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CLAAS DOMINATOR 68 S OPERATOR’S MANUAL – PDF DOWNLOAD
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CLAAS DOMINATOR 68 S OPERATOR’S MANUAL – PDF DOWNLOAD
INTRODUCTION
- This operating manual on the CLAAS DOMINATOR 68 S combine is primarily intended to give the machine operator information on setting, using and servicing the combine.
- Texts and pictures in this manual are general. Differences are indicated by picture legends or by notes in the text. Operation and maintenance of important auxiliary equipment is also covered in this manual.
- Please read the instructions which apply to the appropriate auxiliary equipment on your combine. Provided you follow the advice on the care and servicing of your machine, you will be rewarded with reliable and long service from your combine harvester.
- We recommend that you allow your authorized CLAAS dealer to carry out the regular maintenance. Omissions of parts of the maintenance schedule or incorrect operation lead to a drop in performance and cost valuable time.
- Through correct servicing and operation, you can make full use of our sound experience and of the latest technical knowledge in combine harvesting with which your combine has been designed and thereby ensure the reliability of your combine harvester. Apart from this operating manual, the following manuals can also be ordered from your CLAAS dealer:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
CLAAS DOMINATOR 68 S OPERATOR’S MANUAL – PDF DOWNLOAD
Introduction........................................................................................................ 3 Introduction.................................................................................................... 5 Contents............................................................................................................ 7 General Information................................................................................................. 13 Road traffic regulations........................................................................................ 15 Registration................................................................................................ 15 Important note.................................................................................................. 17 Identification plate / serial number............................................................................ 19 Identification plate........................................................................................ 20 Combine serial number....................................................................................... 20 Engine serial number........................................................................................ 20 Engine serial number........................................................................................ 21 Engine serial number........................................................................................ 21 Engine serial number........................................................................................ 21 Engine serial number........................................................................................ 21 Cutterbar serial number..................................................................................... 22 Cutterbar serial number..................................................................................... 22 Maize picker head........................................................................................... 22 Maize picker head serial number......................................................................... 22 Straw chopper............................................................................................... 22 Cab......................................................................................................... 23 Cutterbar trailer........................................................................................... 23 Safety Rules........................................................................................................ 25 Safety rules.................................................................................................... 27 Intended use................................................................................................ 27 General Safety and Accident Prevention Regulations.......................................................... 27 Transporting passengers, co-driver, operating personnel..................................................... 28 Operation................................................................................................... 28 Leaving the combine harvester............................................................................... 28 Front attachments (cutterbar, etc.) and other components.................................................... 28 Compressor-type air conditioning system..................................................................... 29 Maintenance................................................................................................. 29 Basic rule.................................................................................................. 29 Sound pressure level........................................................................................ 29 Safety lock................................................................................................. 30 Fire extinguisher........................................................................................... 30 Battery isolator switch..................................................................................... 30 Straw guide apron........................................................................................... 31 Wheel chock................................................................................................. 31 Safety decals with pictorials................................................................................... 33 Specifications...................................................................................................... 57 CLAAS DOMINATOR 68 S............................................................................................ 59 Cutterbar................................................................................................... 59 Threshing mechanism......................................................................................... 59 Straw walkers............................................................................................... 60 Cleaning fan................................................................................................ 60 Grain tank.................................................................................................. 60 Engines..................................................................................................... 60 Engines..................................................................................................... 60 Fuel tank................................................................................................... 61 Battery..................................................................................................... 61 Ground drive................................................................................................ 61 Traction wheel drive........................................................................................ 61 Tyres and tyre pressures................................................................................ 61 Wheel bolt tightening torques............................................................................... 62 Weights..................................................................................................... 62 CLAAS DOMINATOR 68 S............................................................................................ 63 Dimensions of the combine................................................................................... 63 Wheel track............................................................................................. 63 Width over tyres........................................................................................ 63 Wheel base.............................................................................................. 63 Ground clearance........................................................................................ 63 Turning circle diameter to DIN 70020.................................................................... 63 CLAAS DOMINATOR 68 S............................................................................................ 64 Transport position / working position....................................................................... 64 Front attachments - weights, dimension...................................................................... 65 Additional weights.......................................................................................... 65 Safety device............................................................................................... 66 Slip clutch................................................................................................. 66 slip clutch torque.......................................................................................... 66 Reel........................................................................................................ 66 Intake auger................................................................................................ 66 Obere Schrägförderwelle..................................................................................... 66 Shear bol................................................................................................... 66 Sectional view of machine....................................................................................... 67 Description and function.................................................................................... 