21 "ELCTRICAL MOUNTING BOARD " (T) Artimus Black Artimus Black Box FSB125 ELCTRICAL BOX FRONT PLAIN WASHER M8 FORM A BZP HEX HEAD BOLT M8 x 20 10.9 BZP HEX HEAD BOLT M8 x 30 10.9 BZP HEX HEAD BOLT M8 x 25 10.9 BZP...

  • Page 51: Delivery System

    Front Hopper Delivery System ITEM NO. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. JC7 Stainless Steel 135mm Jubilee Clip A2 110mm air hose from metering unit to distribution VC01110 diffuser metres DH0003 Delivery Hose - 110mm Drain Pipe [49]...

  • Page 52: Rear Fitting Equipment

    Front Hopper Rear Fitting Equipment ITEM NO. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. FSBA3 Front Hopper Bottom Rear Steps FSBA14 Front Hopper Bottom Rear Steps 2 FSB83 Front Hopper Rear Steps - Rhino Plus 300mm FSBA13 Front Hopper Rear Hand Rail Opposite Hand FSBA10 Front Hopper Rear Hand Rail FSBA12...
  • Page 53 Front Hopper FSB80 Front Hopper Rear Diffuser Up stack Mount Plate FSBA11 Front Hopper Rear Diffusor Assembly FSB87 Front Hopper Rear Steps 60mm Extension PLAIN WASHER M10 FORM A BZP HEX HEAD BOLT M10 x 30 10.9 NYLOC NUT M10 HEX HEAD SCREW M10 x 35 10.9 PLAIN WASHER M12 FORM A BZP HEX HEAD BOLT M12 x 50 10.9...

  • Page 54: Fertiliser Placement Options

    Front Hopper Fertiliser Placement Options Leading Tine Placement ① Drill Width ITEM NO. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. FB0100 Hybrid Fertiliser Boot 4.8m Underfoot Placement ② Drill Width ITEM NO. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. FBA0300 Seeding Tine Fertiliser Boot Assembly 4.8m [52]...

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