Tume Titan 3000, Titan 4000 User Manual

No: C-98786604 11/2018

USER MANUAL

Titan 3000 Titan 4000

Starting from serial number AH-53150

All rights to structural changes reserved

Read the manual before operating the machine!

Translation

EC Declaration of Conformity for the Machine

(Machine Directive 2006/42/EC, Annex II A)

Manufacturer: Tume-Agri Oy

Add.: Sudenkorventie 1

FI - 14200 TURENKI

Name and address of person authorized to compile a technical file:

Name: Heimo Valli Address: Sudenkorventie 1, FI-14200 Turenki

Hereby declares that

Seed drills TUME Titan 3000 and 4000 Serial number ___________________

• are in compliance with the applicable decrees of the Machine Directive

(2006/42/EC)

and in addition declares, that

• the following standardized European directives and standards have been applied:

SFS

-EN ISO 12100-1:2003

Place and date: Turenki 3.2.2016

Signature:

Patrik Jungarå

CONTENT

1. FOR THE USER OF THE MACHINE AND FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MACHINE ............. 3

2. GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................... 3

3. PURPOSE OF USE ........................................................................................................................ 4

Using the machine exceptionally for sowing only ..................................................................... 5

Using the machine for fertilising only ........................................................................................ 5

4. GENERAL SOWING-RELATED INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................. 5

Selecting the seeding depth ....................................................................................................... 5

Correct sowing time ................................................................................................................... 6

Sowing into the minimally tilled soil .......................................................................................... 6

Sowing into the normally tilled soil ............................................................................................ 6

5. TYRE EQUIPMENT FOR THE MACHINES MOVING ON THE FIELD ............................................... 7

6. TAKING THE MACHINE INTO USE ................................

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Operational principle for the set of wheels ............................................................................... 7

Installing the drawbar ................................................................................................................ 8

Attaching the machine to the tractor ........................................................................................ 9

Driving instructions .................................................................................................................. 10

7. GROUND WHEEL FOR THE FEEDING SYSTEM........................................................................... 11

8. FILLING THE HOPPERS .............................................................................................................. 12

Timing the filling ....................................................................................................................... 12

Adjustable hopper volume ....................................................................................................... 12

Filling method ........................................................................................................................... 12

9. EMPTYING THE HOPPERS ......................................................................................................... 13

Emptying the fertiliser hopper ................................................................................................. 13

Emptying the seed hopper ................................

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10. SEED FEEDING SYSTEM AND ITS ADJUSTMENTS .................................................................... 13

General description .................................................................................................................. 13

Turning the transmission cassette ........................................................................................... 15

Bottom valves ........................................................................................................................... 15

11. FERTILISER FEEDING SYSTEM AND ITS ADJUSTMENTS .......................................................... 16

General description .................................................................................................................. 16

Adjusting the amount of fertiliser feed .................................................................................... 16

12. EXAMPLES OF HOW TO USE THE SOWING CHART ................................................................. 17

Example of adjustment when sowing grain ............................................................................. 19

Example of adjustment using fine seeds .................................................................................. 19

Example of adjustment, fertiliser ............................................................................................. 19

13. CALIBRATION .......................................................................................................................... 20

Simultaneous calibration for seeds and fertilizer .................................................................... 22

Using the calibration equipment on the fertiliser side ............................................................ 22

Instructions for improving sowing accuracy ............................................................................ 22

14. FIELD TEST ................................

.............................................................................................. 23

15. ADJUSTING THE SEEDING DEPTH AND FERTILISING DEPTH................................................... 24

Performing the adjustment ................................................................

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...... 24

16. ADJUSTING THE REAR HARROW ............................................................................................ 25

17. DRILL MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................. 26

Lubricating ................................................................................................................................ 27

Noteworthy hints for using the machine ................................................................................. 28

Storage ..................................................................................................................................... 28

18. TECHNICAL DETAILS ................................................................................................................ 29

19. ACCESSORIES .......................................................................................................................... 30

Middle markers ........................................................................................................................ 30

Grass seeder ............................................................................................................................. 31

Grass seeder calibration ........................................................................................................... 33

1. FOR THE USER OF THE MACHINE AND FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MACHINE

We wish you the best success with our TUME seed and fertilizer drill. This instruction manual gives you the correct methods to use, adjust, maintain and store Tume Titan. When you follow the instructions in this book your machine will serve you impeccably for a long time. It is very important to read the instructions well in advance of starting the seasonal use of the machine. Keep the user manual safe and easily available. There is a storage space for the user manual in a box at the right side of the machine. The space is marked with a sticker. Both the manufacturer, Tume-Agri Oy, and an authorised dealer are happy to help you with any machine-related issues.