68 Cutterbar............................................................................................... 68 Threshing mechanism..................................................................................... 69 Straw walkers........................................................................................... 69 Cleaning................................................................................................ 69 Disawning............................................................................................... 69 Considerations before combining............................................................................. 70 Prior to Operation.................................................................................................. 71 Perform the following steps prior to operation.................................................................. 73 Operator's platform............................................................................................. 75 Cab......................................................................................................... 76 Cab with fan............................................................................................ 77 Cab with fan and compressor-type air conditioning....................................................... 77 Cab with fan and heater................................................................................. 79 Malfunction, cause and remedy – compressor-type air conditioning system..................................... 80 Steering column............................................................................................. 81 Combined instrument gauge............................................................................... 82 Adjusting the steering column........................................................................... 82 Central electrics compartment............................................................................... 82 Hydraulic control unit (lift hydraulic system).............................................................. 83 Instrument panel............................................................................................ 83 Control levers.............................................................................................. 84 Swinging the grain tank unloading tube...................................................................... 84 Floatation gauge (cutterbar floatation springs)............................................................. 85 Cutterbar height indicator.................................................................................. 85 Sensor for cutterbar height indicator................................................................... 85 Checking the returns........................................................................................ 85 Operator's seat (standard version).......................................................................... 86 Operator's seat (option).................................................................................... 86 Platform ladder............................................................................................. 87 Rear ladder:............................................................................................ 87 Functions monitor........................................................................................... 87 Worklights.................................................................................................. 88 Cab......................................................................................................... 88 Sun roof.................................................................................................... 89 Driving the Combine............................................................................................. 91 Cold weather starting aid................................................................................... 91 Starting the engine......................................................................................... 91 Power transmission.......................................................................................... 92 Gear selection and clutch................................................................................... 92 Stopping the combine........................................................................................ 93 Driving characteristics..................................................................................... 94 Steering.................................................................................................... 94 Brakes...................................................................................................... 94 Foot brake.............................................................................................. 94 Handbrake............................................................................................... 95 Stopping the engine......................................................................................... 95 Rear axle adjustment (option)............................................................................... 96 Towing...................................................................................................... 96 Operation – Cutterbar............................................................................................... 97 Attaching the cutterbar......................................................................................... 99 Adjusting the stripper angle................................................................................ 99 Locking the cutterbar (up to Serial No. ...)............................................................ 99 Locking the cutterbar (from Serial No. ...).............................................................100 Levelling the cutterbar.................................................................................100 Connecting the universal drive shaft........................................................................101 Connecting the hydraulic hoses..............................................................................101 Connecting the cable (combine with electric reel speed adjustment)..........................................101 Installing the reel speed control cable (combine with mechanical reel speed adjustment).....................101 Installing the stands.......................................................................................102 Adjustments to the cutterbar....................................................................................103 Crop dividers...............................................................................................103 Adjusting the crop dividers.................................................................................104 Special crop dividers (option)..........................................................................104 Crop lifters................................................................................................105 Transport bracket for crop lifters......................................................................105 Knives......................................................................................................106 Removing the knives.....................................................................................106 Installing the knives...................................................................................106 Adjusting the height of the knives......................................................................106 Aligning the knife clips................................................................................107 Replacement knives......................................................................................107 Cutterbar skids.........................................................................................107 Reel........................................................................................................107 Reel tines..................................................................................................108 Reel fore-and-aft adjustment (mechanical)...................................................................108 Reel fore-and-aft adjustment (hydraulic)....................................................................109 Reel variable speed drive...................................................................................110 Adjusting the reel speed................................................................................110 Feed auger..................................................................................................111 Adjusting the clearance to the bottom plate.............................................................111 Adjusting the position of the feeder fingers............................................................111 Adjusting the stripper bars.............................................................................111 Replacing the knife blades in the field.....................................................................112 Operation – Basic Machine...........................................................................................113 Feeder housing..................................................................................................115 Cutterbar reverse drive.....................................................................................116 Checking and adjusting the cutterbar floatation springs.....................................................117 Cutterbar adjustment range..................................................................................118 Cutting height adjustment range.........................................................................118 Clearance height........................................................................................118 Threshing mechanism.............................................................................................121 Stone