Great Plains Simba Culti Press Operator Manual - Manual (Page 17)

17 Simba CultiPress
608-206M-ENG
2013-02-04
2.5 Folding and Unfolding
Folding Machines
(4.6m, 5.5m and 6.6m)
Check for exposed persons when
lowering / unfolding the machine.
Do not climb on the machine to fit
or remove the transport strap, this
should be done from the ground.
2.5.1 Unfolding into the Work
Position
1. Ensure that the parking stands are in
the fully raised position.
2. Remove the transport strap from the
rear wing cylinders. Stow the transport
strap on the lights as shown in Fig.
2.01.
3. Open the taps on the hosemast.
Beware of sudden or uncontrolled
movements if the taps are opened
with the hydraulics in float. Do
not open taps with the tractor
hydraulics in float.
4. Operate the hydraulics to fully unfold
the wings.
5. Lower the machine to the ground until
the chassis is level front to rear or the
drawbar cylinders touch the depth
stops.
2.5.2 Folding into the
Transport Position
1. Fully raise the levelling boards so that
they do not protrude beyond the 3m
transport width.
2. Raise the machine onto the transport
wheels.
3. Operate the hydraulics to fully fold the
wings.
4. Fit the transport strap across the pins
on the rear wing cylinders for transport
safety.
5. Close the taps on the hosemast.
6. Lower the parking stands if the
CultiPress is to be unhitched from the
tractor in the folded position.
3. Carefully operate the hydraulics to
lower the drawbar and tilt the CultiPress
onto the road transport wheels. Fully
extend the drawbar cylinders.
4. This allows the levelling boards
to be fully raised so that when the
CultiPress is folded the levelling
boards do not protrude beyond the 3m
transport width. Fully raise the levelling
boards.
5. Operate the hydraulics to fold the
wings.
6. Ensure that the wing strap is fitted to
tie the two wing sections together.
7. Ensure that parking stands are locked
in the transport position, ie. fully raised.
2. Transportation / Installation
Fig. 2.01: Transport Strap Stowage in Work