CLAAS DOMINATOR 68 S Operator’s Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

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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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

CLAAS DOMINATOR 68 S Operator’s Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

1 Introduction
Introduction 111
2 Contents
Contents 211
3 General Information
Road traffic regulations 311
Registration 311
Important note 321
Identification plate / serial number 331
Identification plate 332
Combine serial number 332
Engine serial number 332
Cutterbar serial number 334
Maize picker head 334
Maize picker head serial number 334
Straw chopper 334
Cab 335
Cutterbar trailer 335
4 Safety Rules
Safety Rules 411
General Safety and Accident Prevention Regulations 411
Intended use 411
Transporting passengers, co-driver,
operating personnel 412
Operation 412
Leaving the combine harvester 412
Front attachments (cutterbar, etc) and
other components 412
Compressor-type air conditioning system 413
Maintenance 413
Basic rule 413
Sound pressure level 413
Safety lock 414
Fire extinguisher 414
Battery isolator switch 414
Straw guide apron 415
Wheel chock 415
Safety decals with pictorials 421
5 Specifications
CLAAS DOMINATOR 68 S 511
Cutterbar 511
Threshing mechanism 511
Straw walkers 512
Cleaning fan 512
Grain tank 512
Engines 512
Tyres and tyre pressures 513
Fuel tank 513
Battery 513
Ground drive 513
Traction wheel drive 513
Wheel bolt tightening torques 514
Weights 514
Dimensions of the combine 515
Wheel track 515
Width over tyres 515
Wheel base 515
Ground clearance 515
Turning circle diameter to DIN 70020 515
Transport position / working position 516
Front attachments – weights, dimension 517
Additional weights 517
Safety device 518
Slip clutch 518
Reel 518
Intake auger 518
Obere Schrägförderwelle 518
Shear bol 518
Sectional View of Machine 521
Description and function 522
Cutterbar 522
Threshing mechanism 523
Straw walkers 523
Cleaning 523
Disawning 523
Considerations before combining 524
6 Prior to Operation
Perform the Following Steps Prior to Operation 611
Operator’s Platform 621
Cab 622
Cab with fan 623
Cab with fan and compressor-type air conditioning 623
Cab with fan and heater 625
Malfunction, cause and remedy –
compressor-type air conditioning system 626
Steering column 627
Combined instrument gauge 628
Adjusting the steering column 628
Central electrics compartment 628
Hydraulic control unit (lift hydraulic system) 629
Instrument panel 629
Control levers 6210
Swinging the grain tank unloading tube 6210
Floatation gauge (cutterbar floatation springs) 6211
Cutterbar height indicator 6211
Sensor for cutterbar height indicator 6211
Checking the returns 6211
Operator’s seat (standard version) 6212
Operator’s seat (option) 6212
Platform ladder 6213
Functions monitor 6213
Worklights 6214
Cab 6214
Sun roof 6215
Contents
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Contents
Driving the Combine 631
Cold weather starting aid 631
Starting the engine 631
Power transmission 632
Gear selection and clutch 632
Stopping the combine 633
Driving characteristics 634
Steering 634
Brakes 634
Foot brake 634
Handbrake 635
Stopping the engine 635
Rear axle adjustment (option) 636
Towing 636
7 Operation – Cutterbar
Attaching the Cutterbar 711
Adjusting the stripper angle 711
Locking the cutterbar (up to Serial No ) 711
Locking the cutterbar (from Serial No ) 712
Levelling the cutterbar 712
Connecting the universal drive shaft 713
Connecting the hydraulic hoses 713
Connecting the cable
(combine with electric reel speed adjustment) 713
Installing the reel speed control cable
(combine with mechanical reel speed adjustment) 713
Installing the stands 714
Adjustments to the cutterbar 721
Crop dividers 721
Adjusting the crop dividers 722
Special crop dividers (option) 722
Crop lifters 723
Transport bracket for crop lifters 723
Knives 724
Removing the knives 724
Installing the knives 724
Adjusting the height of the knives 724
Aligning the knife clips 725
Replacement knives 725
Cutterbar skids 725
Reel 725
Reel tines 726
Reel fore-and-aft adjustment (mechanical) 726
Reel fore-and-aft adjustment (hydraulic) 727
Reel variable speed drive 728
Adjusting the reel speed 728
Feed auger 729
Adjusting the clearance to the bottom plate 729
Adjusting the position of the feeder fingers 729
Adjusting the stripper bars 729
Replacing the knife blades in the field 7210
8 Operation – Basic Machine
Feeder Housing 811
Cutterbar reverse drive 812
Checking and adjusting the cutterbar floatation springs 813
Cutterbar adjustment range 814
Cutting height adjustment range 814
Clearance height 814
Threshing mechanism 821
Stone trap 821
Engaging the threshing mechanism 822
Disengaging the threshing mechanism 822
Adjusting the concave 822
Threshing drum 824
Cleaning the threshing parts 825
Threshing drum variable speed drive 825
Threshing drum two-step variable speed drive
(Chain drive) 826
Unslugging the threshing drum 826
Installing filler rasp bars – disawning 827
Combines with N 10 standard concave 827
Combines with multi-crop concave 828
Impeller 8210
Deflector curtain 8210
Straw Walkers and Cleaning 831
Straw walkers 831
Intensive separation system 831
Cleaning the straw walkers 832
Straw walker risers 833
Warning signal 834
Preparation floor 834
Sieve pan 835
Cleaning fan 835
Adjusting the frogmouth sieves 836
Upper sieve 837
Lower sieve 837
Changing the lower sieve 837