trap..................................................................................................121 Engaging the threshing mechanism............................................................................122 Disengaging the threshing mechanism.........................................................................122 Adjusting the concave...................................................................................122 Threshing drum..............................................................................................124 Cleaning the threshing parts................................................................................125 Threshing drum variable speed drive.........................................................................125 Threshing drum two-step variable speed drive (Chain drive)..................................................126 Unslugging the threshing drum...............................................................................126 Installing filler rasp bars – disawning.....................................................................127 Combines with N 10 standard concave.....................................................................127 Combines with multi-crop concave........................................................................128 Impeller....................................................................................................130 Deflector curtain...........................................................................................130 Straw Walkers and Cleaning......................................................................................131 Straw walkers...............................................................................................131 Intensive separation system.............................................................................131 Cleaning the straw walkers..............................................................................132 Straw walker risers.....................................................................................133 Warning signal..........................................................................................134 Preparation floor...........................................................................................134 Sieve pan...................................................................................................135 Cleaning fan................................................................................................135 Adjusting the frogmouth sieves..............................................................................136 Upper sieve.................................................................................................137 Lower sieve.................................................................................................137 Changing the lower sieve................................................................................137 Sidehill levelling (3D cleaning system).....................................................................138 Returns.....................................................................................................138 Combine performance monitor.................................................................................139 Sieve pan:..............................................................................................140 Adjusting the sensitivity of the sensors (sensor for sieve pans, straw walkers up to Serial No. ...)....141 Adjusting the sensitivity of the sensors (sensor for straw walkers from Serial No. ...).................142 Grain Delivery..................................................................................................143 Augers and auger troughs....................................................................................143 Elevators...................................................................................................143 Grain tank..................................................................................................144 Grain tank unloading tube (hydraulic slewing)...........................................................145 Swinging grain tank unloading tube in and out...........................................................145 Engaging the grain tank unloading augers................................................................145 Disengaging the grain tank unloading augers.............................................................146 Safety feature..........................................................................................146 Adjusting unloading tube support........................................................................146 Cleaning flap on grain tank unloading tube..............................................................147 Shear bolt – grain tank unloading auger.................................................................147 Straw Chopper...................................................................................................149 Before using the straw chopper for the first time, check....................................................149 Putting the straw chopper into operation....................................................................150 Adjusting the length of cut.............................................................................151 Taking the straw chopper out of operation and changing over to windrowing...................................152 Sieve changing with straw chopper installed.................................................................153 Switching off the function monitor..........................................................................155 Chopper position for hitching the cutterbar trailer.........................................................155 Sieve and Threshing Tables......................................................................................157 Sieve table.................................................................................................157 Thresing table..............................................................................................158 Problems, Cause and Remedy – Basic Machine......................................................................165 Cutterbar...................................................................................................165 Threshing mechanism.........................................................................................167 Straw walkers...............................................................................................168 Cleaning system.............................................................................................169 Sidehill levelling (3D cleaning system).....................................................................169 Returns.....................................................................................................170 Elevators...................................................................................................170 Grain tank..................................................................................................171 Grain losses............................................................................................172 Maintenance – Basic Machine, Cutterbar..............................................................................175 Maintenance Schedules and Lubricants Charts.....................................................................185 Maintenance Schedules.......................................................................................185 Lubricants Chart............................................................................................187 Hydraulic System / Ground Drive.................................................................................189 Lift hydraulic system.......................................................................................189 Tension V-belt for pump drive...........................................................................189 Checking the oil level..................................................................................189 Changing the hydraulic oil..............................................................................189 Cleaning the screen filter element......................................................................190 Replacing the paper filter element......................................................................190 Bleeding the reel cylinders.............................................................................191 Adjustment of ground drive clutch...........................................................................191 Adjusting the short-circuit valve.......................................................................192 Foot brakes, brake fluid....................................................................................192 Gearboxes.......................................................................................................193 Transmission................................................................................................193 Final drives................................................................................................193 Knife drive casing..........................................................................................194 Adjusting the gear shift mechanism..........................................................................194 Drive Belts and Drive Chains....................................................................................195 Change the speed belt.......................................................................................195 Drum variable speed belt....................................................................................195 Ground drive variable speed belt............................................................................196 Fan variable speed belt.....................................................................................197 Adjusting the ground travel drive...........................................................................199 