ORKEL GP 1250 User Manual

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Orkel AS
Postbox 84 N – 7321 Fannrem
USERS MANUAL
Round Baler GP 1250
+ + + +
Always serial no. by spare part order!
Serial no.:
(from # 2209001)

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  • Page 1 USERS MANUAL Orkel Round Baler GP 1250 Manufactured by: Orkel AS + + + + Always serial no. by spare part order! Postbox 84 N – 7321 Fannrem Serial no.: (from # 2209001)
  • Page 2 Dealers name and address: Delivery and warranty registration form has to be filled out of dealer together with customer. The dealer has to send one of the three forms back to the manufacturer. Without filled out and sent back form, the warranty is not valid. Chassis-number plate on all machines located at front left side.
  • Page 3 Orkel Congratulations with your GP 1250 Round Baler! Orkel machines are known for their quality and strength. That’s a result of continuous development and a thorough quality control before the machine is sent out from the factory. The machine is CE-marked (declaration of conformity) in accordance to the machine directive.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENT WARRANTY ___________________________________________________________________________ 7 TRANSPORT __________________________________________________________________________ 9 Definitions _____________________________________________________________________9 SCOPE OF USE OF MACHINE ____________________________________________________________ 9 SETTING UP MACHINE__________________________________________________________________ 9 Draw bar ______________________________________________________________________9 Wheels _______________________________________________________________________9 Hydraulic _____________________________________________________________________10 Power transmission_____________________________________________________________10 Electric power supply ___________________________________________________________11 NET TYING SYSTEM___________________________________________________________________ 11 Charging net system (see fig. 5) ___________________________________________________11 Net break adjustment ___________________________________________________________12 Quantity of net per bales_________________________________________________________12 Knife adjusting ________________________________________________________________12...
  • Page 5 USING THE BALER ____________________________________________________________________ 16 Chamber pressure _____________________________________________________________16 Baling _______________________________________________________________________16 Filling the bale chamber _________________________________________________________16 Tying the bale _________________________________________________________________17 Opening the bale chamber _______________________________________________________17 Job advice____________________________________________________________________17 Maximum silage quality requirement: _______________________________________________18 Working under difficult circumstances: _____________________________________________18 MAINTENANCE _______________________________________________________________________ 19 Daily/regularly maintenance before use _____________________________________________19 Lubrication of the bearings _______________________________________________________19 Chains_______________________________________________________________________20 Dismantling sprockets and rollers __________________________________________________20...
  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Orkel AS Pb 84. N - 7320 Fannrem hereby declare, that following product(s), Orkel GP 1250 Round baler serial number ..............that is covered by this declaration, are in conformity with the following standards, or other normative...
  • Page 7: Warranty

    Director WARRANTY Orkel AS warrants this machine against any manufacturing faults for a period of 12 months from the date of delivery to the customer (farmer). If there is no other agreement between customer and dealer, the warranty is limited to: 1.
  • Page 8 N.B. Dealer must not sign on behalf of customer. This form must be returned to Orkel’s sales company/importer within 14 days of delivery to authorise warranty. ———————————————————————————————————————————...
  • Page 9: Transport

    ( toe in/out caster). “The Orkel baler is an all round baler to make round bales of grass (silage), hay and straw. Bale size is 1,2m x 1,2m and weights up to 800–...
  • Page 10: Hydraulic

    Fit P.T.O. shaft on, if necessary adjust length (see fig. 3) Slip clutch and over run clutch must go to gearbox. Ensure shaft locks both ends! Orkel Orkel Alt. 1 (tractors with 3 independent double acting valves both open/locked centre hydr.
  • Page 11: Electric Power Supply

    The baler is set up also with an control box (fig.4) for all necessary information from the machine, s.a. bale finished, quantity of bales (in total and batch) and operating the net system. KNIVES OUT ADDITIVE BUZZER Orkel Orkel Orkel Orkel Fig. 5 UNLOCKED FULL ON/OFF Charging net system (see fig.
  • Page 12: Net Break Adjustment