Please note the following about the presentation of this manual

Because this publication is distributed in international sales networks, the machines in the pictures (as well as their standard equipment and accessories) may vary according to the country. In certain countries the statutory and otherwise important guards have in some pictures been opened or removed so that the item in the picture can be seen more clearly. It is not permitted to use the machine without guards. Ensure for your own safety that all guards

are

intact or installed in place before you start working.

The "left" and "right" side mentioned in this manual are established from the vantage point of looking at the machine from the back towards the front.

Tume-Agri Oy continuously develops its products and therefore reserves the right to change and improve them without committing itself to make changes to previously sold products.

2. GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

All persons who use, maintain or otherwise handle the TUME seed and fertiliser drill must familiarise themselves with this user manual before they start working with the machine.

It is absolutely forbidden to work or remain underneath a machine with unsupported hydraulics. Ensure that the machi n e st a ys elev at ed by closing the safety valves in the lifting cylinders. Lower the machine down if you have to leave it unsupervised.

Do not leave the machine on a slope when you remove it from the tr actor. It is forbidden to be on top of the machine or on the step when the machine is moving. The driver

must make sure that no people are near the machine when it is moving. It is forbidden to lubricate, ad just or clean the machine when it is moving. Turn off the tractor engine

and switch on the handbrake during mainte nance work. All guards must be fixed in place. Ensure that the drawbar, hydraulic hoses and electric cables are connected corr ectly to the tractor

and the machine. Any broken hydraulic hoses and connectors must be replaced immediately. The tractor's hydraulic

valves and connections must not leak and they must be in good condition. The machine's transportation position depends on them.

The hydraulic middle markers available as accessories may move extremely fast, especially if their hydraulic choke valv es are t oo open and the tractor produces too much hyd raulics. Be esp eciall y careful when attempting to lift and lower the markers for the first time. Make sure that nobody is under the marker which is lifted up with hydraulics, or within the reach of the trajectory.

Make sure that the front axis of the tractor holds at least 20 percent

of the tractor's

weight under all circumstances. Use e xtra weights if necessary. Be especially caref ul if the seed and fertiliser drill is connected to the front tillage equipment and y ou lift it with the tractor's lifti ng device, during reversing, for example. The fastest allowed speed in good conditions is 30 km/h. On uneven surfaces you must take extra care and lower your speed. Transportation should be m ade when the hoppers are empty. It is forbidden to carry a load on top of the machine. Avoid driving over stones and other obstacles to save tyres.

Never select a line of drive where the furthest wheels of the machine are "on top of nothing". This is when the machine may tilt too much. Selecting a wrong line of drive may lead to the machine falling over.

Be very careful when moving on top of the machine during cleaning and maintenance or when filling the hopper.

The painted surface of the machine may emit gases hazardous to health when it is heated. Ensure good ventilation of the working area during any welding work, for example.

Use only the accessories and devices approved by the manufacturer. Any changes differing from the manufacturer's instructions and their consequences are the responsibility of the person making those changes.

We recommend that a respirator mask is worn, especially when filling the seed dre ssing device, which is available as an accessory. The seed and fertiliser drill does not cause substantial increase in the noise level in the tractor's cab. The need to use any hearing protectors depends on the tractor's noise level. When handling heavy a nd sharp components (such as the parts of the drawbar and the coulters), we recommend using safety boots.

Keep your machine up to date with regard to the required road traffic regulations if you must transport your machine on public roads. These regulations may often change.

3. PURPOSE OF USE

General

Tume Titan – seed and fertiliser drill is designed for simultaneous seeding and fertilising, especially in minimally tilled conditions. However, Titan is also well suited for seeding traditionally cultivated soil. When required, the machine can be used for seeding only or fertilising only with the preconditions mentioned later on. Titan's support wheel set is structured in such a way that it closes the seed furrow and also conveniently makes the soil compact. Accessories can be used to add to Tume Titan's features, and then the combination of the machine and the accessory can be used simultaneously with seeding and fertilising, during the same drive, to till or level the field, sow grass seeds, disinfect the seed to be sown as well as dig furrows for plant protection spraying.

It is forbidden to use Tume Titan for other purposes than those mentioned. For example, the machine is not designed for transferring material at speed or for storing materials in the machine's hoppers. The machine should be filled close to the field to be sown and the

transportation speed, when loaded, should be reasonably low with a sensible ratio regarding the load in the hoppers and the uneven surfaces of the ground. It is absolutely forbidden to carry people on the machine!