Adjusting the threshing mechanism drive.....................................................................201 Adjusting the cutterbar drive...............................................................................202 Adjusting the V-belt clutch of grain tank unloading auger...................................................203 Sieve pan drive belt diagram................................................................................204 Straw walker drive..........................................................................................205 Tensioning the auger drive belts........................................................................205 Intensive separation system drive...........................................................................205 Cutterbar...................................................................................................206 Tensioning the drive chain to the intermediate drive....................................................206 Reel drive..............................................................................................206 Knife drive.............................................................................................206 Elevator Chains.................................................................................................207 Tensioning the elevator chains..............................................................................207 Clean grain elevator....................................................................................207 Returns elevator........................................................................................207 Feeder Housing..................................................................................................209 Lubricating the feeder housing mounting.....................................................................209 Tensioning the feed rake feeder chains......................................................................209 Cab / Compressor-type Air Conditioning System...................................................................211 Cab.........................................................................................................211 Cleaning the filters....................................................................................211 Compressor-type air conditioning system.....................................................................211 Preventive maintenance of the compressor-type air conditioning system during prolonged shut-down........212 Cleaning the evaporator.................................................................................212 Cleaning the condenser..................................................................................213 Checking the refrigerant level..........................................................................213 Replacing the filter-drier..............................................................................214 Maintenance work before the harvest.....................................................................215 Fire extinguisher...........................................................................................215 Speeds..........................................................................................................217 Speed of the straw walker shaft.............................................................................217 Functions monitor...........................................................................................217 Straw Chopper...................................................................................................219 Changing the free-swinging knives...........................................................................219 Adjusting the spring-loaded cylinder on intermediate drive unit.............................................220 Winter Storage Instructions for Combines........................................................................221 Maintenance – Engine................................................................................................223 Important Maintenance Instructions..............................................................................225 Maintenance Schedule and Lubricants Chart.......................................................................227 Maintenance chart...........................................................................................227 Lubricants chart............................................................................................228 Maintenance – Engine............................................................................................229 Overview of engines.........................................................................................229 Fuel system.................................................................................................231 Fuel tank...............................................................................................232 Water trap/fuel pre-filter (option).....................................................................232 Fuel sediment bowl (not all engines)....................................................................233 Fuel pre-filter with electric fuel delivery pump........................................................233 Fuel filter.............................................................................................234 Bleeding the fuel system (fuel system with manual priming pump).........................................235 Bleeding a fuel system with electric fuel pump..........................................................236 Cold weather starting aid Perkins 6.3544 (not for all countries)........................................237 Checking the engine oil level...............................................................................237 Engine oil change...........................................................................................237 Tensioning V-belts..........................................................................................240 Tensioning the alternator and fan drive belts...........................................................240 Cooling System..................................................................................................241 Water drain plugs on the engine block.......................................................................241 Radiator....................................................................................................242 Coolant.................................................................................................243 Overpressure............................................................................................244 Coolant temperature.....................................................................................244 Warning signal..........................................................................................245 Radiator screen.........................................................................................245 Cleaning rotor..........................................................................................246 Cleaning the radiator...................................................................................246 Dry-type Air Cleaner............................................................................................247 Warning device..............................................................................................247 Cleaning the air cleaner intake screen (machines with dust extractor unit)..................................247 Cleaning the air cleaner....................................................................................247 Cleaning the dry-type air cleaner with dust extractor unit..................................................248 Removing the main air cleaner cartridge (metal housing version).............................................248 Installing the main air cleaner cartridge (metal housing version)...........................................249 Dry-type air cleaner with safety filter cartridge (metal housing version)...................................250 Cleaning dry-type air cleaner with dust cup (up to combine Serial No. ...)..................................251 Cleaning dust cup (D) daily.............................................................................252 Removing the main air cleaner cartridge (plastic housing version)...........................................253 Removing the main air cleaner cartridge:................................................................253 Safety cartridge (plastic housing version)..................................................................254 Electrics.......................................................................................................255 Battery.....................................................................................................255 Alternator..................................................................................................256 Engine Problems, Cause and Remedy...............................................................................257 Engine Winter Storage...........................................................................................259 Engine preservation.........................................................................................259 Returning engine to service.................................................................................259 Lubrication Schedule................................................................................................261 Lubricants and lubrication instructions.........................................................................263 Index...............................................................................................................275 INDEX...........................................................................................................277
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