Sidehill levelling (3D cleaning system) 838
Returns 838
Combine performance monitor 839
Adjusting the sensitivity of the sensors (sensor for
sieve pans, straw walkers up to Serial No ) 8311
Adjusting the sensitivity of the sensors
(sensor for straw walkers from Serial No ) 8312
Grain Delivery 841
Augers and auger troughs 841
Elevators 841
Grain tank 842
Grain tank unloading tube (hydraulic slewing) 843
Swinging grain tank unloading tube in and out 843
Engaging the grain tank unloading augers 843
Disengaging the grain tank unloading augers 844
Safety feature 844
Adjusting unloading tube support 844
Cleaning flap on grain tank unloading tube 845
Shear bolt – grain tank unloading auger 845
Straw Chopper 851
Before using the straw chopper for the first time,
check 851
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Contents
Putting the straw chopper into operation 852
Adjusting the length of cut 853
Taking the straw chopper out of operation
and changing over to windrowing 854
Sieve changing with straw chopper installed 855
Switching off the function monitor 857
Chopper position for hitching the cutterbar trailer 857
Sieve and Threshing Tables 861
Sieve table 861
Threshing table 862
Problems, Cause and Remedy – Basic Machine 871
Cutterbar 871
Threshing mechanism 873
Straw walkers 874
Cleaning system 875
Sidehill levelling (3D cleaning system) 875
Returns 876
Elevators 876
Grain tank 877
Grain losses 878
9 Maintenance – Basic Machine, Cutterbar
Maintenance Schedules and Lubricants Charts 921
Maintenance Schedules 921
Lubricants Chart 923
Hydraulic System / Ground Drive 931
Lift hydraulic system 931
Tension V-belt for pump drive 931
Checking the oil level 931
Changing the hydraulic oil 931
Cleaning the screen filter element 932
Replacing the paper filter element 932
Bleeding the reel cylinders 933
Adjustment of ground drive clutch 933
Adjusting the short-circuit valve 934
Foot brakes, brake fluid 934
Gearboxes 941
Transmission 941
Final drives 941
Knife drive casing 942
Adjusting the gear shift mechanism 942
Drive Belts and Drive Chains 951
Change the speed belt 951
Drum variable speed belt 951
Ground drive variable speed belt 952
Fan variable speed belt 953
Adjusting the ground travel drive 955
Adjusting the threshing mechanism drive 957
Adjusting the cutterbar drive 958
Adjusting the V-belt clutch of grain tank
unloading auger 959
Sieve pan drive belt diagram 9510
Straw walker drive 9511
Tensioning the auger drive belts 9511
Intensive separation system drive 9511
Cutterbar 9512
Tensioning the drive chain to the
intermediate drive 9512
Reel drive 9512
Knife drive 9512
Elevator Chains 961
Tensioning the elevator chains 961
Clean grain elevator 961
Returns elevator 961
Feeder Housing 971
Lubricating the feeder housing mounting 971
Tensioning the feed rake feeder chains 971
Cab / Compressor-type Air Conditioning System 981
Cab 981
Cleaning the filters 981
Compressor-type air conditioning system 981
Preventive maintenance of the compressor-type air conditioning
system during prolonged shut-down 982
Cleaning the evaporator 982
Cleaning the condenser 983
Checking the refrigerant level 983
Replacing the filter-drier 984
Maintenance work before the harvest 985
Fire extinguisher 985
Speeds 991
Speed of the straw walker shaft 991
Functions monitor 991
Straw Chopper 9101
Changing the free-swinging knives 9101
Adjusting the spring-loaded cylinder on
intermediate drive unit 9102
Winter Storage Instructions for Combines 9111
10 Maintenance – Engine
Important Maintenance Instructions 1011
Maintenance Schedule and Lubricants Chart 1021
Maintenance chart 1021
Lubricants chart 1022
Maintenance – Engine 1031
Overview of engines 1031
Fuel system 1033
Fuel tank 1034
Water trap/fuel pre-filter (option) 1034
Fuel sediment bowl (not all engines) 1035
Fuel pre-filter with electric fuel delivery pump 1035
Fuel filter 1036
Bleeding the fuel system
(fuel system with manual priming pump) 1037
Bleeding a fuel system with electric fuel pump 1038
Cold weather starting aid
Perkins 63544/4248 (not for all countries) 1039
Checking the engine oil level 1039
Engine oil change 1039
Tensioning V-belts 10312
Tensioning the alternator and fan drive belts 10312
Cooling System 1041
Water drain plugs on the engine block 1041
Radiator 1042
Coolant 1043
Overpressure 1044
Coolant temperature 1044
Warning signal 1045
Radiator screen 1045
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Contents
Cleaning rotor 1046
Cleaning the radiator 1046
Dry-type Air Cleaner 1051
Warning device 1051
Cleaning the air cleaner intake screen
(machines with dust extractor unit) 1051
Cleaning the air cleaner 1051
Cleaning the dry-type air cleaner with
dust extractor unit 1052
Removing the main air cleaner cartridge
(metal housing version) 1052
Installing the main air cleaner cartridge
(metal housing version) 1053
Dry-type air cleaner with safety filter cartridge
(metal housing version) 1054
Cleaning dry-type air cleaner with dust cup
(up to combine Serial No ) 1055
Cleaning dust cup (D) daily 1056
Removing the main air cleaner cartridge
(plastic housing version) 1057
Safety cartridge
(plastic housing version) 1058
Electrics 1061
Battery 1061
Alternator 1062
Engine Problems, Cause and Remedy 1071
Engine Winter Storage 1081
Engine preservation 1081
Returning engine to service 1081
11 Lubrication Schedule
Lubricants and lubrication instructions 1111
12 Index
Index 1211
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