Using the machine exceptionally for sowing only

If you are not using the fertiliser you should move the divider wall in the hopper to its furthest front position in order to maximise the seed hopper volume. With certain reservations it is also possible to sow grain crops through both hoppers. Thus, the whole hopper capacity can be used to sow seeds. Take care also that the sieves on the fertiliser side do not puncture the seeds to be sown. If so, the sieves must be removed. When performing calibration test the total amount of sowing is obtained by adding together the calibration totals from the fertiliser side and seed side. We recommend that you sow about 50 % from the sowing amount from the seed side and the remaining 50 % from the fertiliser side. For example: If the total sowing amount is 300 kg per hectare, sow 150 per hectare from the seed side and 150 per hectare from the fertiliser side.

With the above-mentioned special cases it should be remembered that the sowing charts supplied with the machine do not apply.

Using the machine for fertilising only

Tume Titan can also be used for applying fertiliser only, on at least minimally tilled fields. For this purpose the fertiliser is filled into either the fertiliser hopper or seed hopper or both.

When the whole machine is filled with fertiliser, you must remember that fertiliser is usually heavier material than seeds. This is why the machine must not be filled to the full and the maximum total weight allowance given in the specifications must be followed.

4. GENERAL SOWING-RELATED INSTRUCTIONS

Selecting the seeding depth

With Tume Titan the fertiliser and seed is sown into the soil through the same coulters. There is no need to change the hopper's height from the ground, because there are no separate fertiliser coulters. The machine's upper and lower positions have been pre-set in the factory so they don't have to be changed. The upper and lower positions are limited with an electric valve.

NOTE!

If you have to use the machine without connecting the power cables, you must be careful

not to lift the machine too high or lower it too low:

- If the peripheral support for the wheels of the machine is reduced, the machine is too high.

- If the machine rests on the lifting cylinder limiters it is too low down. Lift the machine about 2cm.

The seeding depth is adjusted by pressurising the coulters. The main rule is that the seeding depth is determined by the tilling: The seed is sown into the bottom of the tilling, when the

capillary increase of the dampness in the soil is at its best to benefit the seed and sprouting will be even.

When selecting the seeding depth, the seed's requirements and the soil's dampness conditions must be taken into account. Find out about the seeding depth for the seed in a good time and try and arrange the sowing time so that the soil in the suitable depth is damp enough at the time of sowing. Usually the working depth for small seeds fluctuates between 1 and 3cm, and for normal grains the suitable seeding depth is 3-5cm.

Correct sowing time

Determining the correct sowing time is based on the dampness and temperature of the soil, as well as monitoring the current and forecast weather conditions. The type of soil and the crop to be sown have a fundamental effect on the optimal seeding time so universal guidelines cannot be given here.

At the time of sowing the soil in the seeding depth should be tillable, but still damp. The soil is too damp for sowing, if you can make cohesive "long loaves" by hand from the soil material. The time of sowing for the plants which cannot withstand frost or cold may have to be postponed regardless of the

soil's dampness, if the forecast or current temperature conditions so require.

Sowing into the minimally tilled soil

Tume Titan is ideal for sowing into the minimally tilled soil. For minimal tilling you should use equipment which leaves an even, suitably fine and compacted soil and where its seeding depth can be adjusted with sufficient accuracy.

Minimal tilling performed just before sowing should, at least on clay soil, be made a little deeper than the seeding depth. Thus it is ensured that the dampness in the seeding depth will remain. The recommended minimal tilling method for spring sowing is to perform the tilling in the autumn to the depth of 10-12cm, when the plant debris will mix into the topsoil and do not form an insulating layer on the surface. This method enables the start of normal time sowing in spring, which is important, at least in the countries with a short growing period.

With Tume Titan you can sow in spring straight into the soil which was lightly tilled in the autumn, if the field is sufficiently flat. If required, the light surface tilling can be made during sowing by connecting the Tume CultiPack cultivator to the front of the seed and fertiliser drill. Please note that especially in spring the tilling must not be deeper than the seeding depth.

Sowing into the normally tilled soil

The sowing cultivation must be made into the shallow and, especially on clay soils, maximum seeding depth. This ensures that the dampness is better preserved which ensures better sprouting.

It is easy to adjust the coulter pressure in Tume Titan, because it is done with hydraulics. This is done with a single-action hydraulic valve. Monitor the seeding depth of the seed. Ensure that on clay soil, for example, has enough pressure so that the seed will go to the bottom of the seeding

depth. On the other hand, the coulter pressure should be less on the light soil, so that the seed does not go in too deep.