    Net break adjustment Knife adjusting The net feed break could be adjusted by nut It’s important to get an excellent cut to have the tension on the shaft for the feeding roller (rubber knife in right position to the base. This can easily roller below net) (fig.
  • Page 13: Starting Up / Trimming

    adjustment”. STARTING UP / TRIMMING Changing from “Extra cutting” to “Normal cutting” Only for balers without autom. greasing- system for bushings. Before any use of machine please ensure the Reject knives hydraulically down and stop • whole unit is properly greased and lubricated due tractor engine.
  • Page 14: Using The Knife System

    Fig. 14 Fig. 13 5. Grasp end of the knife from inside bale chamber and lift at rear. Now the knife can be Using the Knife system pulled out from the slot at bottom (fig. 15). 6. Knives to be sharpened with suitable grinder. When very dry conditions and the material tend to crumble (weak and dry straw) is it good to lower Danger!
  • Page 15: Pick- Up

    PICK- UP Safety pin for pick - up On the pick-up units right hand side a safety pin is Pick - up depth wheels adjustment arranged (sprocket hub) to prevent serious damage. Bolt is M 8 - 40 qual. 4.6. Chain cover is Distance between pick-up fingers and ground necessary to remove before inspection and could be adjusted by 6 different holes (positions)
  • Page 16: Using The Baler

    USING THE BALER Baling Orkel GP 1250 is set up with bronze bushes Well planned and excellent driving normally gives optimal filling into the full width of chamber. This at all roller bearings, and those are to be regularly maximises bale weights and gives nice bale greased.
  • Page 17: Tying The Bale

    Drive the baler straight over the swath. To get • maximum material into chamber if narrow swaths, its good to wave from side to side (please see fig. 19). To cross over swaths or to fill too much at pick-up sides must bee restricted.
  • Page 18: Maximum Silage Quality Requirement

    When very heavy blocking it might be The most important to do is to set up the baler the • necessary to reverse the pick-up and chopping right way. Here you must check the position of the device. Put the key (fig. 21) on the outgoing draw bar.
  • Page 19: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE Daily/regularly maintenance before use Carry out required lubricating due to schedule. P_03 • Check or eventually change oil after the first 30 • hours and later once a year in the main gear box (appox. 1.7 litre SAE 80/90) Ex.: Shell - Omala Else on the baler several other sticker tells you...
  • Page 20: Chains

    Enclosed spare parts Chains Contents from Orkel: roller chains normal lubricates 1 assembler 1 1/4” (# 53512) • • automatically. The equipment adds a given 1 assembler 1 ” (# 55231) • volume of oil every time the back door opens.
  • Page 21: Technical Data

    TECHNICAL DATA Height 2090 Length 3860 Width 2520 (400 wheel) Chamber size 1,2 x 1,2 Weight 2400 Draw bar adjustable Wheels 400x15,5 500x15,5/500x22,5 Net tying Pick-up width Power kW/hp 44/60 requirement # rollers stk. # knives stk. 14 or 20 El.
  • Page 22: Eliminating Malfunctions

    ELIMINATING MALFUNCTIONS General malfunctions Malfunction Possible cause Remedy Remarks Inadequate crop pick- Pick-up Adjust height ofpick-up see fig. 16 enough (wheel) Baffle plate too high Lower baffle plate see page 16 for short material Pick-up doesn’t adapt Adjust pick-up weight see page 16 ground contours...
  • Page 23 COUNTER 1 COUNTER 1 BR - BROWN W - WHITE BUZZER B - BLACK BL - BLUE GR - GREEN DIODE Plugg contact Orkel BROWN G P 1 2 5 0 40 A FUSE BLUE t:\ \marked\1250\El-tegn98.wmf og *.pre 03-98...
  • Page 24 USERS MANUAL AUTOMATIC GREASING/LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR BUSHINGS AND CHAINS Orkel MOUNTED ON ROUND BALER GP 1250 All greasing/oiling points except PTO shaft and hinging points for rear part of bale chamber TYPE : BEKA – MAX EP 1 Always pump no. by spare part order! Pump no.:...
  • Page 25 Contents Design of greasing system ......................25 Operating..........................26 Filling and operating of the greasing system ..........................26 Type of grease/oil......................... 26 Evacuating air from the system 27 Maintenance and control...................... 27 Winter (long term) storage ....................27 Technical data ..........................27 Trouble shooting.........................
  • Page 26: Filling And Operating Of The Greasing System

    pressure relief valve 10 direct current motor 11 grease charge nipple Fig. 2 Operating The Beka-Max greasing system operates on a progressive basis, and is capable to use grease up to NLGI class 2 (normal grease). Progressive means, the greasing points are lubricated in a progressive sequence, i.e.
  • Page 27: Maintenance And Control

