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AGCO Glencoe SS7400 Soil Saver Operator's Manual

AGCO Glencoe SS7400 Soil Saver Operator's Manual

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Glencoe
SS7400 SOIL SAVER
®
TILLAGE TOOL
OPERATOR'S
MANUAL
Form No. 1PD684599
May 1999

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  • Page 1 Glencoe SS7400 SOIL SAVER ® TILLAGE TOOL OPERATOR’S MANUAL Form No. 1PD684599 May 1999...
  • Page 3 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION DEALER/CUSTOMER INFORMATION TO THE DEALER AND CUSTOMER ..... . 2 SAFETY GENERAL OPERATION ......3 DECAL INFORMATION AND LOCATION .
  • Page 4 NOTES...
  • Page 5 INTRODUCTION PTB-017 Fig. 1 - Glencoe ® SS7400 Soil Saver® with Optional Ridge Leveler The Glencoe ® SS7400 Soil Saver ® is a primary tillage tool for residue management. The SS7400 is available in 7, 9, 11, 13-shank rigid models along with 15 and 17-shank folding models. These tillage tools cut and slice crop residues, then incorporate the residue into an erosion-resistant blanket.
  • Page 6 INTRODUCTION DEALER/CUSTOMER INFORMATION TO THE CUSTOMER: Warranty Registration TO THE DEALER: Be sure to sign the registration form and keep your Warranty Registration copy. A warranty registration form must be completed for Know Your Equipment each serial-numbered unit by the dealer and signed by both the dealer and the customer before or upon Before operating the implement, read the operator’s delivery.
  • Page 7  authorized Glencoe dealer or AGCO Corp. • Be sure bystanders are clear before operating tractor or machine. • In addition to equipment configuration and design, hazard control and accident prevention •...
  • Page 8 SAFETY SERVICING TRANSPORTING • Lower implement to ground before servicing. • Minimum weight of towing tractor should be at least equal to weight of towed implement. • Avoid working under implement whenever possible. However, if it becomes absolutely • Raise implement out of ground and install necessary to do so, be sure to safely block cylinder lockups in transport position.
  • Page 9 SAFETY DECALS The following safety decals are installed to alert operators to hazards in specific machine areas. The decals are for personal safety. READ AND UNDERSTAND THE DECALS. • Keep decals clean by wiping off regularly. Use a cleaning solution if necessary. •...
  • Page 10 SAFETY DECALS Decal P/N N857039 (Fig. 7) Decal P/N 364862 (Fig. 8)
  • Page 11 SAFETY DECAL LOCATIONS - Main Frame, Hitch Fig. 9 - Decal and Reflector Locations on Hitch and Frame 538934 Yellow Reflector (rear of both side frames)
  • Page 12 SAFETY DECAL LOCATIONS - Folding Models Fig. 10 - Decal and Reflector Locations on Main Frame Hinges for Folding Models 528933 Orange Fluorescent Strip 528934 Yellow Reflector...
  • Page 13 American Society of Agricultural Engineers. However, conformance to the standards requires mounting the components in accordance with the assembly instructions provided by AGCO Corporation. The mountings and locations of the components have been designed to avoid interference with approved attachments or accessories.
  • Page 14 SAFETY LOCKUP DEVICE With the implement fully raised, install cylinder lockup channel on main lift cylinder (Fig.14 ). Install pin through channel to hold channel in position. WARNING! ALWAYS INSTALL LOCKUP WHEN WORKING UNDER OR AROUND IMPLEMENT AND WHEN TRANSPORTING IMPLEMENT. When not in use, store lockup channel on front frame cross member support (Fig.15 ).
  • Page 15 OPERATION SOIL SAVER Ò PREPARATION TRACTOR PREPARATION General General • Check fluid level in the tractor hydraulic system • Perform “Beginning of Day” maintenance as reservoir. Additional fluid may be required after outlined in the SERVICE Section. charging the implement hydraulic circuits. •...
  • Page 16 OPERATION HITCHING TO TRACTOR Implement Hitch The implement is equipped with a combination clevis / tongue swivel hitch. For a tongue-type tractor drawbar, use the clevis hitch end. If the tractor has a clevis-type drawbar, use the tongue hitch end (Fig.
  • Page 17 OPERATION HITCHING TO TRACTOR (Cont.) Transport Safety Chain 1. Attach transport safety chain to hitch with 1" x 8 " bolt furnished with machine bundle. Tighten bolt securely. 2. Attach chain clevis (if tractor is not so equipped) to tractor drawbar with bolt and locknut furnished in chain bundle.
  • Page 18 OPERATION UNHITCHING FROM TRACTOR 5. Perform “End of Day” service as outlined in the SERVICE Section. WARNING! TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, STOP TRACTOR ENGINE, UNFOLDING AND FOLDING WINGS SHIFT TO PARK POSITION OR SHIFT To unfold wings: TO NEUTRAL AND SET BRAKES BEFORE UNHITCHING.
  • Page 19 6. Review and practice all transport safety issues in SAFETY Section.
  • Page 20 OPERATION PRIMARY TILLAGE TILLING (Cont.)  • The Soil Saver is a primary tillage tool that • IMPORTANT! When making sharp turns, always works best when no other tillage operation is raise shanks and slicers out of the ground. performed immediately beforehand. The slicers Sharp turns apply extreme side loads on shanks, require a firm surface to cut residue, so do not slicers and frame members, causing serious...
  • Page 21 OPERATION RESIDUE MANAGEMENT PLANNING Residue management is the most commonly used method of protecting our valuable topsoil from wind and water erosion. Tables 1 and 2 (next page) will assist in planning desired residue levels. Each tillage or planting operation leaves a percent of the residue that was present just prior to the operation. The number in Table 2 represents the remaining percentages.
  • Page 22 OPERATION TABLE 1 - RESIDUE TYPES Non-Fragile Fragile Alfalfa or Legume Hay Canola/Rapeseed Barley* Dry Beans Buckwheat Dry Peas Corn Fall Seeded Cover Crops Cotton Flower Seed Flaxseed Grapes Forage seed Green peas Forage silage Guar Grass hay Lentils Millet Mint Oats* Mustard...
  • Page 23 PTB-018XA Fig. 23 - Hitch Adjustment Holes 1. Retaining Pin PTB-023A Fig. 24 - Shank Depth Adjustment 1. Turnbuckle Fig. 25 - Adjuster Wrench 1. Wrench 2. Storage Holder...
  • Page 24 Fig. 26 - Slicer Gang Adjustment 1. Turnbuckle SS7000-71A Fig. 27 - Hydraulic Slicer Gang Adjustment 1. Stroke Control...
  • Page 25 C445-36 Fig. 28 - Spring Cushion Shank C445-37A Fig. 29 - Auto-Reset Shank Clamp 1. Washers (inside spring) C445-44 Fig. 30 - Deep Till Shank 1. Washers (inside spring)
  • Page 26 Fig. 31 - Spike Tooth Harrow PTB-014 Fig. 32 - Ridge Leveler...
  • Page 27 PTB-016 Fig. 33 - Shank Extension C445-41A Fig. 34 - Points for Deep-Till Shanks 1. Flat Point with Shank Wear Strip DCS-1A Fig. 35 - Depth Control System Console...
  • Page 28 TABLE 2 - ESTIMATES OF RESIDUE COVER Residue Type Non-F Avg. High Fragil Avg. High Sweeps Straight chisel points Twisted shovels or points 92.5% 82.5% 67.5% Percent Residue Remaining Soil Saver® Ripper (In-line or Disc) After Over-Winter Loss After Secondary Tillage Field Cultivator - 6”...

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