Because the machine combination Tume Titan & tractor is rather heavy, we recommend that when you sow into tilled soil you use the middle packer (picture 1 below) to level the sprouting.

Picture 1. Middle packer (accessory).

5. TYRE EQUIPMENT FOR THE MACHINES MOVING ON THE FIELD

When moving in fields you should pay attention to preserving and improving the soil structure, so that the water management is functioning. The soil surface should also be as even as possible. The machine should move in the field with the tyre equipment which guarantees sufficiently low surface pressure and the weight of the axes should be as low as possible. You should also avoid moving around in the field in very wet conditions.

6. TAKING THE MACHINE INTO USE

Operational principle for the set of wheels

The support wheel set works so that the longer cylinders at the machine's ends turn a tubular frame, which is as wide as the machine, and the furthest pairs of wheels are also attached to this frame. The middle wheel pairs are attached to the tubular frame with hinges and they work with their own cylinders. All these cylinders are connected to the same hydraulics circuit so they all have the same pressure. This is why the pairs of wheels can adjust to the uneven ground surface, but the rolling power is still constant for the whole working width (picture 2).

The geometry of the support wheel set is designed in such a way that in the working position (the machine is lowered) the pressure under all wheel pairs is about the same. When the machine is lifted to upper position the unconnected wheel pairs in the centre carry a little more load. Thus the probability of damaging the furthest wheel pairs is reduced. These damages often

happen during transportation.

When Tume Titan is lifted onto a lorry (loading the machine in the factory, for example), a lifting device specially built for this operation is used. The lifting is performed from the centre wall, in the driving direction, which is inside the machine's hoppers. It has 2 oblong holes, through which the lifting devices are threaded (you need 2) and to which the lifting chains are attached. Ensure that the lifting chains are of even lengths: Titan must be in a straight position for the whole lift. Open the tarpaulin cover totally for the lift's duration to avoid damaging it!

Titan can also be loaded onto a lorry using a loading ramp, or a transport carriage with a sufficiently gradual ramp where the driving ramp is as wide as the machine's rear wheel set. The middle wheel pairs must not fall in between the loading ramps. For the furthest wheel pairs it is enough that one of the wheels is on the pallet if the machine is transported in the driving direction.

Note also the scrapers of the rear wheel set when reversing; they are close to the ground. Look out for obstacles! When reversing over a high threshold or similar, the scrapers lift up higher if the machine is lowered a bit. Check that you have enough room under the coulters so that they don't hit obstacles.

Picture 2. Support wheel set.

Installing the drawbar

The drawbar is assembled as shown in picture 3, which also shows how the drawbar ¬is attached to the machine. Note that the drawbar is always attached to the uppermost holes of ¬the machine's lower brackets. The lower holes are for attaching a spring front field drag, for example. The push bar is also attached to its uppermost hole.

Hydraulic hoses and electric cables¬ ¬are¬ attached¬ to¬ the drawbar carefully in such a way that they cannot be damaged under any driving situations (such as when diving into the tractor's handle). Thread the hoses through the inside of the box girder.

Picture 3. Drawbar.

Adjust the length of the push bar so that the machine is horizontal when lowered and attached to the tractor's towing hook. The ¬fine-tuning of the drawbar is made in the field ¬when sowing.

Attaching the machine to the tractor

Tume Titan is attached to the tractor's towing hook as normal. We do not recommend attaching the machine to the tractor's tow bars, because it makes the front end of the tractor lighter and makes controls less effective. Instead the machine can (and is recommended to) be attached to the middle packer (Picture 1).

When the seed and fertiliser drill is attached to the back of the tractor, lift the support base up. Place the tractor's tow-bars at such a height that they don't touch the drawbar or the hydraulic hose controls.

Titan's hydraulics are connected to the hydraulics output meant¬ ¬for the tractor's externals single-action cylinders.¬ If the machine's accessories include markers, they work with the same hydraulic valve as lifting and lowering the machine, but in that case the machine must be connected to the tractor's dual-purpose hydraulics. It must be noted that with many tractor types you must use the quick couplings recommended by the tractor manufacturer or similar. Replace these parts if needed with the types suitable for your tractor in order to ensure that the ¬hydraulics function impeccably.

If Titan is attached to the CultiPack cultivator, available as an accessory, it must be equipped with a different type of a drawbar, which is called multifunctional drawbar. The drawbar can be shifted into two positions: Bent or straight on the top. The bent position is used for the CultiPack. The straight lower position is used when towing directly from the tractor's hook or when using the middle packer. The hoses and electric cables are connected to the multifunctional drawbar by threading them through the base part and leading the tow link via the steel links on the part onto the tractor.

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