    Evacuating air from the system If the reservoir runs out of grease, it can be necessary to evacuate the air from the system. This has to be done as follows: 1. Unscrew the main line from the pump outlet. 2. Actuate extra greasing sequence until pure grease without air bubbles comes out. 3.
  • Page 28: Trouble Shooting

    Power load signal light I = 0,4 A Range of temperature – 35° C till + 75° C Protection IP 65 Trouble shooting Trouble shooting (grease) Trouble Possible reason Solution pump doesn’t work - fuse gone - new fuse - electric line cut - renew electr.
  • Page 29 blockage between Check passage between reservoir and pump reservoir and pump. If no solution, change pump. no oil on all oiling points pump doesn’t work se ”pumpe går ikke” broken/loosen line between repair line pump and distributor blockage in distributor check which valve is blocked no oil on one oiling point belonging line broken or not...
  • Page 30 SAFETY INSTRUKSJONS CONTENTS page INTRODUCTION_____________________________________________ 31 GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUKTIONS ____________________________ 32 COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING ________________________________ 33 ADJUSTING ________________________________________________ 33 MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE ________________________________ 34 LIFTING ___________________________________________________ 34 USE _______________________________________________________ 34 TRANSPORT _______________________________________________ 35 PARKING __________________________________________________ 35 DISMANTLING ______________________________________________ 35 TAGS ON THE MACHINE _____________________________________ 36 MEANING OF TAGS: _________________________________________ 37...
  • Page 31: Introduction

    Scope of use of machine: The Orkel Round baler GP 1250 can only be used for baling grass, hay and straw! Before operating, adjusting or servicing the machine, it is important that users manual inclusive safety instructions are carefully read and understood by those directly concerned.
  • Page 32: General Safety Instruktions

    GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUKTIONS • Before working (maintenance, cleaning, disassemly of parts, adjustment) on the machine: Disengage the PTO drive clutch. - Stop the tractor engine, activate the hand break and remove the key to prevent the tractor from being started accidentally. - Thoroughly read and understand the relevant chapter in the users manual.
  • Page 33: Coupling And Uncoupling

    COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING • Keep area between tractor and baler clear of people under coupling. People can be squeezed. • Uncoupling has to take place on plain ground and the baler has to be parked stabel to prevent overturn. • Make sure that the PTO drive direction and number of revolutions of the tractor correspond to the machine`s.
  • Page 34: Maintenance And Service

    • The net is cutted with a sharp knife. Pay attention under loading the net and adjusting the knife. MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE • When working on the machine allways: - disengage the PTO drive, - stop tractor motor and remove the key, - wait until all moving parts have stopped.
  • Page 35: Transport

    • Make sure that no person stays bak side of the baler when opening the baler chamber and releasing the bale. TRANSPORT Do not drive faster than 25 km/h with the machine. PARKING The machine should stand on a flat surface and the wheels blocked to prevent movement.Uncouple hydraulic hoses and kables when driving away with tractor.
  • Page 36: Tags On The Machine

    TAGS ON THE MACHINE P_009 P_004 P_003 P_013 P_006 P_007 max. P_017 P_008 P_014...
  • Page 37: Meaning Of Tags

    P_036 P_022 P_012 P_005 P.T.O. MEANING OF TAGS: 1. Do not start operating with the machine before you have read and understood users manual and safety instructions. 2. Stop tractor engine before cleaning, adjusting or servicing the machine. Remove the key to prevent the tractor from being started accidentally.
  • Page 38 3. Keep area between tractor and wrapper clear of people under coupling. 4. Keep children away from machine when it is running. Especially small children can do unforeseeable things. 5. No person shall stay behind the baler. When åpening the chamber, a person can be hidden or squeezed between chamber and an other object.

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