Seed Hawk 30 SERIES: 600C & 800C 2013 - Manual (Page 3)

SEED HAWK® 30 SERIES OPERATOR’S MANUAL 3
Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE MACHINE ...................................................................................................................... 9
1.2 ILLUSTRATION OF THE MACHINE ..................................................................................................................... 9
1.3 MACHINE SERIAL NUMBER ............................................................................................................................ 10
2.0 SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1 SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL .................................................................................................................................. 11
2.1.1 SIGNAL WORDS ......................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITY .......................................................................................................................... 12
2.2.1 KEY SAFETY REMINDERS ............................................................................................................................ 12
2.3 GENERAL SAFETY PRACTICES ......................................................................................................................... 13
2.4 MAINTENANCE SAFETY .................................................................................................................................. 14
2.5 HYDRAULIC SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................ 15
2.6 TRANSPORT SAFETY ....................................................................................................................................... 15
2.7 STORAGE SAFETY ........................................................................................................................................... 16
2.8 TIRE SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................... 16
2.9 SAFETY SIGNS ‐ EUROPE ................................................................................................................................. 17
2.9.1 WARNINGS & MANDATORY INSTRUCTIONS DECALS ................................................................................ 17
2.9.2 WARNINGS & MANDATORY INSTRUCTION DEFINITIONS ‐ EUROPE ......................................................... 18
2.9.3 LOCATION OF WARNING DECALS ‐ EUROPE .............................................................................................. 19
2.10 SAFETY SIGNS – NORTH AMERICA ............................................................................................................. 20
2.10.1 WARNINGS & MANDATORY INSTRUCTIONS DECALS .............................................................................. 20
2.10.2 WARNINGS & MANDATORY INSTRUCTION DEFINITIONS‐ NORTH AMERICA .......................................... 21
2.10.3 LOCATION OF WARNING DECALS – NORTH AMERICA ............................................................................ 22
2.10.4 SAFETY SIGN INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... 23
3.0 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 24
3.1 FASTENER TORQUE ........................................................................................................................................ 24
3.1.1 SAE ............................................................................................................................................................ 24
3.1.2 METRIC ...................................................................................................................................................... 24
3.1.3 FLARE‐TYPE TUBE FITTINGS ....................................................................................................................... 24
3.2 TIRE TORQUE ................................................................................................................................................. 25
3.3 TIRE PRESSURE .............................................................................................................................................. 25
3.4 TRACTOR REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 25
3.5 TOOLBAR DIMENSIONS ................................................................................................................................. 26
3.6 OPENERS ........................................................................................................................................................ 27
3.6.1 QUICK PIN OPENER.................................................................................................................................... 27
3.6.2 SEED DEPTH ............................................................................................................................................... 28
4.0 OPERATION .................................................................................................................................................... 29
4.1 FIELD OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................... 29
4.1.1 OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITY ...................................................................................................................... 29
4.2 TRACTOR HOOK UP ........................................................................................................................................ 30
4.2.1 SHANK LIFT AND LOWER ........................................................................................................................... 30
4.2.2 WING LIFT AND LOWER ............................................................................................................................. 30
4.2.3 CASE DRAIN(S) ........................................................................................................................................... 30
4.3 HYDRAULIC HOSE HOOK UP ........................................................................................................................... 31
4.4 HYDRAULIC BRAKE (OPTION) ......................................................................................................................... 32
4.5 PRE‐OPERATION CHECKLIST .......................................................................................................................... 33
4.6 WINGING DOWN TOOLBAR ........................................................................................................................... 34
4.7 PREPARATION BEFORE FILLING THE SEED HOPPER ....................................................................................... 35
4.7.1 SETTING THE LEVEL GUARDS ..................................................................................................................... 35